[Freedombox-discuss] Routing around nationwide and international Internet blocks

[Anthony Papillion]

So I've been thinking about the recent Internet situation in Egypt where
the Mubarak government shut down the Internet in that country and I'm
wondering how the Freedom Box could have helped there.

As I understand it, Freedom Boxes are able to communicate directly with
each other. But since this requires a network connection, what happens
if the network is turned off?  Now, I can see how the boxes would
continue to work if the network disconnect simply capped it at national
borders (intra-country communication between boxes would not be
affected) but what happens if the entire network both is truly shut off
and there is NO INTERNET either within the country or past borders?

Are there contingency plans being built into the box for this scenario?
What are the options for handling something like this? Is anyone
currently working on this area?

Thanks,
Anthony