i am looking to coonect i have a notebook with a wireless link sys card.. however i have no idea how to connect someone please help!!! > Send nycwireless mailing list submissions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of nycwireless digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: nycwireless digest, Vol 1 #515 - 5 msgs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 2. Re: Re: nycwireless digest, Vol 1 #515 - 5 msgs (Terry Schmidt) > 3. Austin American-Statesmen "Free wireless at Schlotzsky's" (Anthony > Townsend) > 4. wireless repeaters (gus) > 5. Re: wireless repeaters (Daniel Thor Kristjansson) > 6. ministumbler (han li) > 7. Re: ministumbler (Kevin M. Agard) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 12:59:32 EDT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [nycwireless] Re: nycwireless digest, Vol 1 #515 - 5 msgs > > > --part1_fd.1bec4951.2a83fd74_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > I am sitting out at Rector Street Park writing this email, this is awesome!! > I went to Bowling Green Park earlier and tried to connect there with no > success. I believe this was announced at last months meeting, does anyone > know the exact area of coverage one must be at in order to access the node? > > Thanks > > Tim > > --part1_fd.1bec4951.2a83fd74_boundary > Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" > LANG="0">I am sitting out at Rector Street Park writing this email, this is > awesome!! I went to Bowling Green Park earlier and tried to connect there with > no success. I believe this was announced at last months meeting, does anyone > know >the exact area of coverage one must be at in order to access the node?<BR> > <BR> > Thanks<BR> > <BR> > Tim</FONT></HTML> > > --part1_fd.1bec4951.2a83fd74_boundary-- > > --__--__-- > > Message: 2 > From: "Terry Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [nycwireless] Re: nycwireless digest, Vol 1 #515 - 5 msgs > Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 13:13:33 -0400 > > The Bowling Green Park node is definitely live. I'm sure it is working because > two people are using it right now. Coverage of the park area is complete and a > bit beyond. > > You must launch your web-browser first and click "i accept" on the open portal, > just like Bryant park. > > --Terry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 12:59 PM > Subject: [nycwireless] Re: nycwireless digest, Vol 1 #515 - 5 msgs > > > > I am sitting out at Rector Street Park writing this email, this is awesome!! > > I went to Bowling Green Park earlier and tried to connect there with no > > success. I believe this was announced at last months meeting, does anyone > > know the exact area of coverage one must be at in order to access the node? > > > > Thanks > > > > Tim > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 3 > From: "Anthony Townsend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Telecom-Cities" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "NYCwireless List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 13:48:38 -0400 > Subject: [nycwireless] Austin American-Statesmen "Free wireless at Schlotzsky's" > > http://www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/thursday/business_1.html > Free wireless at Schlotzsky's > Sandwich chain begins offering Web access outside its restaurants with > rooftop antennas > By Lori Hawkins > > AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF > > Thursday, August 8, 2002 > > Funny name, free wireless? > > Schlotzsky's Inc. has begun offering free wireless Internet access at most > Austin restaurants, and it is installing rooftop antennas so folks blocks > away can log on for free. > > A growing number of hotels and coffeehouses offer wireless connections to > customers, but the Austin-based sandwich chain is taking it a step further > by offering the service outside its restaurants. > > "We thought it would be neat to be at the hike-and-bike trail and get on > your laptop wirelessly at no charge," Chief Executive Officer John Wooley > said. > > Schlotzsky's is hoping the 4-foot antennas will provide Internet access to > laptop users up to a mile from its restaurants. At some locations, the hope > is to provide free access up to four miles away. > > Schlotzsky's expects to wire 10 of its Austin restaurants in the next week. > Eventually the company hopes to roll out the service at its 650 stores > nationally. > > So what's in it for Schlotzsky's? A little advertising -- when users log on, > a Schlotzsky's Web page pops up -- and the chance to endear itself to Austin > techies. "We're hoping people who like the idea will come in and buy a few > sandwiches," Wooley said. > > Schlotzsky's earned $600,000 on sales of $15.2 million in the quarter that > ended in March, compared with a net profit of $600,000 on revenue of $15.3 > million during the same quarter in 2001. Its sales have been flat over the > past four quarters. > > The wireless system is built around technology known as Wi-Fi, which stands > for wireless fidelity. Currently, Wi-Fi primarily provides broadband > Internet access to specially equipped laptops within a few hundred feet of a > Wi-Fi base station or transmitter. These create what are known as "hot > spots" in restaurants, airport lounges and offices. > > The beauty of Wi-Fi is that it is cheap and easy to install. Schlotzsky's > will spend about $4,000 to get each restaurant up and running, plus about > $800 a month per restaurant for T1, the high-speed telephone-based > communications