[Commotion-discuss] Examples of node naming conventions/systems
Dan Staples
danstaples at opentechinstitute.org
Tue Aug 27 17:50:06 UTC 2013
On Tue 27 Aug 2013 01:45:20 PM EDT, Darby Hickey wrote:
> Thanks Aaron forthe update. What do yall do to keep track of
> passwords, and which nodes the pertain to? Any words of advice for
> someone new to community networks on that?
>
> Thanks Grady. Just to clarify, every node has the same name,
> CommunityWireless, is that correct?
>
> On the topic of splash pages, we should get some examples of those for
> people to see, as well.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Grady Johnson
> <grady at opentechinstitute.org <mailto:grady at opentechinstitute.org>> wrote:
>
> In Columbia Heights we experimented with different naming conventions,
> ultimately settling on CommuntityWireless so that it it was
> obvious what
> it was and so that you could seamlessly walk between nodes.
>
> From there, we allowed node hosts to customize the text and layout of
> their splash pages, so they could differentiate themselves that way.
>
> Also, do NOT use spaces, as (at least with PR3) this caused seriously
> problems and the node would have to be reset through direct connection
> and not wirelessly. Which is frustrating for already deployed nodes.
>
> On 08/27/2013 11:51 AM, Darby Hickey wrote:
> > Thanks Aaron and Preston, this is great! Any one else have
> recommendations?
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Preston Rhea <
> > prestonrhea at opentechinstitute.org
> <mailto:prestonrhea at opentechinstitute.org>> wrote:
> >
> >> pIn Mount Pleasant and Red Hook, hostname and AP naming works like
> >> this: SLUG-Name
> >>
> >> In Mount Pleasant, every node starts with MtPCWN and is
> followed by a
> >> name that the owner / host of the node chooses. So,
> >> MtPCWN-TowerofPower, MtPCWN-1825Ingle, MtPCWN-Paloma.
> >>
> >> in Red Hook, they've finally settled on RHWIFI-NAME. With
> Quickstart,
> >> it has to be a -, not a _, between names. And spaces aren't a great
> >> idea in hostnames.
> >>
> >> But there are other options of course! You can also name every node
> >> with the same AP and it will appear as only one SSID.
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 4:31 PM, Darby Hickey
> >> <darbyhickey at opentechinstitute.org
> <mailto:darbyhickey at opentechinstitute.org>> wrote:
> >>> Hi all
> >>>
> >>> We are working on our "Commotion Construction Kit" materials
> to help
> >> people
> >>> set up their own networks. I am currently looking for some
> examples of
> >> node
> >>> naming conventions/systems so that a new person to wireless
> networking
> >> can
> >>> easily get the idea. Also maybe examples of password creating
> >>> conventions/systems, both for Admin and for APs.
> >>>
> >>> If anyone has anything they'd be willing to share, that would
> be great!
> >>> Credit given of course, and we would change any identifying
> information
> >> that
> >>> shouldn't be shared out.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Darby
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Darby Hickey
> >>> Program Associate, Open Technology Institute
> >>> New America Foundation
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> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Preston Rhea
> >> Field Analyst, Open Technology Institute
> >> New America Foundation
> >> +1-202-570-9770 <tel:%2B1-202-570-9770>
> >> Twitter: @prestonrhea
> >>
> >>
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I am pretty sure the quick start doesn't let you use invalid characters
for hostnames or SSIDs now.
And for passwords, I use KeePass (http://keepass.info) for password
management, but I have no idea how to manage passwords that are
supposed to be shared among a group...that's a tough question.
--
Dan Staples
Open Technology Institute
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