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samwhiteUK ◴[10 Aug 22 13:45 UTC] No.32411821[source]▶

I'm going to put my hand up and say I have absolutely no idea how an ISP works. He runs cables to each house in the area... now where does the other end go?

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the_only_law ◴[10 Aug 22 13:47 UTC] No.32411847[source]▶

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Not sure if it’s what the person in question did, but there’s a whole guide that pops up on here occasionally regarding building a wireless ISP.

https://startyourownisp.com/

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dataflow ◴[10 Aug 22 13:57 UTC] No.32412013[source]▶

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I can't find any section of that guide that talks about peering or whatever ISPs are supposed to do to connect to the broader internet. Do you see any step that explains this?

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1. mananaysiempre ◴[10 Aug 22 22:05 UTC] No.32419009[source]▶

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If you want to try your hand in a playground for the software (routing) parts, DN42[1] is essentially one.

[1] https://dn42.us/, https://dn42.eu/, https://dn42.dev/

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