>>>>> "Ronald" == Ronald Bynoe <[email protected]> writes:
Ronald> Hey Russell, I might be interested in running a Personal Telco Ronald> node. The site seems to have some amount of dated material, so Ronald> for those of us considering the idea, can you describe what it Ronald> takes and what our next steps should be? Generally, our group helps people share their internet connection with their community, and generally encourages people to build wireless links to their neighbors. Usually, the people we are helping don't know very much about wifi, so we help educate them. To be a node, you generally need to have an internet connection to share. In some cases, you may be able to relay off of an existing network, but that's not so common. Our original idea was to build alternative infrastructure. That can be difficult due to the short-house/tall-tree phenonomon, but where possible, we'd like to exploit that possiblity. The next step is usually talking to me ;-). We can talk about your specific situation and goals, and I can suggest things. Ronald> Also, since you have a lot of experience setting up AP Ronald> hardware, do you have any recommendations for 802.11ac Ronald> hardware that's OpenWRT compatible? My phone and laptop now Ronald> supports it, and if I'm getting a new AP, I'd like it to be as Ronald> future proof as I can get. I hang out with the OpenWrt people quite a bit, and have heard talk of 802.11ac routers. I have not had my hands on one yet. My general advice is to get something with Atheros (now Qualcomm/Atheros) radios. The drivers available for those radios are much better, historically, than the alternatives (Broadcom, ick). Sometimes, NAND flash can be a problem too. I'll let you know if I hear anything concrete. -- Russell Senior, President [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
