• WeeklyMeeting20240515

Location: NodeGooseHollow
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Scribe: You
Roll Call: RussellSenior,JasonBergstrom,SteveTree

Agenda

• Pick location for next weekly
• Node notes:
  • Survey of APs with old hostkeyalgorithms, updated firmware:
    • ap1.tibbetts.ptp
    • ap2.edison.ptp
    • ap3.edison.ptp
    • sta1.smart.ptp
    • ap1.ecotrust.ptp
    • ap2.ecotrust.ptp
    • ap1.streetroots.ptp
    • ap2.streetroots.ptp
    • ap1.luckylabsw.ptp
    • ap2.luckylabsw.ptp
  • Not updated:
    • ap1.kellogg.ptp
    • ap2.kellogg.ptp
    • ap1.edison.ptp
    • metrix-west.missnet.ptp
    • ap2.firstunitarian.ptp

  • NodeLuckyLab -- outage, now restored

  • NodeSmart -- outage, needs a power cycle or checking on cable connections

  • NodeEdison -- contacted by a new tenant looking to get better internets in their apartment

  • NodeMockingBird -- possible new node in San Diego

  • NodeFirstUnitarian -- rooftop metrix box had its regular AP-mode interfaces turned off, communicating with it over the mesh.

• ARPA Grant update
• PO Box renewal

• Your Item Here

Notes

• Russell's neighbor on NE 24th had a down fiber run (intact, but cut due to on the street)
• Node notes

  • NodeFirstUnitarian - able to be connected to over mesh, Russell intentionally disconnected the ether interface - it has power.

  • NodeMockingbird - San Diego, interested in placing in theatre/co-working deployment, with custom splash page for marketing

    • Russell pointed to HW for purchase, + ship from Portland

  • NodeLuckyLab - came back, unknown issue

  • NodeSmart - upstream node down

• ERX firmware rebuild is failing, possibly due to size?
• Ubiquiti 32MB devices are too small to host our image any longer, Russell looked for XW/64MB gear on Ebay but didn't find any
• PO Box renewal - will run card on file (Union bank, will not succeed)
• ARPA Grant - no update, Russell not pushing them
• Had a $400K disbursment from grant - gave some to Street Roots so we could tap that for our planning
• EFF - Russell, Chris Vines and Jennifer Redmond met - pledge (as non-partisan non-profits, advance purpose of org, candidates can adopt pledge language)
  • local orientation - talking points hit: "the head", "the heart" and "the wallet"
  • MBPDX - push to registered candidates this Summer
  • Tax filing requires id.me, which in turn requires facial recognition
• PDX Privacy - September "privacy checkup"

• FuTel - we are accepting a $1K grant at our PO Box

• Next week's meeting is Jitsi, Jason is gone, Ted should be back

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