Nodes can be in one of the following states of operation:
- Fully operational
- Running all of the time
- Allowing connections all of the time
- In testing
- Running most of the time
- Allowing connections most of the time
- Building
- Running sporadically
- Infrequently connecting to other nodes
- Gathering components
- Rarely running (if ever)
- Not connecting to other nodes because of a lack of equipment
- Possibly interested
- The owner does not know if this node will ever become operational
- Not connecting to other nodes because there is no equipment allocated for use on the Melbourne Wireless network