Rob,
This is exactly the model that NewburyOpen.net uses. I'm working with Michael Oh to get his system/network design documented so it can be reproduced.
Perhaps you can help by talking with him and helping him document and build it here in NYC?
Dana Spiegel Director, NYCwireless [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.nycwireless.net
Subject: [nycwireless] How to build a street network that can grow? From: "Rob Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 22:31:13 -0400 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I'm moving a little further uptown and taking http://sidewayzen.com with me. The new place has a couple coffeeshops on either corner. I want to approach the owners about offering free wireless themselves, but it occurred to me--what if I did get both to throw up an access point? Probably some overlapping signal. Why not design a network that can scale with the block?
Is there a sensible roadmap for building a base network that new access points can join?
In particular:
1. Do you recommend D-Links 900-APs and then configure them as
repeaters? In this case Soekris any better?
2. Does it help for each coffeeshop to have broadband accounts at the
same ISP (any coordination to be had there?) 3. Would each coffee shop having its own connection to an ISP work or
not?
What's the architecture? Any pointers?
Thanks,
Rob
P.S. Granted, there's the whole issue of getting a shop to put up their own AP, let alone join a network of APs. Byut it seems like overlap is becoming the norm on some corners of Manhattan, so the idea could use some discussion.
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