[CLUG] [OT] wireless networks

[Damien Mulley]

My first reply didn't seem to get through, I'll blame Twigger.co.uk

> Following on from discussion a while ago about creating a wireless
> network in Cork. Have a read of Cringley's latest:
> http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20010712.html

Heres some I made earlier:

Getting a DSL connection to your home using wireless:
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20010628.html

Using an old Sat dish for Wireless:
http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Airport/Primestar/Primestar.html

More Airport Projects:
http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Airport/Airport_index.html

Long range wireless in NZ:
http://hotapplepi-phd.com/airport.shtml

Karlnet Dublin, Ohio Lucent uses their software in their Wireless 
Products.
http://www.karlnet.com/

Roll your own
http://www.netscum.com/~clapp/wireless.html

 Getting Mac Airports working on a non Mac OS
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/networking/airport_pc.htm

http://www.macwindows.com/airportpc.html

> I still think Cork is too hilly for it, but there are possibilities.

My cunning plan is to see if the schools will go for a wireless network 
between themselves. I think theres money in the Dept. of Education 
and Science for IT projects. A good few schools have high vantage 
points. They might get their bandwidth from the colleges or heanet 
provided that its restricted to academic use. 

Once the schools are interconnected, a non commercial network could 
be formed around this with outside bandwidth being supplied by 
donations of bandwidth from companies with leased lines which are 
idle after business hours.

Even a small few nodes with good views of the city will give good 
coverage. Anyone know where I can get a map of Cork City with the 
highest natural and manmade structures around ?

Anyone on the Northside with views of Pairc Ui Caoimh ? I live next 
door to the place. If you do have a view and are interested in 
connecting to me lemme know, you might not have to buy all the 
equipment either...

Damien.