[MLB-WIRELESS] DNS......READ THIS!

[John McClumpha]

You can request an IP block for your node already Brenton - as for 
adding a dns entry - if a standard naming convention is put into place 
then this could happen automatically

Brenton D wrote:
 > the mwnode part should be addedd into the users edit
 > node page on the mw site so that they can add an ip
 > address to there node id.
 > --- owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
 > <sneeze at alphalink.com.au> wrote:
 >
 >>Nice idea in theory....but I can't see it happening.
 >>
 >>The problem is other wireless groups won't take
 >
 > kindly to one group making
 >
 >>a decision like that.  The other issue is that other
 >
 > wireless groups
 >
 >>already have other DNS systems, some similar to this
 >
 > one. Another issue is
 >
 >>that we really shouldn't be thinking about linking
 >
 > interstate when we
 >
 >>aren't linked up within the state.
 >>
 >>There's a lot of getting ahead of ourselves which
 >
 > results in nobody making
 >
 >>a decision in the end and nothing progressing at
 >
 > all.  Part of the reason I
 >
 >>have become so jaded.
 >>
 >>With the mwnode.com DNS setup, it took nothing to
 >
 > setup, it works for
 >
 >>everyone, it's very simple.  Until such time as
 >
 > someone can show the group
 >
 >>another system that works and an actual *need* for
 >
 > another system, why
 >
 >>bother?
 >>
 >>I had a draft of another DNS system ready to go
 >
 > sometime ago that would
 >
 >>have also worked but was more involved.  I came to
 >
 > the conclusion that I
 >
 >>could put the idea out there and people would say
 >
 > great stuff, but nothing
 >
 >>was ever going to happen.  So mwnode.com happened
 >
 > overnight and it does the
 >
 >>job fine.
 >>
 >>So my opinion would be to just keep using it until
 >
 > there is good reason to
 >
 >>change.  Concentrate on other things such as getting
 >
 > active services on the
 >
 >>network, working on better routing design, and more
 >
 > links between groups.
 >
 >>It's all very well to have a free wireless network
 >
 > but if nobody does
 >
 >>anything with it what's the point? (pings don't
 >
 > count)
 >
 >>
 >>
 >>>Hi Ryan,
 >>>
 >>>thanks for the info - I was unaware of such a
 >
 > system already in place.
 >
 >>>My only thought is that the naming convention is
 >
 > very specific to
 >
 >>>*melbourne*wireless - at present this doesn't
 >
 > matter - however if (when)
 >
 >>>melb wireless manages to spread its wings and
 >
 > connect with one of the
 >
 >>>interstate networks things may be a little
 >
 > different. I would have
 >
 >>>though a more generic, national naming convention
 >
 > would be the best
 >
 >>option?
 >>
 >>>keep in mind I am simply sharing my thoughgts on
 >
 > this - I am unaware of
 >
 >>>the history of this to date (as, it would seem, are
 >
 > many others).
 >
 >>>Has this naming convention been set in stone by the
 >
 > committee or is it
 >
 >>>just one that has got "off the ground"?
 >>>
 >>>john
 >>>node INQ
 >>>
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