Hi All, I've started a Wiki page detailing a project I am working on. I am seeking advice, criticism, or contributions of any sort on this.
http://wiki.freenetworks.org/index.cgi/FreeNetRouterProject In short, I'm aiming to create a cheap, dual radio "router-in-a-box" with a user friendly web interface - with the aim of making it mass-producable. On the wiki page above the various existing hardware and software options are investigated. I'm involved with Melbourne Wireless (http://www.melbournewireless.org.au) where we aim to make a standalone wireless network across the city. Australian Government regulations restrict the ways in which you can distribute Internet access - hefty licence fees are involved - so our network aims to be a city-wide wireless intranet, not necessarily using landlines or any sort of Internet tunnelling to connect network clusters. The 'network administrators' are the node owners, most of whom are not network engineers, hence the need for a user friendly web interface on the router. The FreeNet Router Project Wiki page specifies a generic router design, but I would anticipate that the various FreeNet and Community Wireless groups around the world would want to customise it to suit local conditions - both from a hardware and a software perspective. If you're interested in contributing, please email me, or just add your contributions to the Wiki page. Cheers, Dan Flett -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
