Message: 5 Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Eden Akhavi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Chris, There is some weird stuff in France - according to one source I have you have to obtain the legal right from the people you broadcast over to use their airspace. >>AFAIK use of the 2.4 Ghz frequencies outdoors is completely prohibitive. Last time I looked on the French regulator's website, there were even some communes where you could not use WiFi gear at all (i.e. even at home or in your company offices)! In actual fact, just for installing something inside you are supposed to inform the regulator (unless contacted by the regulator, *permission* is automatic). I did actually do the paperwork <lol> even though I just have a RG-1000 and one client, better safe then sorry, especially as this stuff is new. So if you want to put an omni on the roof you need to seek permission of your neighbors to do it. There was a case recently near Lyon where a company wanted to run a point to point link over the motorway and they had to seek permission of the road operator. >>No external antenna for the moment, but I've gathered from this list it's often best to talk to the owner about roof access. The obvious other problem is the single channel..... >>Sorry I don't quite understand this point - you refer to the fact that less channels are availbe in France than in the rest of Europe/World? Regards >>Cheers, Chris Eden > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Christopher Mc Carthy > Sent: 11 July 2002 19:57 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [nycwireless] What type of access do you share? > > > Hello, > > After a year of thinking and thinking about it and getting continually > sidetracked, I want finally to make my AP accessible to > others (here in > Paris). I don't have a 'nix box, so I cannot use NoCat or > anything similar. > However, I can upgrade my ADSL modem so that I have a very > capable firewall, > and so set rules so that only certain services are allowed - just web > surfing (only on port 80 for example), and/or e-mail access etc etc. > > How are *you* currently sharing? Complete access, or in the case of > restricted access, what are you (not) allowing? Are you > doing anything in > particular to *protect* your network (or your single computer > in my case), > or prevent your access point from being used for nefarious > means? DHCP or > static addresses? I suppose that you personally use WEP? > Anybody do MAC > filtering (I wouldn't have thought so, but some people do > that in Paris to > sidestep potential legal issues). > > There is a local WiFi group in Paris, so I'll be asking people there > (especially as there are some important legal differences I > believe), but > everything in France is 12-18 months behind the US WiFi-wise > so I thought > I'd see what more experienced people with a similar setup are doing. > > TIA > > Chris > > BTW my setup: > - ADSL 512/128 line > - Alcatel Speed Touch Home ADSL modem (converted to Pro so > it's now a router > as well; soon to be converted to the STPro with Firewall; > possibly to be > upgraded to a ST 510) > - RG-1000 (RG-1000 firmware, currently used as a bridge) > -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
