Yeah, it's true, the da man clock over at
http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~clock/twibright/ronja/
seem's to have the right idea, by using LED's, I'm not electronics buff,
some I'm axious to meet someone who could help build one of these for
fun. ;-). Open source hardware, now that's a thought?
802.11b has security (airsnort etc etc) with WEP... you can always use
s/wan ipsec or even ssh tunneling, to make things secure, but depends
what things your using the network for, perhaps doing credit card
transactions and adminstering corprate server's would be a no no....
supplying say a radio feed, or public video would be more approriate,
even a local mirror of rpmfind.net , or being able to install linux over
nfs/ftp to my via wireless ;-). what fun... heh heh. I read Jon's
review of freenet's in linuxuser last year, that's what got me thinking
about community nets , and access to local information, rather than
global information.
Yeah, your completly correct on the NTL sharing issue, you can't do
anything with a corporate like that, there obviously need to make a
profit, a feed from a community friendly isp would be required, but as
it stands 802.11b cannot be used to supply internet access 'by way of
business', but there's nothing to stop you providing net access not by
way of business ;-). Obviously there lot's of political and legal issues
to be ironed out, even if the technical side is somewhat childs play. If
your entering a new area, there always going to be unknowns, I think
that fact that anyone can listen in and join the network has got to be
good thing, it's not a corporate lan, it's a community resource .... if
you see what I'm getting at. Okay, I bear the wrath of NTL if I connect
users to my internet node, but telco's are an example in customer
relations, there more likley to get all shirty with a bunch of students,
sharing access , mp3ing, and downloading warez all day, than a whole
community of users struggling to get onto the net for the first time,
and getting thier first email address.????? In fact you'd probably find
these users would upgrade to a cable modem, if they new what a cable
modem was in the first place. Network are strrange beasts, they grow,
develop and expand.
Although internet access is an important factor, it's not the be all and
end all of computer networking, I've been studying a project up in
manchester http://www.redbricks.org.uk/, and although the council did
not appove of the scheme at first, it was found that the network
improved the commuity in a number of ways, that gotta be good thing, as
any of you would know by living in nottingham. I've lived here a very
long time, so perhaps know the issues a little better than most. The
article's
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_945000/945045.stm
and
http://www.overmet.net/press/default.htm
if your interested. I think community net's in general are a great way
to show off the networking capablities of linux, what better way
showcase for the open source platform, than providing a useful service
to the community ;-). I'd hate for people wandering in the street to hit
by a BSOD.
I like the link to the guy is sweden :-))), anyone got a jcb they could
lend me, stick on a ntl overall, and I'll get cracking, anyone for 100mb
fiber, oh I can see our kazza community salvitating... ;-). ho ho ho.
Laters,
Lee
'Janitor, Unix, First class'
On Thu, 2002-04-04 at 06:45, Camo wrote:
> >
> >
> >Maybe it's time that we took to our roof tops(!),
> >http://www.free2air.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2002/2/22/191122/895
> >(becareful :-( )
> >
> >with pringles cans in hand,
> >
> >http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448
> >
> >fireup our 802.11b wireless cards, and make our own linux radio network,
> >NTL can then stick to what there good at (spending money on
> >telco-executives bonuses ;-).
> >
> >;-).
> >
> Well, I took the leap and ordered 128 cable, I like the sounds of a
> wireless wan but don't forget the inherant insecurities that come with
> wireless, I like the sounds of free space too, but lasers are too
> expensive atm, and who's gonna fork out to buy a laser hub ;) - and
> anyway, both methods are prone to weather problems, so cable is the way
> to go till someone does dsl of some form round here.
>
>
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