@everton137@social.vivaldi.net
Post #4395987
2026-08-05 10:03 UTC
A compelling article on the advantages of #Reticulum over #Meshtastic and #MeshCore:
https://www.jonaharagon.com/posts/im-getting-into-mesh-networks-meshtastic-meshcore-and-reticulum/
Meshtastic and MeshCore make it relatively easy to set up local LoRa mesh networks, but in practice they remain largely tied to LoRa devices and messaging.
Reticulum goes further: it can build a more resilient network by routing across different kinds of connections, including LoRa, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, microwave links and even the internet. Local networks can therefore interconnect while retaining alternative paths if one connection fails.
Reticulum’s main disadvantage today is that standalone LoRa nodes generally need an attached computer running Reticulum. If #microReticulum can run directly on devices already used for Meshtastic and MeshCore, it could significantly accelerate Reticulum’s adoption.
P.S. I found this article on Hacker News while searching for #MeshCore. The discussion there is also interesting:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48299638
#Mesh #Decentralization
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@fdlamotte@mamot.fr 2026-08-05 14:13
@everton137@social.vivaldi.net As much as I love #reticulum, its packets are a lot bigger than the ones from #meshcore (network transparency comes with a cost ;) ) it's a little sad, but atm you need to use the tool that fits your use-case (and #meshtastic has its use-cases too)