I can personally vouch for the effectiveness of the system that is mentioned by Mike.<br>I had loaned internet from Mike for a month or two that worked flawlessly (so long as my side of the connection didn't screw up). Connected through one of his gateways.<br>
<br>+1 for simple system! (from an end-user)<br><br>Just means that if there's anyone else nearby who picks up the network not involved with your group, won't hijack off the connection and use and abuse it.<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Ben Balbo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ben@benbalbo.com">ben@benbalbo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">Victor wrote:<br>
> For the record, here is a list of wifi hotspots available from Node.<br>
<br>
</div>Thanks! They don't seem to cover Royal Park (not overly surprisingly).<br>
I'm chasing down a Node contact from a previous conference and will see<br>
what they can do for us.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
<a href="mailto:mw@freenet.net.au">mw@freenet.net.au</a> wrote:<br>
</div><div class="im">> I reckon it's a great idea! If there's a node anywhere to connect to, then<br>
> all you need is some kind of distribution AP. I'll even loan you a<br>
> DuxMaster gateway for that purpose so you can issue 'tickets' for access<br>
> control (i.e. max 24 hours, 1GB download, etc)<br>
<br>
</div>I'll do some scoping in the coming weeks - will take your dish and a WRT<br>
with me. Thanks for the loan offer - I'll forward it to the organisers<br>
list and let you know. I suspect we'll probably go with a trust model as<br>
in previous years though.<br>
<br>
Cheers<br>
<font color="#888888">BB<br>
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