[MLB-WIRELESS] Melbwirelses DNS and Domain Names

[Matt]

Ryan,
it's not about making melbourne wireless part of the internet. Its about 
reducing the complexity. There's already a DNS server out there, on the net 
ready to go. Most of the pcs connected to melbourne wireless will have 
internet access as well via their own means.

By using a DNS server on the internet it means that everyone in melbourne 
wireless can use the same DNS (or mirrors of it). We don't have to worry 
about node A being able to see the guy running the DNS over a wireless 
link. If you use a domain name that can be resolved using an internet DNS 
ie bcg.wireless.org.au or bcg.cw.net.au or even 
crazyarsebcg.wireless.net.au then everyone in the world whether they have a 
connection to melbourne wireless or not can see that I'm at 10.10.48.161. 
However, if you are part of melbourne wireless and have a route to me then 
you get extra, you can downlad stuff, or see my file server or whatever. We 
don't have to build and maintain links between the various regions just to 
get dns to work.

There are huge advantages in using internet resolvable urls today, not in 
the future.

Matt



At 03:17 PM 12/5/2003 +1000, Ryan Abbenhuys wrote:
>Well poo to you guys :-p
>I'm gonna use my own crazy domains.
>(www.wantirna-ap1.edu.com.net.gov.mil.org.mw)
>If in 10 years time we need internet resolvable addressing (and I'll put
>money on it taking that long before there's a decent wireless network and
>it's possible to make it part of the internet), then I'll go and change all
>of my DNS addressing to suite.
>
>Perhaps you guys are thinking too far into the future for your own good.  I
>can understand perfectly your reasons behind allowing for future internet
>connections.  But with changing technology by the time we do, we may have
>to revamp everything anyway.
>
>Would it be so bad to look more towards a here and now network. Instead of
>thinking how can we set this up to work with the internet in 5 years time,
>lets look to how we can get our wireless network up and running today.
>Hey I just thought of a good Melbwireless catch phrase. How about "Where do
>you want to go today?"
>
>give me your thoughts people, it's good to see the mailing list so active
>with this discussion about something very important to us!


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