Here is an article by FeedMag on the Starbucks/Microsoft thing: http://www.feedmag.com/templates/default.php3?a_id=1561&referrer=alert Enjoy... - Duane Jay Funnell wrote: > Definitely, Linux is an excellent OS for server software and the price > tag is hard to beat. > > Thankfully, DHCP is a technology independent of the OS that implements > it. You can accomplish the same task under Windows NT with the DHCP > Manager. The following article describes the procedure under the heading, > "Adding Client Reservations": > > http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wintcp/sample_chpt/tnt_06.html > > I like the server to do all of the IP assigning for me so reserving > addresses per MAC would be rather time consuming. It's too bad that DHCP > doesn't allow you to assign IP ranges to a pool of MAC addresses. That way > you could essentially say, "if that network card isn't in my pool don't give > it an address". Right now you have to do the opposite and say, "this > network card is ok, that network card is ok, etc." > > J > -----Original Message----- > From: David Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Monday, January 08, 2001 10:45 AM > Subject: RE: [cc] Starbucks Goes Broadband > > >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 > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>**********Footer message for &LIST mailing list*********** > >> >>To unsubscribe from cybercafe, send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>(NOT to the list itself .. cybercafe@....). 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