http://www.consume.net/consume.html I'm still interested in playing around with something like this. I don't know if the consume.net project is really what I was thinking, but it would still be interesting. I wish I could get a BGP session from my ISP. :) If everyone could at least get a listen-only BGP session from their ISP, each wireless node could redistribute those routes to each other. All of the users on the wireless network would have the benefit of multiple internet connections, and traffic exits the wireless network onto the internet using the internet connection logically closest to the site you are trying to hit (like www.sony.com). If any of the internet connections to the wireless network went down, users would notice minimal disruption, if any. 802.11 with directional antennas would probably be the way to go, unless I could get ahold of some of those old laser ethernet tranceivers cheaply. I got a 23rd story view of a good part of St. Paul and a balcony to mount an antenna on. I just need someone who is line of sight from me. There's also an article on slashdot today about creating wireless networks. Might wanna take a look at, it's interesting. Jay