#44yearsof44net — Public Fediverse posts

44Net Connect now accounts for roughly 30% of all new 44Net users. It’s helping more operators get on the network and start experimenting with real-world setups. #44net #44netconnect #44yearsof44net

44Net addresses aren’t tied to your ISP, giving operators a consistent network presence across setups and locations. Run services, access remote stations, or move between setups without changing your addressing. #44net #44yearsof44net #networking

Have an amateur radio license and want to learn more about TCP/IP? 44Net offers a hands-on way to learn networking, allowing operators to experiment with things like routing, running services, and building real-world setups, from home labs to club networks. #44net #44yearsof44net #networking #amateurradio #digitalcommunications

On 44Net, operators can run their own services, ranging from web servers to custom applications, creating a space to build and experiment beyond typical home network limits. #44net #44yearsof44net #networking

44Net wasn’t just built online: it was built in person. In the early days, regional coordinators helped operators modify radios and build TNC’s for packet operation. This hands-on approach is still part of the community today. #44net #44yearsof44net #amateurradio #packetradio

44Net Connect was built through collaboration. John Hays' K7VE SK experience with OpenVpn and his subsequent efforts helped bring this technology to reality. #ardc #44net #44yearsof44net #44netconnect

In 2011, under the leadership of Brian Kantor WB6CYT SK, ARDC was founded as a nonprofit foundation to be the trustee of the #44Net address space. #ardc #amateurradio #science #technology #44yearsof44net

The backbone of 44Net is IP address space, but the heart is sharing notes, fixing links, and helping newcomers get on the air. That was true decades ago, and it’s still true today. #44net #44yearsof44net #packetradio #amateurradio

Today, the ‘AMPRNet’ project continues to carry a community-driven spirit through self-organized, community-run networks built on modern wireless links. #44net #44yearsof44net

Volunteers have helped manage 44Net since its earliest days, when packet radio linked local networks. The ‘Regional Coordinator’ emerged to help support new operators and manage infrastructure. #44net #amateurradio #packetradio #amprnet #44yearsof44net

Snowed in during a Harrisburg, PA winter in Jan. 1986, Phil Karn KA9Q sketched what became CIDR notation for IPv4 addresses…on a napkin! #digitalcommunications #44yearsof44net #digitalinnovation #44net #technology

On January 25, 1986, a winter storm kept Phil Karn KA9Q, Bdale Garbee KB0G, Mike Cheponis K6THZ, and Bob Hoffman N3CVL overnight in Harrisburg, PA after a Mid-Atlantic Packet Radio Council meeting. This sparked the ‘Snowstorm Brainstorm’ that led to the formation of the TCP Group and today’s 44Net Community. #44net #44yearsof44net #amateurradiohistory #networkinghistory

44Net fact of the week: one of Phil KA9Q’s former managers told him, ‘Phil, only you and a couple of your geek friends would ever use the Internet’. 35+ years later, the Internet has users that span well beyond Phil’s circle of ‘geek’ friends! #44net #44yearsof44net #digitalinnovation #technology