[CWN-Summit] [CUWiN Press Release] CUWiN Release CUWiNware 0.7.0

Ross Musselman rgmussel at cuwireless.net
Tue Sep 19 17:00:31 CDT 2006


CUWiN Releases CUWiNware 0.7.0

September 19, 2006

CUWiN announces a new version of its flagship software, CUWiNware 0.7.0. 
CUWiNware enables neighbors and communities to create a mesh wireless 
network that can share Internet connections, establish local VoIP 
services, and utilize peer-to-peer connections to improve their 
broadband experience. CUWiNware 0.7.0 makes community networking easier 
to use than ever before. CUWiNware is free open source software, which 
makes it as much as 75% cheaper than its proprietary competitors.

CUWiNware version 0.7.0 makes great strides forward in usability and 
reliability. Dual radio support is the most visible addition to 
CUWiNware, allowing a single node to provide a public access point in 
addition to providing network infrastructure. Network traffic is handled 
more reliably. It also makes gateway configuration more robust. Logging 
synchronization simplifies network administration, in addition to a test 
version of a web-based configuration tool. CUWiNware 0.7.0 also supports 
more diverse hardware.

“The effect of version 0.7.0 will soon be felt in the local 
Champaign-Urbana community, as the City of Urbana converts their current 
nodes into dual-radio nodes, providing free wireless Internet hotspots 
in places like Crane Alley, the Market on the Square, and Lincoln Square 
Mall,” said CUWiN Outreach Coordinator Ross Musselman. “This release 
brings us another step closer to the kind of networks we envision: user 
owned and operated broadband networks.”

For the technical community, CUWiNware 0.7.0 marks a major step forward 
in community wireless networking:

    *

      Dual radio allows a single node to act both as backhaul for the
      network and as an access point for public use.

    *

      Improved routing fidelity and routing daemon reliability,
      implements a more robust DHCPselect feature for gateway
      auto-configuration,

    *

      Syncing of HSLS daemon logs with Zebra logs for better debugging,

    *

      Non-i386 architectures support, including nascent support for the
      Atheros AR5312.

    *

      NodeConfig, a web-based graphical user interface that allows the
      user to change the node's settings through a web browser. Version
      0.7.0 contains a beta version of this feature, which can be
      accessed by typing the IP of the node into one's browser.

Release Notes:

CUWiNware Version 0.7.0 was released on September 19, 2006.

For more information, contact:

Ross Musselman, CUWiN Outreach Coordinator
Email: rgmussel at cuwireless.net
Tel: +1 217 278-3933 x.30

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