line that links the wireless access network to the Internet. > Accessing Wi-Fi requires a special plug-in circuit card. Most high-end > laptops now come with them, or they can be purchased for $40 to $75. > > Schlotzsky's wireless offering, called Cool Cloud, is an extension of the > free Internet access it began providing in most Austin stores a year ago. > That service offers PCs and iMacs with Internet access. > > Wooley's next goal is to expand the free access to schools, libraries and > community centers. He would like to start with a wireless network at > Huston-Tillotson College, which could provide wireless connections to nearby > Blackshear Elementary School. > > "If we're going to do this, we should have a community purpose as well," > Wooley said. "We want to go to locations on the other side of the Digital > Divide." > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 912-5955 > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 17:27:26 -0400 > From: gus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [nycwireless] wireless repeaters > > Hi -- I'm new to the list. > > I've been trying to find a device that acts like a wireless hub but can > work without an ethernet connection. It simply connects to some other > wireless access point wirelessly and repeats data wirelessly, acting > sort of like a satellite. It would be great if these were made cheaply > and could be solar powered - allowing data to hop wirelessly node to > node. i can think of several nearby places i would hide these things, > allowing connectivity in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.. > > Does anyone know of a wireless hub that will act as a completely > wireless repeater? > > --gus > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 20:07:36 -0400 (EDT) > From: Daniel Thor Kristjansson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, gus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [nycwireless] wireless repeaters > > > I think a lot of us are looking for this device. So far it doesn't exist, > as far as I can tell. the Musenki M-3 might be such a device, but it's > not out yet and who knows how much it will cost. You could build > something with an old laptop, but they are either not cheap enough or > can only be had in small quantities. > > I don't know what the application group is up to but maybe you guys > could put together a boot floppy for an old laptop that loads what it > needs over bootp from a Win/Lin/BSD PC? I've tried just using linux on a > floppy, but it's not enough space esp for an old laptop that can't use > high density floppies... > > I'm planning on setting something up on the M-3 if it ever becomes > available. I have embedded experience and couldn't even get a beta M-1 > though. Plus it only has Mini-PCI, so it sorta limits the cards you can > use. Still it looks like a pretty neat platform. > > If you're a programmer you could also play around with the HostAP > drivers to get a single radio solution. The are AP's that can repeat > with AP's of their own brand, they do something like that. If you > created a brand neutral solution you'd be an overnight hero. > > If you have a location with plenty of power, ie. an outlet and not > batteries you could use a WAP-11 in client mode plus another AP to > create a repeater. That solution could cost only about $300. WARNING: I > tried using a WAP-11 in client mode some months ago and it didn't work, > it may with more recent firmware/hardware. I dunno. > > -- Daniel > > On Thu, 8 Aug 2002, gus wrote: > > ]Hi -- I'm new to the list. > ] > ]I've been trying to find a device that acts like a wireless hub but can > ]work without an ethernet connection. It simply connects to some other > ]wireless access point wirelessly and repeats data wirelessly, acting > ]sort of like a satellite. It would be great if these were made cheaply > ]and could be solar powered - allowing data to hop wirelessly node to > ]node. i can think of several nearby places i would hide these things, > ]allowing connectivity in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.. > ] > ]Does anyone know of a wireless hub that will act as a completely > ]wireless repeater? > ] > ]--gus > ] > ]-- > ]NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > ]Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > ]Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > ] > > -- > > <<You cant eat before a operashun. Not even cheese.>> -- Charlie Gordon > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 6 > From: "han li" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 22:00:37 -0400 > Subject: [nycwireless] ministumbler > > Hi, > > Anyone using ministumbler on a Cassiopeia? I'm using the Lucent Silver card > but ministumbler does not seem to pick up any APs. Thanks in advance. > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 22:33:00 -0400 > From: "Kevin M. Agard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [nycwireless] ministumbler > > Is Ministumbler showing the card itself? > > I'm using an Orinoco gold on an iPaq (underPPC2002) and it works great. > Which OS are you using. The PPC hardware shouldn't matter. > > han li wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Anyone using ministumbler on a Cassiopeia? I'm using the Lucent Silver card > > but ministumbler does not seem to pick up any APs. Thanks in advance. > > > > --__--__-- > > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ > > End of nycwireless Digest -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
