From: Andrew Wyllie <wyllie@dilex.net> To: Brian <bri@sonicboom.org> Cc: Andrew Wyllie <wyllie@dilex.net>, Rasputin <rasputin@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSD box as Airport replacement? Message-ID: <20010117093324.B22875@drella.newsof.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101170900210.6222-100000@cx175057-a.ocnsd1.sdca.home.com>; from bri@sonicboom.org on Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 09:02:23AM -0800 References: <20010117084116.A22875@drella.newsof.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101170900210.6222-100000@cx175057-a.ocnsd1.sdca.home.com>
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Hi Brian, Actually, here in Seattle, they have something called the Seattle Wireless Network which (with the right equipment) would allow you to share: http://www.seattlewireless.net/ I have not really played around with it much, but the connections are encrytped and you can configure DHCP to only accept specific MAC addressess - which should be enogh to prevent people from stealing (would be interesting to configure DHCP to show you if anyone is trying to steal...). andrew On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Brian wrote: > With that kind of range, have you thought about a login process to use the > service. I saw an articele recently, in sysadmin I believe, where someone > setup a process with really short dhcp lease times until they completed a > login process on an internal web page. This could prevent yer neighbor or > a prankster in a vsn from swipin service from you. > > Brian > > On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Andrew Wyllie wrote: > > > Hi Rasputin, > > > > I bought the Orinoco (Lucent WaveLAN cards - the "Gold" version ). > > I used an old 486/100 with 16MB ram and a 500MB drive and this paper: > > > > http://www.live.com/wireless/unix-base-station.html > > > > It works great. My base station is in the basement and I can use it > > from all over the house and part way down the street ( the cards say > > they work up to 1700 feet - outside ). > > > > > > have fun > > andrew > > > > > > > > On Wed, 17 Jan 2001, Rasputin wrote: > > > > > That's plan of the month; > > > fit a cablemodem-connected BSD box with a wireless NIC and > > > run it as a gateway for iBooks. > > > > > > I know nothing about wireless networking, just thought it would be cool. > > > Are there any gotchas with regard to the clients (iBook, maybe a Vaio)? > > > > > > And what NICs would people recommend? > > > (Range required is < 50 ft if that matters; > > > BSD box is upstairs, I'll be in the > > > garden with a beer..) > > > > > > Thanks a lot. > > > > > > -- > > > Rasputin > > > Jack of All Trades :: Master of Nuns > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > > > ............................................................................... > > Andrew Wyllie <wyllie@omasum.com> Open Source Integrator > > v.206.729.7439 __We can catify or stringify, > > c.206.851.9876 separately or together!__ perl-5.005_03 > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > > ............................................................................... Andrew Wyllie <wyllie@omasum.com> Open Source Integrator v.206.729.7439 __We can catify or stringify, c.206.851.9876 separately or together!__ perl-5.005_03 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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