[MLB-WIRELESS] Community Wireless Client project.

[Steven Haigh]

Agreed, but will people need to run client only software?

MAC authentication (if used) are on the AP's, about the only things I can
see being needed is:
a) IP address
b) subnet mask
c) default gateway
d) SSID
e) WiFi channel (is this needed?)

Most of this will plug quite easily into the default configuration software
that people install when they get their card...

Signed,
Steven Haigh
President - Melbourne Wireless
www.wireless.org.au


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jamie Lovick" <jalovick at doof.org>
To: "Drew" <drew at wireless.org.au>
Cc: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Community Wireless Client project.


>
> Drew,
>
> On Wed, 15 May 2002, Drew wrote:
> > Jamie Lovick wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >I am more suggesting something to run as a client rather than a
wireless
> > >access point or access server.
> > >
> > >This is for people who do not want to run an access point, but just a
> > >client on the network.
> > >
> >
> > What's the point of running a dedicated linux box as a client when
> > it's trivial to add connectivity to others as well? We're not
> > following the eb master plan in melbourne, everyone node should be
> > extending the network, not merely a client of an AP.
>
> It's not about evil plans or any such thing, it's about providing people
> with options. Some people just want to be a client, so they can switch
> off or reboot and play games or do whatever they want with their PC.
>
> Not everyone is willing to deadicate a PC to a wireless mesh full time.
>
> Regards
>
> Jamie
>
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