[MLB-WIRELESS] Mitel Linux

[Tony Langdon]

> Drew says "sputnik is evil"

But any Yank would, since Sputnik was launched by the (then) communist USSR.
:-P

(sorry, couldn't resist the opportunity! ;) ).
> 
> from what I gather sputnik uses nocatauth, or something like 
> it to set up a 
> gateway whereby people who subscribe to sputnik (ie pay them money) 
> can access your internet bandwidth. One of the requirements 
> listed for a 
> sputnik install was high bandwidth internet access or 
> something like that. 
> Precisely whats in it for the person who runs the sputnik machine 
> escapes me.
> 
> Nocatauth is probably worth a look if your interested in that 
> side of things.

I had a brief look at nocatauth at one stage.  Might be useful for
controlling who hops on a closed or semi closed network.  Of course, if you
want open slather, that's a different kettle of fish...

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