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| {{{The name sounds Japanese but don't get it wrong: Netsukuku is an Italian Open Source networking tool, recently presented |
{{{ The name can sound like Japanese but Netsukuku actually is an Italian Open Source networking tool, presented |
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| Netsukuku is based on the idea to exploit the great potentiality of the wi-fi technology in a revolutionary way, making the PCs able to interconnect each other and handle a mesh network even bigger than Internet. Netsukuku routing system enables the users of wi-fi devices to be interconnected each other in a free peer to peer wireless network. If they want, they can share their own spare bandwidth, but getting anywhere a free Internet connection is not the main goal of this community. In matter of fact, the PC of each Netsukuku user works as an active node of a network, totally apart and alternatively to Internet and mantain an own automatic domain name assignation system, distributed throught all the Net, avoiding the use of any server. The application works in a very simple way: the users set up their own wi-fi antennas on a reachable place (i.e. windows or roofs), linking themselves to the other Netsukuku users, placed within their radio ranges. The number of interconnected PCs can grow right now, endlessly and even if a pc is out of the range of a Netsukuku wi-fi area it will not need to wait the radio link to join the Netsukuku network, since the linkage will be supplied by a "virtual tunnel" over his Internet connection. |
Netsukuku is based on the very simple idea to exploit the great potentiality of the wi-fi technology, making the PCs able to act as routers and handle together a mesh network even bigger than Internet, through a special routing system enabling any wi-fi devices to be interconnected each other in a free peer to peer wireless network. If they want, the PCs can share their own spare bandwidth, but the goal of the Netsukuku project is much more than providing anywhere free Internet connection. Indeed, each PC of the Netsukuku users builds an unique network, totally apart and alternative to Internet, where even the task to assign and resolve the domain names is equally distributed upon each PCs, avoiding the use of any server, with a minimal requirement of memory and CPU resource. The Netsukuku network can expand in a very simple way: the users set up their own wi-fi antennas on a well exposed place (i.e. windows or roofs), linking themselves to the other Netsukuku users, placed within their radio ranges. The number of interconnected PCs can grow endlessly and even if a PC is out of the range of other Netsukuku wi-fi signals, it will join to Netsukuku using a "virtual tunnel" over his Internet connection, which will supply the missing radio link. |
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| exploits the spread of wi-fi technology to enlarge availability of the ICTs also in those areas still neglected by the telecommunication companies. |
allows the users of PCs equipped with wi-fi devices to enlarge by themselves accessibility of the ICTs, releasing the future of Information Society from Telecom Companies, ISPs and governance Entities. |