28 Jul
2021
28 Jul
'21
10:48 p.m.
Hello all,
I administer a very small area of the "HamNet" network in Northern Germany.
I have 11 HamNet nodes here, which are connected via WiFi directional radio
links on amateur radio frequencies. The routing is done via BGP and the
users access this network also via directional antennas on the roof of their
houses.
This only works when each user sets a a static route to the antenna on their
router. This used to be 44.0.0.0/8, but due to the constant fragmentation of
the network, there are now more than 4 routes, which does not make it easy
for the end users and the administrators.
Incidentally, this is also the reason why I only registered on this mailing
list today: so far, 44.0.0.0/8 is still configured in my router, i.e. all
44-services on the internet are not accessible for me.
Could someone briefly tell me which subnets I can only reach via the
internet and which only via amateur radio?
I would like to update my route settings.
I keep reading the question here why we are setting up "our own separate
intranet" here in europe.
The answer is: Because we can.
Because our amateur radio licence allows us to experiment with radio
technology on our amateur radio frequencies.
Because we are not only users in this network, but can also develop and
offer services ourselves.
For example, we connecct digital and analogue FM repeaters via our own
network. We don't depend on an internet connection or mobile phone
providers. We do it ourselves.
In the same way, we offer remote stations. Here, I don't have to secure
access against criminal activities, because only radio amateurs have access
to that network.
Messages and telephone calls? They also run over our self-made network on
amateur radio frequencies.
We no longer build the radios ourselves, but we do build the radio links and
applications ontop of it.
I can only do this as a radio amateur and of course I use the 44 network
assigned to me.
But this only works as long as I can set a defined route for my antenna.
73 de Gerrit, DH8GHH