The projects' goal is to determine something like internet bandwidth use by giving users free routers that occasionally report statistics back to the project. We used it because it was a fast/free router, but it crashed for an unknown reason. If anyone wants to use it I can see if I can get it running again.
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Aemilianus Kehler <[email protected]> wrote: > What was the initial plan for this router? > > Cheers!! > > On May 21, 2013, at 7:25 PM, Colin Stanners <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, we (Skullspace Winnipeg) had gotten a Project Bismark router but put > it aside when it had issues a while ago (lost configuration IIRC). Now > we're sorting out old gear we have around - do you want it mailed back, or > we can reload the firmware and mail it to someone else who's interested in > participating in the project, or we can check if any of our members want to > participate in the project by using the router. > > Thanks. > > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Stephen Woodrow <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello BISmark user, >> >> I'm pleased to announce that the BISmark team has just released a new >> version of the BISmark router software (firmware), code-named 'Quirm'. >> It has a bunch of new features to make network measurement and >> experimentation better, while also smoothing down some of the rough >> edges from our previous release. Keep on reading below to learn more >> about the release and how you can start using it. >> >> We've also made some changes to our privacy statement that will take >> effect on 1 May 2012. Keep reading for more on that too. >> >> I want to thank you for participating in Project BISmark. We've learned a >> lot (and continue to learn!) about how to conduct user-friendly >> measurements from real homes, thanks to your help and patience. Please >> let us know how we can do better -- we're always listening at >> [email protected]. >> >> --Steve Woodrow, on behalf of the BISmark Team >> >> New features >> ------------ >> >> First off, we've made the router a bit easier to use. You can access the >> router management interface by visiting myrouter.projectbismark.net from >> inside your home network. From there, you can click through directly to >> your router's data page on networkdashboard.org (no more manual entry of >> MAC addresses!) or visit the improved router configuration app. >> >> We've also added a new BISmark Experiments panel to the the router >> configuration application. This panel, accessed via the >> "BISmark > Experiments" menu item, allows to you see the current set of >> experiments installed on the router and participate in optional >> experiments that we plan to make available soon. We will let you know >> when new experiments are available. >> >> To make the BISmark router more like other home routers, we enabled the >> reset and WiFi buttons. The reset button on the bottom of the router >> will now restore the router to its original state if held for five >> seconds -- handy if you accidentally misconfigure your router. The WiFi >> button on the front of the router now toggles the WiFi radios in the >> router on or off. >> >> Finally, we've made some under-the-hood changes that will allow us to >> start measuring against the Measurement Lab [1] measurement platform. >> This means that BISmark's measurements will start targeting a server >> closer to you, which should result in more accurate throughput >> measurements. The use of M-Lab has necessitated a small change in our >> privacy statement -- more on that below. >> >> For the hackers and researchers in the crowd, we've also patched the >> router with the web100 kernel patches. Find full list of new features >> and changes, in all its nerdy glory, at >> >> https://github.com/projectbismark/bismark-openwrt-overlay/blob/master/BISMARK-CHANGELOG.markdown >> >> How to get the new BISmark firmware >> ----------------------------------- >> >> Already have a BISmark router? You can install the upgrade yourself, or >> we can do it for you if you give us permission. Full details are at >> https://github.com/projectbismark/projectbismark/wiki/Upgrading-to-Quirm >> >> If you don't have a BISmark router, we may be able to send you a router >> if you live in an 'interesting' area or have an 'interesting' ISP. We >> are particularly interested in talking to Europeans, Australians, >> Canadians, and folks in the U.S. who are located outside of the states >> of California and Georgia and who do not have Comcast or AT&T as an ISP. >> Sign up at http://goo.gl/bxBB0 >> >> Privacy Statement changes >> ------------------------- >> >> As I mentioned above, we have made some changes to our Privacy >> Statement. Beginning on 1 May 2012, the BISmark team may share active >> measurement data collected by BISmark routers with other researchers and >> Measurement Lab [1], and the public IP address of the collecting BISmark >> router will be included in any active measurement data that is shared. >> >> These changes only affect data related to performance measurements of >> your Internet service by the BISmark software on your BISmark router. >> The BISmark router does not collect information from your network >> traffic, and the BISmark team will never share your personal information >> with others (not even other researchers). >> >> You can check out the full text of the current and new Privacy >> Statements, the line-by-line changes, and the rationale for these >> changes in more detail in our blog post about this change at >> http://blog.projectbismark.net/project-bismark-privacy-statement-changes >> >> [1] http://measurementlab.net >> _______________________________________________ >> bismark-participants mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.noise.gatech.edu/listinfo/bismark-participants >> > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >
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