Yet more good stuff. Good article that would be useful for anybody using
Linux.
i fear that the majority of cybercafe's will be using Microsoft products
though.
As a friend of mine is so happy to keep pointing out, over 70% of games
servers are using Linux. Speaks for itself.
I have seen the advantages of Linux 1st hand but i still feel there is a
large learning curve to become competent.
Main advantage:- Free, free,free, less crashes (more stable than Windows),
etc..
This is not an invitation for another Microsoft/Linux war.
Good article Jay
DaveS
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Funnell [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 08 January 2001 14:44
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [cc] Starbucks Goes Broadband
>
> If you're using DHCP, you could restrict connections by the ethernet
> card's MAC address. Each ethernet card has an identifier that is
> guaranteed
> to be unique (each vendor has a range of ids that they are allowed to
> use).
> If the MAC address is not recognized, they don't get an IP address.
>
> Here is an article that describes how to do it for Linux:
> http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/May2000/article150.shtml
>
> J
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Earl J. Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Date: Friday, January 05, 2001 1:39 PM
> >Subject: Re: [cc] Starbucks Goes Broadband
> >
> >
> >>At 12:31 PM 1/4/01 -0500, Bill Noel wrote:
> >>
> >>[snip]
> >>
> >>>We have been offering wireless 802.11 access in the cafe
> >>>for free for about
> >>>5 months (it's tough to charge when users can pull into the
> >>>parking lot and
> >>>surf without you knowing it). It really is pretty simple
> >>>to manage.
> >>
> >>Hi Bill,
> >>
> >> If you had wanted to, you could probably prevent
> >>unauthorized use of your wireless access by having a server
> >>tie up the IP addresses that are not currently in authorized
> >>use. You would have to gin up some software to lock and
> >>unlock the IP addresses as needed. I have read of at least
> >>one Wireless ISP who uses that approach to keep people from
> >>connecting to his system without paying for
> >>access. Obviously, a cybercafe system would have to be
> >>designed with more frequent changes in mind, but it should
> >>be do-able.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Earl
> >>
> >>
> >>
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