http://www.cnet.com/internet/0-3762-8-20797609-1.html?tag=feat
It explains a lot of things.
I found a cool Linux based CD that made your PC a wireless gateway but I'll have to dig it up. The whole lot ran from CD (like Knoppix).
Cheers
Jason
Brad Beveridge wrote:
I'm not sure really... In terms of the community that is starting based around the port hills antenna, I get the impression that it is simply a WLAN - ie access only to what people on the net want to share from their PC's harddrives - so there is no bandwidth that needs to be paid for really. However, I don't see why somebody on the WLAN network couldn't expose their box as a gateway & allow their internet connection to be shared. This brings up an interesting point - lets say I have joined this network & have some broadband connection I am willing to share, here are a few questions to the list: - Can I share it? I'll assume yes, because my PC is just acting as a gateway/router. - Can I track internet usage from the WLAN? - Can I restrict the volume from the WLAN going through the net? - Is there linux software that essentially allows me to act as an ISP? - Is this legal (ISP terms & conditions I guess)
Anyhow, if I can get a connection to this WLAN from my place, I will be trying to do all of the above. Comments/suggestions?
Cheers Brad
-----Original Message----- From: Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 22 March 2003 3:20 a.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wireless networks
How does the wireless net thing work? Do people just let others have free bandwidth? can anybody connect?
-Paul
