AREDN Network

Important News

On Saturday, January 31st, the PNW AREDN network will be upgrading to V4 of the firmware. This employs Babel routing and WireGuard tunnels, and is not longer backwards compatible with V3 node. The firmware can be downloaded from the AREDN website, and is an easy install. If you are running a tunnel and are a client, please contact your tunnel server for new connection credentials.

A zoom call will be active from 2pm to 5pm that afternoon, please feel free to join in if you need support. If you do not have the meeting information, please e-mail us using the contact form.

About AREDN

The AREDN network, since its inception in 2015, has grown to over 2500 nodes worldwide. This has necessitated that it be divided into segments to keep the internal routing at a manageable level. In Western Canada and the US Pacific Northwest, the segment has approximately 50 nodes. At present, all nodes are identical in function and run the same software.

The network as it stands today is implemented as a traditional mesh network, with each node being able to see all others on the network.  Recently a new network topology has been adopted, create a two-tiered network consisting of a ‘cloud network’ and a ‘mesh island’. The cloud network is implemented with a network of supernodes, which are connected by the public internet. A mesh island is a group of nodes connected to a supernode. The ADRCS network, as shown on the network map, connects to a single supernode, which gives it access to the entire world-wide network.

For details of the network nodes consult the map on the PNW information site on the mesh network.

The mesh island on the west coast and Vancouver Island have been moved to their own supernode to make the network more manageable.