[MLB-WIRELESS] BarCampMelbourne: Getting internet access for a weekend

Ben Balbo ben at benbalbo.com
Wed Jul 1 11:30:07 EST 2009


Victor wrote:
> For the record, here is a list of wifi hotspots available from Node.

Thanks! They don't seem to cover Royal Park (not overly surprisingly).
I'm chasing down a Node contact from a previous conference and will see
what they can do for us.

mw at freenet.net.au wrote:
> I reckon it's a great idea!  If there's a node anywhere to connect to, then
> all you need is some kind of distribution AP.  I'll even loan you a
> DuxMaster gateway for that purpose so you can issue 'tickets' for access
> control (i.e. max 24 hours, 1GB download, etc)

I'll do some scoping in the coming weeks - will take your dish and a WRT
with me. Thanks for the loan offer - I'll forward it to the organisers
list and let you know. I suspect we'll probably go with a trust model as
in previous years though.

Cheers
BB

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