[clug] Wireless network over belconnen
Rohan Mitchell
rohan.mitchell at undefined.homelinux.net
Wed Jun 16 05:15:08 GMT 2004
Hi all,
Some friends and myself are planning on setting up a wireless mesh
network across belconnen, using 802.11b/g cards with debian, high gain
omnidirectional antennas
(http://www.amsterdamwireless.net/workshop-15-12/3.html), and AODV
routing (http://w3.antd.nist.gov/wctg/aodv_kernel/), which means that
instead of using standard access points in a hub and spoke formation,
each node routes packets between its neighbours. A map of the planned
area is available at http://undefined.homelinux.net/~zero/map.png . I've
seen www.air.net.au, but last time i checked it looked pretty dead. Is
anyone interested in reviving the concept with this project? At the
moment we have around one person interested per suburb for a number of
suburbs spanning from dunlop to aranda, but it is likely to be too
sparse for good signal strength with factors like interference from
trees is taken into account. Does anyone have some first hand experience
of what sort of ranges and speeds you can get under these conditions?
In addition to more interested people to help bridge gaps, we could use
some legal advice as to whether there are any complications with power
levels if we use directional antennas, and also issues with requirements
for a carrier licence if people share their internet access.
Also, any hardware donations (old server boxes, with at least one pci
slot) would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Rohan
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