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Lurker42o at 21:40, 2 March 2020

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Neighborhood Networks

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Lurker42o at 01:45, 26 February 2020

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This is an ugly WIP, but it has some decent pictures now.

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Networks -- The Basics: Add visual for LAN vs. WAN.

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Neighborhood Networks

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Mass Mesh is building a distributed, [[Glossary Of Terms#P|peer-to-peer]] network. All of our [[Glossary Of Terms#M|mesh nodes]] contribute to the health of their neighborhood network by relaying traffic and/or providing public access to the network.

== Networks -- The Basics ==

Everything we use on the Internet exists in a network. In fact, everything connected to the Internet probably exists in 'many' networks simultaneously. In general, a networked computer is connected to at least two networks: [[Glossary Of Terms#L|LAN]] and [[Glossary Of Terms#W|WAN]]. For instance, when you connect to a Chromecast in your living room, you connect your phone to the Chromecast over LAN. The Chromecast in turn streams content by accessing a content provider's servers (like Netflix) over WAN.

{{Note|A network can be a LAN and a WAN at the same time for different machines. If this is a little confusing, don't worry! The distinction will make sense as you continue reading.}}

== Neighborhood Networks ==

Neighborhood networks are a network of mesh nodes that form a LAN that spans the whole neighborhood. In a neighborhood network, every node can talk to each-other using a [[Glossary Of Terms#N|network protocol]]. The protocol that we use to connect our mesh nodes is called Yggdrasil.

=== Connecting To The Global Yggdrasil Network ===

== Connecting To The Internet Through Yggdrasil ==

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−	Mass Mesh is building a distributed, [[Glossary Of Terms#P\|peer-to-peer]] network. All of our [[Glossary Of Terms#M\|mesh nodes]] contribute to the health of their neighborhood network by relaying traffic and/or providing public access to the network.	+	Mass Mesh is building a distributed, [[Glossary Of Terms#P\|peer-to-peer]] network. All of our [[Glossary Of Terms#M\|mesh nodes]] contribute to the health of their neighborhood network by relaying traffic and/or providing public access to the network. In addition, Neighborhood Networks are a great place to host your own local services like file-sharing, bulletin boards, social networks, or anything you can imagine!

	== Networks -- The Basics ==		== Networks -- The Basics ==

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 The organizing unit of Mass Mesh is the neighborhood network. Each neighborhood network is a wireless mesh network of homes, and is free to use their network however they see fit. The most common use-case for a neighborhood network is to purchase Internet bandwidth collectively (for significant cost-savings.)
-{{Note|Members of a 5-home neighborhood network can expect to pay less than $30 per month for 200Mbps or more bandwidth.}}
+{{Note|Members of a 5-home neighborhood network can expect to pay less than $30 per month for 200Mbps or more bandwidth, but at least one member of the network will need to maintain a cable connection in good standing.}}
 Neighborhood networks are owned locally by the participants – that’s you! Each home in a neighborhood network is responsible for obtaining and running hardware available through Mass Mesh in order to participate in the network. Mass Mesh’s install and support team is also available to provide ongoing support for the network.

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 To join your neighborhood network, or to start a neighborhood network by becoming the first mesh node host in your area, please [https://www.meetup.com/SomervillePirates/ attend one of our meetups] or visit the [[Node Setup]] page.
 == The Global Yggdrasil Network ==
 Yggdrasil has many unique properties. One is that Yggdrasil nodes can mesh with one another 'over traditional Internet infrastructure.' This means that if you plug your mesh node into a cable modem that has service, you can mesh with anyone else connected in a similar fashion. The importance of this cannot be over-stated. Firstly, this means that all your communication with those nodes is encrypted. Secondly, this means that you can access or host in-mesh services that are accessible to people all over the world before our physical network grows to cover it.
 For a list of public services on the Yggdrasil network, [https://yggdrasil-network.github.io/services.html please visit their website.](If you are not running Yggdrasil on your computer or accessing the Internet through an Yggdrasil node, you will not be able to access any of these services.)

