[CUWiN] FreeNet Router Project

[Sascha Meinrath]

Hi Dan,

Thanks for sending this out, I have several conference calls coming up 
over the next week talking with potential partners who could build a 
sub-$100 that could handle all of this once specs are figured out. 
Ideally, I'd like to see a device that'll meet the needs of many different 
groups, not just CUWiN.  It would be extremely useful to have hardware 
specs to refer to during these conversations -- anyone want to throw in 
their thoughts about what this might look like?

--Sascha

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Dan Flett wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I've started a Wiki page detailing a project I am working on.  I am
> seeking advice, criticism, or contributions of any sort on this.
>
> http://wiki.freenetworks.org/index.cgi/FreeNetRouterProject
>
> In short, I'm aiming to create a cheap, dual radio "router-in-a-box"
> with a user friendly web interface - with the aim of making it
> mass-producable.  On the wiki page above the various existing hardware
> and software options are investigated.
>
> I'm involved with Melbourne Wireless
> (http://www.melbournewireless.org.au) where we aim to make a standalone
> wireless network across the city.  Australian Government regulations
> restrict the ways in which you can distribute Internet access - hefty
> licence fees are involved - so our network aims to be a city-wide
> wireless intranet, not necessarily using landlines or any sort of
> Internet tunnelling to connect network clusters.  The 'network
> administrators' are the node owners, most of whom are not network
> engineers, hence the need for a user friendly web interface on the
> router.
>
> The FreeNet Router Project Wiki page specifies a generic router design,
> but I would anticipate that the various FreeNet and Community Wireless
> groups around the world would want to customise it to suit local
> conditions - both from a hardware and a software perspective.
>
> If you're interested in contributing, please email me, or just add your
> contributions to the Wiki page.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dan Flett
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