I'd be willing to give it a shot. I'll look over the documentation. Thanks for the tip!
Rob -----Original Message----- From: Dana Spiegel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 2:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Rob Kelley Subject: Re: nycwireless Digest, Vol 18, Issue 16 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. > > > -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
