TOR and Linux -in the real world- on lower end hardware?

[Jon Pruente]

On Jan 10, 2008 11:59 AM, Don Ellis <don.ellis at alumni.rice.edu> wrote:
> What about other routing schemes, such as the Mesh system used on
> OLPC systems? (One Laptop Per Child)
>
> --Don Ellis

Mesh networking could be good if you don't have a direct line to a
regular connection.  On it's own, with certain applications it can be
useful but for Joe Public it's not going to do much.  Any GameBoy
users wanna chime in about finding other users on the mesh system? ;)
I can see mesh having good effects in areas without infrastructure but
in any developed are when you can have a direct IP link it's not worth
trying if you just want net access.  AFAIK a mesh won't do anything
about anonymity as you still have the hardware IDs needed for regular
routing (MAC) so you still opn yourself to being ID'd if not using
encryption.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_ad-hoc_network

Jon.