Re: [chat] Sydney Wireless Network

[jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 12:07:19AM +1100, Antony Clarke wrote:
> Just a couple of thoughts:
>
> Wouldn't a decent mirror of linux etc., be needed to make it worthwhile.
>
Nope, be imaginative... creative too. Though, I admit, a mirror of something
like mirror.aarnet would be wonderful. Any uni's which do mirroring want to link
up? :)

> Sydney is a very hilly location and where it's flat LOS can be hampered.

That's a bit of a negative... but due to our population density, I believe that
can be overcome.

>
> What sort of microwave antennas are tho old cable tv ones, I have one on my
> roof?

If it's a Galaxy MMDS antenna, it will work with a bit of modification. They
were meant for the 2.5ghz range, and have a LNB built in. Remover of the LNB is
necessary to make them useful for our purpose, and they are almost as good as
antennae made specifically for 2.4ghz.
>
> To be viable wouldn't internet connectivity be required with wireless
> bridges setup to make it viable in connecting many users and made cost
> effective with a mirror and large cache.

Internet connectivity is one thing I want to keep out of the equation for the
timebeing.
I also dislike the idea of having a whole town freeloading off one user's
connection. It's not an econnomically intelligent thing to do. I mean, who will
pay for all the infrastructure if ISP only gets one user's fee for massive
usage?


Hope this helps,

--Jon Teh - Sydney Wireless Network