Thanks for all the responses. Operation under part 97 seems like a dream come true for Free community wireless networks.
But Norm's eBay insight throws a serious wrench in the machine.... how on earth could I keep people from using the connection for commercial purposes? One Idea: Block secure webpage requests (httpS://, port 443)... because any decent e-commerce site (including ebay) uses SSL encrypted pages and forms to protect credit card numbers and passwords. Down side... users cant check hotmail and other web based email securely. Just a thought, Chris > Plus, you, or anyone on your airwaves, couldn't use the wireless for any > commercial basis, such as buy/sell anything on eBay... > > ~~~~_/)~~~~ > > Norm > KE6GAJ
