======================================================================= HackerSpaceBrussels announces the second Wireless Battle Mesh WBM2009 v2 (Brussels, 17-18 October) =======================================================================
HackerSpaceBrussels (HSB) announces the second Wireless Battle Mesh, which aims to test 3 popular WiFi routing protocols (OLSR, Batman and Babel), in Brussels on Saturday and Sunday 17-18 October 2009.
Agenda ======
* Tue 06 Oct @ 21:00: final IRC meeting to prepare the design of the networks (see below) * Sat 10 Oct @19:30: IPv6 presentation (Filip P.) + panel on possibilities and pittfalls of IPv6 for free networks * Tue 13 Oct - Fri 16 Oct: OpenWRT workshops (we're still up to organising things, some points of interest: openwrt installation and config, kamikaze build environment, ssh keys infrastructure, firmware generation, UCI configuration tool, asterisk/ SIP phone) * Friday 16th Oct @ 18:00 : Deploy the nodes * Sat 17 Oct @ 14:00: Deploy the nodes, setup tests * Sat 17 Oct @ 19:00: concert "I'm sitting under an antenna" v.a., org. by OKNO * Sun 18 Oct @ 14:00: The battle! :-)
IRC meetings ============
We setup some IRC meetings to prepare the configuration: IP's, versions, and everything that took too much time at WBM v1. The meetings will be held on the tuesdays of 15 and 22 September and 06 October at 21:00 CET on irc.freenode.net channel #hsbxl. People from brussels and around are invited to join us at the hackerspace.
Fee ===
The event is free. We'll kindly ask you for a donation to cover some costs.
Location ========
Okno Quai des Charbonnages 30-34 1080 Brussels http://okno.be http://tinyurl.com/oknomap
Transport =========
* Metro: Compte de Flandres / Graaf van Vlaanderen * Train: Go to Brussels central station and take metro from there (metro 5 direction Erasmus) * Route planner in Brussels: http://mivb.be/index.htm
Registration ============
Space is limited, so we ask you to register in advance by registering:
1. send an email with your name and surname to contact at voidpointer.be AND 2. register on Doodle: http://www.doodle.com/7yzcn8ptibyq7gxv
Requirements ============
* Bring your laptop/computer * Bring your compatible router(s) with OpenWRT pre-installed * Bring your WiFi antenna(s) and connectors
Accomodation ============
* Zoobab is offering some free space to sleep (contact him at zoobab at gmail.com) * If you have problems finding accomodation, let us know (contact at voidpointer.be) -- there always be some couches free at HSB.
Contact ======
Email: contact at voidpointer.be Tel (ptr_): +32 493 52 50 09 Tel (zoobab): +32 484 56 61 09
Links =====
http://hackerspace.be/wbm2009v2 http://www.olsr.org http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/babel/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.A.T.M.A.N. http://hackerspace.be/wbm2009 http://www.tmplab.org/2009/02/16/first-tmplab-wireless-battle-mesh-april-11-... http://openwrt.org/ http://www.tmplab.org/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Battle_Mesh