nryberg at uspsoig.gov wrote: > Would anyone be interested in compiling a list of potential locations for > AP's? I know the readership of this list is still fairly small, but I think > things could blossom if we could even just get the beginnings of a network > going. What kind of network do people want ? Localised areas of free connectivity with backhaul via DSL/Cable/<whatever> to the Internet ? Or do people envisage a local version of Seattle/BAWUG/Portland/NYC model, with a wireless network which provides connectivity without relying on traditional pay ISP services ? What kind of services would people make available locally (local to the wireless 'net that is - i.e. without having to go out over a traditional ISP) ? Having done this kind of thing before (there's a 9600baud data repeater on top of Moos Tower that I built many years ago) the sprawl that characterizes the metro area really sucks for reaching critical mass with a cellular/mesh model. > I'd want to keep that private, for the security conscious among us (myself > included - thus abbreviated lat/long data), but you get the idea. Either way, folks can mark down 44.9232N/93.3333W as having an open node up and running. 8dB omni to be added soon (if the snow stays off the roof.) I'll happily maintain a list (and create pretty maps) of metro nodes, if people send coords to the list or me. I'll probably not have time to do anything fancy like stick up a web page that automatically updates maps etc in the near future, so if someone wants to do that, speak up - I'll happily pass on being bookkeeper :-) -- andyw at pobox.com Andy Warner Voice: (612) 801-8549 Fax: (208) 575-5634