Re: [44net] 44net problems - was: 44net cool toys

I really don't get some ideas being pushed around in our discussions: 1. Why does everyone assume that all 44net links have to be low speed AX.25? There are nice access points out there, and some of them can be used on ham radio frequencies. On the other hand, noone can stop one to use regular ISM band for data transfer. In that case it is just a regular internet traffic, except the fact that is is using 44 addresses and it may be even encrypted since it doesn't violate anything in this case. 2. Who is stoping anyone to set up a wired/wifi network with some IPIP gateway server, the rest using BGP or OSPF or whatever. This is how the german/austrian hamnet works: all station are linked via WiFi on ham bands (Ubiquity has nice hardware for this) or using direct P2P VPNs. Everything inside is managed via BGP. To the outside world there is a gateway ensuring interoperatibility with the rest of the 44net, but everything else is self sustained. So you want BGP or other dynamic protocols: set up your network as you like, noone is enforcing anything on you. It is NOT mandatory to use IPIP. Inside your network, you can treat this addresses like any other private IP range. Just you have the OPTION to interconnect via IPIP. &#s de Marius, YO2LOJ