A method of operating a wireless ad hoc network includes determining a group of intermediate devices on communication paths from a first source device and a second source device to a set of destination devices. Each intermediate device of the group has a communication path to a corresponding subset of destination devices such that a communication path exists from both the first source device and the second source device to each destination device of the set of destination devices. Each intermediate device of the group of intermediate devices is configured with a first linear network code corresponding to the first source device, and with a second linear network code corresponding to the second source device. The intermediate devices are also configured with an additional linear network code between itself and its corresponding subset of destination devices.