Less Networks (Non Profit) is looking for people to test their FREE WiFi Gateway. Please feel free to download and use the product anywhere you see fit. Feedback is needed ASAP.
Less Networks is also looking for International users to put the application through its paces. Specifically PPPOE type environments. Thanks Charlie Deckert --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ok down now the fun stuff....Read below.... --------------------------------------------------------------------- Whew! Thanks for your interest in participating in our technical pre-release. It took us 14 months to get from concept to beta to this point. Our beta test was 7 months long and included 45 venues, 7700 users, and 3 Texas cities. The purpose of this technical pre-release is to test the installation software's ease of use and adaptability to varying hardware and network configurations in a variety of cities worldwide. What the software does A free WiFi gateway running on a dedicated PC. Automatically installs NoCatAuth and joins organic network of other hotspots made famous by Austin Wireless City Project. Already used by thousands of users via free public auth. Brandable by venue. WARNING WARNING WARNING The installation software will reformat your hard drive before installing the Hotspot Server software. Please choose a target machine with this in mind. Hardware Requirements The x86 computer that is to become the hotspot server must meet the following requirements: a.. Processor: 133MHz Pentium b.. RAM: 64 Mb c.. Hard Drive: 1 Gb d.. Networking: 2 NIC cards e.. CD-ROM: required Your Setup and Feedback Not Included with this email is a spreadsheet attachment where you can describe your hardware and network. Example responses are included. This will help us identify problems previously unknown to us in the Austin, Texas area. Please contact Less Networks for a copy of the feedback spreadsheet. The spreadsheet also includes an evaluation form for you to provide feedback on your experience. Provide a rating from 1 to 5, where 1 is the "lowest" and 5 is the "highest" rating. Please provide a comment for ratings lower than 3. We're almost there, should we wait for you? Your prompt feedback will help us set the date for the general release. As soon as you get this email, please reply and let us know if you will be able to provide timely feedback (within 5 days) so we know whether to wait for you. We understand if your schedule doesn't permit your prompt participation. If you can refer us to another willing person, please us know. We are particularly interested in international evaluators. Getting Started The Less Networks Hotspot Server software is NOT yet available on the Less Networks website. For the duration of this technical pre-Release, it will only be available via Sourceforge. Please do not circulate this URL. We would like to restrict evaluation to invitation-only. http://sourceforge.net/projects/lesshotspotserv/ The README.TXT is included with the package, but here is a link for your convenience: http://www.lessnetworks.com/static/v099/LessREADME.html Bug/Problem Reporting Please use the SourceForge "Bugs" tracking tool for detailed problem reports. Use the attached Evaluation form to provide a general overview of your experience. Acknowlegements If you provide prompt feedback during this Technical Pre-Release, we will acknowledge your efforts in the README.TXT. Thank you for your support of the Free WiFi Movement! --The Less Networks Team www.lessnetworks.com _______________________________________________ BAWUG's general wireless chat mailing list [unsubscribe] http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
