Decentralized Mesh Networks with LoRa Radios – Epi-3567
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Today Eric Escobar returns to TSPC to tell us about Meshtastic. A fully open source project that works with LoRa radios, requires no licenses & brings coms to remote location or during emergencies. Even better you don’t have to be a tech geek to use it or set it up, anyone can do it, even your mom.
Eric is a seasoned penetration tester and a Principal Security Consultant. On a daily basis he attempts to compromise large enterprise networks to test their physical, human, network and wireless security. He has successfully compromised companies from all sectors of business including: Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Entertainment, Amusement Parks, Banking, Finance, Technology, Insurance, Retail, Food Distribution, Government, Education, Transportation, Energy and Industrial Manufacturing.
Before entering the cyber security arena, Eric attained both a BS and MS in Civil Engineering along with his Professional Engineering license. Professional hacker by day, amateur operator (W6WD) by night.
Eric Joins us today to discuss an open-source project that lets users set up decentralized mesh networks using LoRa radios. Eric is not directly affiliated with Meshtastic. Rather he’s simply a power user and TSP listener of 10+ years. One of the best parts about Meshtastic is that you don’t need a ham license at all, and you can send text messages through an app or a computer web browser to a specific person or group.
It’s fully open source, and you can either buy a ready-to-use node or build your own DIY setup, making it accessible to anyone, regardless of technical expertise. For context, my mom can use it with her iPhone. Meshtastic works great in a variety of situations such as backpacking, off-grid backup communications, local area chats, and remote areas without cell service.
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QUESTION: Is there a way to make a router configuration on a pole/tower lightning resistant? Perhaps it makes more sense to just have a spare or two.
This is basic lightning protection for ANY and ALL Devices, something higher that is properly grounded. Doesn’t matte which equipment the answer is always the same. If it gets the hit, it gets FRIED.
Honestly as inexpensive as they are a second one on a shelf will likely cost less to do unless you want the protection anyway, which is not a bad idea. I ended up with a chuck of brick chimney from my back neighbor’s house a few years ago in my yard. The house is about 200 yards from where it landed. You guessed it, his chimney (highest point of his house) got struck by lightning.
There are lightning arrestors that can help they will pop sooner to prevent losing your equipment. They need to be connected to ground while it will not protect you completely it can help since they are actually built to deal with a build up of static electricity to protect electronics.