"You're solution would work in a dense environment where lots of people would be living in a confined area. Unfortunately most of these kids live in rural area's and sometimes have to walk several miles before they get to school"
You're mistaken. The centralized model works in a confined or open area. The mesh model falls flat on its face as soon as the students spread out. Did you even look at the illustrations?
Changing files wirelessly using peer-to-peer is still not as efficient as a centralized AP. How many people use adhoc wireless LAN networking or their IRDA links to transfer files?
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