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I would like to be involved. I have some experience with the cantenna, and could build one no problem. I would like to try a freznel lense though. A bit harder but much better. And it can be used with the can for a double dose.<BR>
<BR><BR>Joseph Wennechuk<BR>________________<BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR>
> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 20:03:22 -0500<BR>> From: cdfrey@foursquare.net<BR>> To: kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] UBB Discussion, look at Cogeco<BR>> <BR>> This sounds like something that might be better done at a weekly project<BR>> meeting... perhaps people meet at kwartzlab and try to solve one problem<BR>> per week.<BR>> <BR>> I'm not (yet?) a kwartzlab member, but this would seem to keep momentum<BR>> going for a wireless mesh project. Keeping it going as a group.<BR>> <BR>> - Chris<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On Sat, Feb 05, 2011 at 05:33:06PM +0000, zixiekat@gmail.com wrote:<BR>> > I still think fiddling with some WiFi stuff sounds like fun, even if its just a connection between some LUG members and doesn't ultimately lead to the internet. Think of it as a wireless BBS.<BR>> > <BR>> > Anyone up for seeing how cheaply this can be done? I might be interesting to see just how far we can reliably throw a WiFi signal with some homebrew antennas. We can always use a VPN to join distant members. <BR>> > <BR>> > I have two 'spare' routers, both easily flashable with Tomato or DD-WRT. Anyone have experience building cantennas?<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network.<BR>> > Envoy? sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le r?seau de Bell.<BR>> > <BR>> > -----Original Message-----<BR>> > From: Bob Jonkman <bjonkman@sobac.com><BR>> > Sender: kwlug-disc-bounces@kwlug.org<BR>> > Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:19:36 <BR>> > To: <kwlug-disc@kwlug.org><BR>> > Reply-To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc@kwlug.org><BR>> > Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] UBB Discussion, look at Cogeco<BR>> > <BR>> > Interestingly, P2PNet has an article on citizen mesh WiFi today:<BR>> > <BR>> > http://www.p2pnet.net/story/48603<BR>> > <BR>> > ?It is about a project in two Italian towns to construct a<BR>> > citizen-owned WiFi mesh network that will allow direct communication<BR>> > of all participants and will link into the internet at provider level.?<BR>> > <BR>> > The project ?might profitably be replicated in many places across<BR>> > the planet?, he said.<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > Doesn't seem like a mature project yet. Providing a link to the host at <BR>> > 127.0.0.1 gives me reason to doubt their technical chops.<BR>> > <BR>> > --Bob.<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > On 11-02-01 03:20 PM, Bob Jonkman wrote:<BR>> > > I remember waterloowireless.com from about 10 years ago, when Pringles <BR>> > > Cantennas were all the rage. One of the first attempts at mesh WiFi. <BR>> > > Slightly ahead of its time, I think. Their only remaining presence <BR>> > > seems to be this: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/wwrg/<BR>> > ><BR>> > > --Bob.<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > On 11-02-01 12:13 PM, Andrew Sullivan Cant wrote:<BR>> > >> KW-Mesh would be awesome. I have heard of this being done else where,<BR>> > >> but I don't know the details.<BR>> > >><BR>> > >> I did come across a co-op ISP in Ontario called Quadro<BR>> > >> <http://www.quadro.net/>. I assume that they are a Bell DSL re-seller as<BR>> > >> well.<BR>> > >><BR>> > >> Andrew<BR>> > >><BR>> > >><BR>> > >> On 01/02/11 12:04 PM, Adam Glauser wrote:<BR>> > >>> On 2/1/2011 11:34 AM, L.D. Paniak wrote:<BR>> > >>>> You wants to build a mesh network on the west side of Kitchener?<BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>> Is there an ISP that will offer a service that is allowed to be shared<BR>> > >>> in this way? Atria maybe?<BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>> Let's assume that one of us had a fibre connection available, and that<BR>> > >>> the service agreement allowed sharing. What does Atria change per GB <BR>> > >>> for<BR>> > >>> usage? I wonder what sort of usage terms would be required for <BR>> > >>> equitable<BR>> > >>> cost distribution in such a scheme.<BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>>_______________________________________________<BR>> > >>> kwlug-disc mailing list<BR>> > >>> kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<BR>> > >>> http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org<BR>> > >><BR>> > >><BR>> > >>_______________________________________________<BR>> > >> kwlug-disc mailing list<BR>> > >> kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<BR>> > >> http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org<BR>> > <BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > kwlug-disc mailing list<BR>> > kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<BR>> > http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org<BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > kwlug-disc mailing list<BR>> > kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<BR>> > http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> kwlug-disc mailing list<BR>> kwlug-disc@kwlug.org<BR>> http://kwlug.org/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org<BR> </body>
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