Re: [linux] Musing about higher range wifi
John Did you look into wifi mesh access points? You would have wifi pucks separated by a few tens of feet, wherever there is mains power available. One of these also needs to be the base WAN connection, whether by cable or adsl. I say puck because google sells an easily managed system with the units shaped like pucks. There are other manufacturers with more complex systems and fully configurable. You should know that you are taking on a complex project. Ian! mentioned a legal issue, there are probably a few more legal issues. Cheers Rick On March 19, 2020 11:41:15 AM EDT, "Ian! D. Allen" wrote: >On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 11:07:25AM -0400, J C Nash wrote: >> As a community gesture, I'm willing to cover reasonable costs for >> upgrading my plan and modem/transmitter. > >Most ISPs won't let us share our residential connection. >To do so may require a business connection and serious money. > >NCF may be the only exception: > >"Sharing your DSL with neighbours" > >https://www.ncf.ca/ncf/registration/dsl/index.jsp#q14 > >-- >| Ian! D. Allen, BA, MMath - idal...@idallen.ca - Ottawa, Ontario, >Canada >| Home: www.idallen.com Contact Improvisation Dance: >www.contactimprov.ca >| Former college professor (Free/Libre GNU+Linux) at: >teaching.idallen.com >| Defend digital freedom: http://eff.org/ and have fun: >http://fools.ca/ > >To unsubscribe send a blank message to >linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org >To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org >To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org -- Sorry for being brief. Alternate email is rickleir at yahoo dot com
Re: [linux] Musing about higher range wifi
As Ian Allen has pointed out, NCF encourages this, though I accept other ISPs may not. It's also part of the musings (security, registered users) to monitor usage to some extent. My guess is that illegal purposes are relatively difficult to detect if people have set out to go in that direction. JN On 2020-03-19 12:59 p.m., James wrote: > It's a nice idea BUT if someone uses it for illegal purposes I don't know if > you'd be liable. > I'd ask your ISP and make sure it is ok with them. > > On 2020-03-19 11:07 a.m., J C Nash wrote: >> I'm thinking that with all of us rather confined, internet service is >> particularly >> important. So I'm musing about the following. >> >> Situation: In my condo development (2 corporations, about 40 dwellings in >> a space about 220m by 50m) it should be possible to provide wifi with a >> suitable >> access point. As a community gesture, I'm willing to cover reasonable costs >> for >> upgrading my plan and modem/transmitter. Even more so if I can find someone >> else >> who is on a different network (e.g., cable vs my NCF/Bell DSL) so there is a >> level >> of redundancy. >> >> Opinions sought about: >> >> - hardware or hardware combinations >> >> - software setup e.g., owner / guest division, security. I'd prefer to be >> able to >> monitor usage by registered users. >> >> - operational considerations. Most of the owners are seniors and non-tech. >> Simplicity >> and ease of maintenance important. >> >> - Is this a useful idea to pursue? >> >> Best, JN >> >> To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org >> To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org >> To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org >> > > > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org > To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org > To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
Re: [linux] Musing about higher range wifi
It's a nice idea BUT if someone uses it for illegal purposes I don't know if you'd be liable. I'd ask your ISP and make sure it is ok with them. On 2020-03-19 11:07 a.m., J C Nash wrote: I'm thinking that with all of us rather confined, internet service is particularly important. So I'm musing about the following. Situation: In my condo development (2 corporations, about 40 dwellings in a space about 220m by 50m) it should be possible to provide wifi with a suitable access point. As a community gesture, I'm willing to cover reasonable costs for upgrading my plan and modem/transmitter. Even more so if I can find someone else who is on a different network (e.g., cable vs my NCF/Bell DSL) so there is a level of redundancy. Opinions sought about: - hardware or hardware combinations - software setup e.g., owner / guest division, security. I'd prefer to be able to monitor usage by registered users. - operational considerations. Most of the owners are seniors and non-tech. Simplicity and ease of maintenance important. - Is this a useful idea to pursue? Best, JN To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
Re: [linux] Musing about higher range wifi
Indeed. One of the reasons I'm with NCF. JN On 2020-03-19 11:41 a.m., Ian! D. Allen wrote: > On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 11:07:25AM -0400, J C Nash wrote: >> As a community gesture, I'm willing to cover reasonable costs for >> upgrading my plan and modem/transmitter. > > Most ISPs won't let us share our residential connection. > To do so may require a business connection and serious money. > > NCF may be the only exception: > > "Sharing your DSL with neighbours" > > https://www.ncf.ca/ncf/registration/dsl/index.jsp#q14 > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
Re: [linux] Musing about higher range wifi
On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 11:07:25AM -0400, J C Nash wrote: > As a community gesture, I'm willing to cover reasonable costs for > upgrading my plan and modem/transmitter. Most ISPs won't let us share our residential connection. To do so may require a business connection and serious money. NCF may be the only exception: "Sharing your DSL with neighbours" https://www.ncf.ca/ncf/registration/dsl/index.jsp#q14 -- | Ian! D. Allen, BA, MMath - idal...@idallen.ca - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Home: www.idallen.com Contact Improvisation Dance: www.contactimprov.ca | Former college professor (Free/Libre GNU+Linux) at: teaching.idallen.com | Defend digital freedom: http://eff.org/ and have fun: http://fools.ca/ To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
