OLSR is a Link State Routing Protocol (LSRP) implementation optimized for Mobile ad hoc networks on devices like routers, smartphones, or desktop computers.

OpenWISP is described as 'Free and open-source platform for efficient IT network deployment, monitoring & management. It allows automation of many aspects of networks: from configuration to monitoring, RADIUS, hotspots, mesh and firmware upgrades, all backed by the reliability of the' and is a Wi-Fi Hotspot in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to OpenWISP for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows and Web-based apps. The best OpenWISP alternative is OpenWrt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OpenWISP are pfSense, DD-WRT, MikroTik RouterOS and RadiusDesk.
OLSR is a Link State Routing Protocol (LSRP) implementation optimized for Mobile ad hoc networks on devices like routers, smartphones, or desktop computers.

Gluon is a modular framework for creating OpenWRT-based firmwares for wireless mesh servers. Several Freifunk communities in Germany use Gluon as the foundation of their Freifunk firmwares.

daloRADIUS is an advanced RADIUS web management application for managing hotspots and general-purpose ISP deployments. It features user management, graphical reporting, accounting, a billing engine, and integrates with OpenStreetMap for geolocation.




Liminix is a Nix-based OpenWrt-style embedded Linux system for configuring consumer wifi routers. We use the Nix language for congruent configuration management, and packages from the Nix package system.