Downloads

Firmware

For Linksys WRT54G

Our customized Freifunk firmware with IPv6 packages. Download and check the README file

Tools

Spreadsheet for Optimising Cantennae

Useful Documents

Wireless Networking in the Developing World

Building a Rural Wireless Mesh Network A do-it-yourself guide to planning and building a Freifunk based mesh network. This is a step-by-step guide on converting a Linksys WRT54GL into a mesh node.

Meraka Research papers

David's research work

1996

Thesis: Final year Electronic Engineering thesis on "Sound synthesis using a genetic algorithm"

2003

Conference paper: D.L. Johnson, 2003 Military Information and Communications Symposium of South Africa (MICCSA) conference: Bluetooth in the defence industry - "The quest for point to multipoint cable replacement" Conference presentation: D.L. Johnson, 2003 Military Information and Communications Symposium of South Africa (MICCSA) conference: Bluetooth in the defence industry - "The quest for point to multipoint cable replacement"

2004

Conference paper: D.L. Johnson, 2004 IEEE Africon conference: Hardware and software implications of creating Bluetooth Scatternet devices

2005

Conference paper: A. Smith, D.L. Johnson, Y.Kaka, 2005 Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) conference, Initial research results on affordable community-owned information networks in South Africa

2006

Conference paper: D.L. Johnson, Y. Kaka, J. Hay, 2006 Southern African Telecommunications Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) conference: A new grid based test bed environment for carrying out ad-hoc networking experiments

Karel's research work

Bringing connectivity to rural Zambia using a collaborative approach