There are a few big ideas, but the one big idea that got me started on this line of thought was to make it possible for devices that only support ad-hoc networks to function over great distances. On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 8:42 PM, Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Erik, > > On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 5:40 AM, Erik Elmore <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hello, linux-wireless. I have an idea that I'd like to get some >> feedback from you all. I admit this idea is weird/flawed/broken and >> seemingly useless, but I do have a practical application in mind, so >> please hear me out. >> >> Imagine two physical locations, site 1 and 2, that are well outside of >> normal wifi range of each other. Each site has a device that listens >> for a subset of wifi frames and then sends them over a distribution >> network to its counterpart at the other site. Each device will also >> re-transmit frames received via the distribution network. Let's call >> these devices listener1 and listener2. >> >> Each site also contains one client device that wants to form an ad-hoc >> network with the one in the other site. Assuming that listener1 and >> listener2 are configured to forward frames having a TA belonging to >> the client device in their site, is it feasible for these devices to >> form an ad-hoc network with the help of the listener devices? > > Firstly, what's the big plan? - I can't see any useful reason to > "tunnel" ad-hoc networks between two points, assuming that you did > have all the hardware and software working properly, what is the end > goal here, why do you need to have two devices at remote locations > form an ad-hoc network with each other? What goal do you have in mind > that wouldn't work with a normal managed network? > > Just so you know, this sort of setup is almost painfully easy to > achieve if you use managed networks. - You could simply have a VPN or > tunnelling setup of some type between the two access points and have > that bridged into the wireless network. This would be 100% transparent > as far as clients on the network would be concerned. My previous job > had a network that worked somewhat like that with VPNs connecting > three offices with WiFi, two data centres and several remote clients > into a "single" big network. > > Thanks, > > -- > Julian Calaby > > Email: julian.calaby@xxxxxxxxx > Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/julian.calaby/ > .Plan: http://sites.google.com/site/juliancalaby/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