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 == Connecting To The Internet Through Yggdrasil ==
 [[File:vpn-diagram.png|left|500px|Generic VPN diagram. When you access the Internet through Yggdrasil, this is the same architecture that we use.]]
-[[File:Internet_Gateway.png|left|500px|Generic VPN diagram. When you access the Internet through Yggdrasil, this is the same architecture that we use.]]
+[[File:Neighborhood_Network_With_Gateway.png.png|left|500px|Generic VPN diagram. When you access the Internet through Yggdrasil, this is the same architecture that we use.]]
 When you join a Neighborhood Network, all of your out-bound (non-mesh) traffic is tunneled through a VPN by default. While this doesn't necessarily mean that you will enjoy immunity from DMCA, (i.e. still use protection when torrenting!) it does mean that your identity will be slightly more obscured to advertisers, etc. The "VPN Provider" in the diagram on the left is known as a "Gateway Operator" on our network.

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 == Networks -- The Basics ==
 [[File:WAN-vs-LAN.png|right|350pxpx|LAN vs. WAN (In a traditional Internet infrastructure.)]]
-Everything we use on the Internet  exists in a network. In fact, everything connected to the Internet probably exists in 'many' networks simultaneously. In general, a networked computer is connected to at least two networks: [[Glossary Of Terms#L|LAN]] and [[Glossary Of Terms#W|WAN]]. For instance, when you connect to a Chromecast in your living room, you connect your phone to the Chromecast over LAN. The Chromecast in turn streams content by accessing a content provider's servers (like Netflix) over WAN.
+Everything we use on the Internet  exists in a network. In fact, everything connected to the Internet probably exists in 'many' networks simultaneously. In general, a networked computer is connected to at least two networks: [[Glossary Of Terms#L|LAN]] and [[Glossary Of Terms#W|WAN]]. For instance, when you connect to a Chromecast in your living room, you connect your phone to the Chromecast over LAN. The Chromecast in turn streams content by accessing a content provider's servers (like Netflix) over WAN. A network can be a LAN and a WAN at the same time for different machines. If this is a little confusing, don't worry! It will start to make sense if you come talk about networks with us at our [https://www.meetup.com/SomervillePirates/ weekly meetups!]
-{{Note|A network can be a LAN and a WAN at the same time for different machines. If this is a little confusing, don't worry! The distinction will make sense as you continue reading.}}
+A mesh network is a special kind of computer network called a peer-to-peer (P2P) network. Among other features, P2P networks are robust. If one attached device goes down, the network continues. This means that as long as your (the neighborhood captain’s) node doesn’t go down, the neighborhood will remain connected to the Internet. Larger neighborhood networks may want to obtain multiple connections to the Internet in order to have an even more resilient connection.
 == Neighborhood Networks ==
 [[File:Neighborhood_Network.png|left|250pxpx|All the traffic on a Neighborhood Network is encrypted.]]
-Neighborhood networks are a network of mesh nodes that form a LAN that spans the whole neighborhood. In a neighborhood network, every node can talk to each-other using a [[Glossary Of Terms#N|network protocol]]. The protocol that we use to connect our mesh nodes is called Yggdrasil.
+The organizing unit of Mass Mesh is the neighborhood network. Each neighborhood network is a wireless mesh network of homes, and is free to use their network however they see fit. The most common use-case for a neighborhood network is to purchase Internet bandwidth collectively (for significant cost-savings.)
-To join your neighborhood network, or to start a neighborhood network by becoming the first mesh node host in your area, please visit the [[Node Setup]] page.
+{{Note|Members of a 5-home neighborhood network can expect to pay less than $30 per month for 200Mbps or more bandwidth.}}
 == The Global Yggdrasil Network ==

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	Neighborhood networks are a network of mesh nodes that form a LAN that spans the whole neighborhood. In a neighborhood network, every node can talk to each-other using a [[Glossary Of Terms#N\|network protocol]]. The protocol that we use to connect our mesh nodes is called Yggdrasil.		Neighborhood networks are a network of mesh nodes that form a LAN that spans the whole neighborhood. In a neighborhood network, every node can talk to each-other using a [[Glossary Of Terms#N\|network protocol]]. The protocol that we use to connect our mesh nodes is called Yggdrasil.
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		+	To join your neighborhood network, or to start a neighborhood network by becoming the first mesh node host in your area, please visit the [[Node Setup]] page.

	== The Global Yggdrasil Network ==		== The Global Yggdrasil Network ==