[olug] no nonsense wireless ISP

[Jay Woods]

It looks like I'll be working from home. That implies that I should have a
second method of getting out. Wireless sounds like a good way. I'm in sight
of Woodman (24th and Ames). What is next. ---Jay

"puzzled at home.com" wrote:

>        I spent this morning installing a router, switch, DNS & email
> servers for americanrelay.com - a wireless ISP that is mostly going to
> serve the smaller communities in the area that aren't reachable with
> DSL, ISDN, or Cable.  Our Sprint T1 is in the building but not to the
> office yet - we should be in service later this week.
>
>         I'd be willing to colocate a utility server for olug and do
> forward DNS if someone volunteers to help admin it - I envision some
> simple system where your unix system monitors its IP and when it changes
> it secure shells into the utility server and runs some simple script to
> submit an update. I'd also do mail forwarding if you want to run your
> own qmail system @home.
>
>         We don't intend to spend a lot of energy on wireless in Omaha
> but I am looking for a method to get service to my house (105th &
> Center) from either the office (300 South 16th) or the Woodmen building.
>
>         If you're pissed at @home, go outside and see if you can see the
> Woodmen - if enough people can see it and want service I'll look into
> setting up a Breezecom bridge, otherwise my house is liable to just get
> an ISDN line.
>
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