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

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