our customers most frequently asked question/inquiry: is do you have
PCs or macs cuz windows is all they know how to use and don't even
have time to do a crash course in macs (it isn't difficult either,
some just have an aversion to learning stuff). as far as games, one
customer in 3 yrs of business. linux would have drowned us in 3
months.
Kireau Kendrick
The Cybercafe Search Engine
Cafe Cybercaptive, San Mateo, CA
http://cybercaptive.com
On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, David Sullivan wrote:
> Yet more good stuff. Good article that would be useful for anybody using
> Linux.
> i fear that the majority of cybercafe's will be using Microsoft products
> though.
>
> As a friend of mine is so happy to keep pointing out, over 70% of games
> servers are using Linux. Speaks for itself.
> I have seen the advantages of Linux 1st hand but i still feel there is a
> large learning curve to become competent.
> Main advantage:- Free, free,free, less crashes (more stable than Windows),
> etc..
>
> This is not an invitation for another Microsoft/Linux war.
>
> Good article Jay
>
> DaveS
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jay Funnell [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: 08 January 2001 14:44
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [cc] Starbucks Goes Broadband
> >
> > If you're using DHCP, you could restrict connections by the ethernet
> > card's MAC address. Each ethernet card has an identifier that is
> > guaranteed
> > to be unique (each vendor has a range of ids that they are allowed to
> > use).
> > If the MAC address is not recognized, they don't get an IP address.
> >
> > Here is an article that describes how to do it for Linux:
> > http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/May2000/article150.shtml
> >
> > J
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Earl J. Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Date: Friday, January 05, 2001 1:39 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [cc] Starbucks Goes Broadband
> > >
> > >
> > >>At 12:31 PM 1/4/01 -0500, Bill Noel wrote:
> > >>
> > >>[snip]
> > >>
> > >>>We have been offering wireless 802.11 access in the cafe
> > >>>for free for about
> > >>>5 months (it's tough to charge when users can pull into the
> > >>>parking lot and
> > >>>surf without you knowing it). It really is pretty simple
> > >>>to manage.
> > >>
> > >>Hi Bill,
> > >>
> > >> If you had wanted to, you could probably prevent
> > >>unauthorized use of your wireless access by having a server
> > >>tie up the IP addresses that are not currently in authorized
> > >>use. You would have to gin up some software to lock and
> > >>unlock the IP addresses as needed. I have read of at least
> > >>one Wireless ISP who uses that approach to keep people from
> > >>connecting to his system without paying for
> > >>access. Obviously, a cybercafe system would have to be
> > >>designed with more frequent changes in mind, but it should
> > >>be do-able.
> > >>
> > >> Best regards,
> > >>
> > >> Earl
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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