PTPnet is a metropolitan area network in Portland Oregon, setup and run by Personal Telco.

The first neighborhood-class node (or possibly even larger) is Node504, Rocky Butte, which went online July 2003, had its first full time link in October 2003, and hopefully its second fulltime link and first access to the internet in December 2003.

There are lots of issues to think about * Routing/IP Space * Authentication/Authorization * Multiple Internet feeds (part of the routing issue) * Software to monitor radio conditions, throughput performance, etc. * Costs/Fees if any * Acquisition of locations/topology see PTPnetTopology

Portland to St Helens

4dec03 I needed a break from the routine so I went to the map section of the central library to see whats involved in making a link from Portland to St Helens. We've been offered a rooftop somewhere in St Helens.

Portland to Seattle

4dec03 Whats nice about St Helens is that its "on the way" to Seattle, which would be a pretty amazing feat to link the cities with volunteer-run wifi links.

I figure population areas have the best chance of finding a person willing to have an antenna and PC be on their house or property. The city names it takes to get to seattle with under 25 mile hops reads exactly like the Seatte To Portland Bike ride that happens every year (ive biked in it twice). --DonPark