Location: NodeLuckyLabNW
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Scribe: You
Roll Call: JasonBergstrom,TedBrunner,RussellSenior
Agenda
Review ToDoList2026 for any updates/notes
- Node notes:
NodeEcotrust -- currently offline, trying to reach ecotrust staff to okay electrical closet access
NodeAlhambra -- E8450 is now integrated into the network as ap3. Old ap3 is now a not-plugged-in ap8.
NodeGriswold -- we've had some ap outages, unable to reach either ap1 or ap2, cured by rebooting the gateway, whut?
NodeHayduke -- might have mentioned this before, there was an outage of a few days, after node was unplugged because it felt hot, plugged back in.
NodeMississippi -- unknown brief to longer outages.
- 1099-INT received from OnPointCU: $12.87 for 2025
- Do we need to implement LLM-scraper bot protection with anubis or ??
- Cacti issues
- Futel -- we have an invoice for 2025 we need to review and approve or interrogate
- Your update here!
Notes
- Node notes
NodeMississippi - issues with bullet on Aarons, Russell rebooting
NodeEcotrust - Russell stopped by, but need access to closet, and looking for a contact.
- No upstream, needs visual to find whether this was a physical disconnect, and what sort.
NodeAlhambra - plugged in E8450 as a replacement for AP3
- E8450s no longer cheap, no replacement WIFI6 model found so far
NodeGriswold - APs (both 1 and 2 have had problems), rebooting the gateway fixed
- E8450 gateway
NodeHayduke - heat issue, unplugged and replugged
- 1099-INT, will be incorporated into 990 postcard filing
- Discussion about tarpit software for wikipedia
- Futel reimbursement from 2025, Paetron reimbursement still needs some review
- employee reimbursement for 2025 maxed out at $600
- concern about paying for storage space as well, compare to commercial storage rates
- also expecting another grant ~$500 from another East Portland entity
- Jason still looking at Cacti, probably do need a compiled spine
- Discussion about storing archive fiscal docs on knod (outside docroot)
- Skip next week's meeting to meet with city councilors, Ted won't be able to make February meetings. Jason may also be out of town for work for the February monthly.
Meet the second Wednesday in February at NodeLuckyLabSW
- Community Broadband PDX has a community event Tuesday at the Holgate library 5:30-8pm(close)
- OSU/OSL no recent news