Reticulum – Decentralized Mesh Network

sudo_cowsay 68 points 14 comments August 16, 2026
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thisisauserid

Was also the name of the internet in Neal Stephenson's Anathem.

childintime

The resistance is out there somewhere?

Gigachad

> Reticulum does not use source addresses. No packets transmitted include information about the address, place, machine or person they originated from. Sure, but if it’s anything like MeshCore, a few observer nodes will be able to see which repeaters the message first entered the network from and from that know roughly where it was located.

donpdonp

it'd be nice to see a comparison to rayfish.xyz

armitron

No published specification, single Python implementation. Shame, as this solves a problem that badly needs to be solved well.

FreezingKeeper

Unfortunately whenever I see the name, I am always reminded of part of the anatomy

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