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Can we modify the WiFi stack? WiFi had a built in retry mechanism when a packet is lost. This retry is done within nanoseconds rather than milliseconds through an external MCU. I am trying to build a reliable point-to-point network with hundreds of nodes without using energy inefficient protocols like TCP/IP. Its stupid to retransmit a packet across a network where it started, this is a waste of power. I want to keep retransmitting the packet until it goes through, but using the ESP8266 built in Wifi stack so I get decent throughput. If this is way over your head, no need to respond.