[Cu-wireless] Champaign-Urbana Grassroots Wireless Internet Project

[Sascha Meinrath]

i would start at either:

http://www.consume.net/

or

http://www.seattlewireless.net/

as they both have lots of information.

see you sunday at the IMC.

--sascha

On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Susan Potter wrote:

> Hi Sascha and other CU-wireless people,
>
> Thanks for the info, I think I should be able to attend this Sunday, 1:30 at
> IMC.  I am no expert on wireless internet, however, but am very interested
> in learning about it.  I searched the web for more technical information on
> setting up wireless internet, but only really found superficial or business
> oriented articles/websites (and most of it was dealing with small
> devices/client side of things or WAP).  Does anyone know of a good
> technically focussed web resource on what you are doing(or book I can get
> from Folletts or B&N or somewhere)?  Or perhaps you have some documentation
> on what you have already done (perhaps asking a bit too much:)?
>
> Of course I am familiar with most popular internet standards, but more
> interested in something with info on what you guys are doing right now so
> that I will not be a complete dunce or too behind for your guys.
>
> Thanks,
> Su
> ----
> >hi susan,
> >
> >yes, the wireless project is still up and running.  we've been testing out
> >various antennas, siting various nodes, and building several routers for
> >the prototype network.  currently, we meet every sunday at 1:30.  we had
> >been meeting at my house, but will be meeting next sunday at the
> >Urbana-Champaign IMC (located at 218 West Main Street in Urbana).  we are
> >very close to finishing two routers, which will allow our first
> >point-to-point wireless network.  hopefully at the january 6th meeting we
> >will be testing these routers.
> >
> >if you'd like to get involved, feel free to come to our meeting, or send an
> >e-mail with any questions.
> >
> >--sascha
> >
> >At 04:31 PM 12/28/2001 -0800, you wrote:
> >>I was wondering if this project is still active?  Let me know how others
> >>have set up their nodes of the wireless network?  Maybe I will have some
> >>free time and my business - Bungii - would be willing to support my effort
> >>financially.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Su
> >>---------------
> >>Susan Potter,
> >>Senior Software Consultant @ Bungii, L.L.C.
> >>@work: su at bungii.com
> >>@home: su_potter at hotmail.com
> >>
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