Hello all. I just found out about the site at Madeline Ct. I live near the corner of Chestnut & Birch, about 1500ft from the WAP. What are my prospects for...
Hi Chris, I think your chances are quite good actually. You mentioned you don't have any equipment. Would you be using a laptop or a desktop? Do you have any...
... Wow, great! I'd use a desktop running Linux or OpenBSD (depending on driver support) as a router/bridge/fw. I haven't had a chance to check out hardware...
Chris, I'm about twice as far from Madelaine Ct. as you, down by Greer and Metro Circle... if you do try hooking your system up, let me know how it goes for...
Hey Chris! Coverage of the park would be fantastic! I spend a lot of time there in the summer. I just found a site last week that has killer firmware for the...
Hey Damon, I share in your frustration, all this bandwidth in Palo Alto (not to mention the dark fiber) and the politics mess up getting onto it. Hopefully...
... If the info I got from Yahoo maps is right, you're up near 101 and Oregon Expy. According to the maps I saw, you'd be about a mile from the access point....
... Yeah, I'm thinking it would really be pretty cool. ... Hrm, couldn't you do the same thing with a Unix machine as a bridge between the hardwire and the...
... Joe, You need a 802.11b compliant wireless network card that is supported by your operating system (sorry, don't know too much about MacOS.. but then...
Hey Chris, You could use a UNIX box but I think by the time you purchase a PCI 802.11 board (I have a Cisco 340 for testing, cost me $170 on eBay many moons...
http://talgov.com/citytlh/utilities/ubcs/wlan.html Tallahassee has great economic potential and untapped infrastructure resources. The technology sector has...
Hello All! I am attempting to contact users of the system. If you have been using the pafreenet system regulary, please respond to this post as soon as...
I went ahead and ordered the PCMCIA SRAM Card needed to flash access points with Linux. Anyone that needs an AP flashed just drop me a note and we'll get your...
Hi, I was able to get Linux loaded into one of the SMC access points early this morning. So far so good! If anyone needs an access point flashed, the SRAM card...
... I saw the article and have some questions. (A former Palo Alto resident, I live in Ladera now but still spend some time in your neighborhood, with my...
... Right now we are with an ISP. We are looking to move to a leased line configuration once the demand is there. It will be really nice to have a symmetric...
Paul: I read the "Land of Freenet" article in PAWeekly Friday 3/1/02 edition with great interest. I'm not a radio ham or EE so most of what I read in the 19...
QSL! I will get to work on that right away. Since last night, we have had a radical shift in the way the network will be constructed. The OpenAP linux software...
Hi again Frank. Sorry I wasn't more clear on the distance part of the question. With the current antenna height here, we may be pushing it. However, if someone...
I just joined the group and am interested in finding out what I need to do to get a network card and antenna to hook up. I am located on Edgewood in Palo Alto...
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I do want to sign up for this group. I need the email confirmation code. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS...
Paul: thanks for responding. what is a reasonable price to pay on ebay for an Aironet 340 Nic and for a 2.4 GHz yagi or parabolic dish antenna of the type you...
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Hi Irv! Thanks for joining the group! Sounds like you have a nice high roof. How are the trees around your place? We could really use a presence in your part...
Paul: I don't mind having a taller antenna but I'm not sure how I would get it up there since my roof has a fairly steep pitch. My computers operate on Windows...
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I live near El Camino Real and Ravenswood in Menlo Park in a second floor apartment with a flat roof above. I read the article on Paul Gregg in the Palo Alto...
I'm willing to help out with this project. Since I don't have fast internet access, I could set up a repeater, but I'm wondering just what exactly this...
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