You're right "Static IP addresses" is ambiguous - but a DHCP server would solve that if you really wanted to get worried about it. I would personally cap "donated" bandwidth at some value & perhaps only allow http traffic - people can browse fast for free.
Sorry about the line wrap - does anybody know how to set outlook to wrap outgoing mail at 76chars? Brad > I was looking at this the other day. Here's my findings: > > 1. Yes, sharing is easy. Turn on NAT and you're most of the > way there. > 2. Yes, you can track the WAN usage. I believe ipchains > allows you to > setup a filter that records the total data that goes through > it. Setup > one filter for your IP range, one for the WAN and you're done. > 3. Yes, you can put limits on how much of your bandwidth you share, > again through ipchains. > > Now, the question is whether or not this is allowed by your > ISP's terms > of service. I can't get Cable at my house so I've only looked at > Telecom, and the only paragraph I could find was: > > '[You will] not run servers, use Static IP addresses or provide any > public information service from a computer connected via this > plan (or > allow your account to be used for these purposes or in this manner);' > > The words 'Static IP' are ambiguous, but apart from that it > doesn't say > you can't share it. And, as you pay for the data > transferred, I can't > see why they would want to stop you. > > The big problem is what happens when you go over your data cap - who > pays if you don't catch it in time? > > -- Michael > > On Friday, March 21, 2003, at 03:31 PM, 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 > >> >
