Re: hot spot managment

2005-01-17 Thread Kevin D. Clark
Bill Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > A little more on this, here's an Information Week article > about a company that makes shielding products, including a paint > with aluminum flecks that would be easier to install than copper > screen. > > http://informationweek.com/story/showArtic

Re: hot spot managment

2005-01-15 Thread Neil Joseph Schelly
On Saturday 15 January 2005 09:37 am, Bill Freeman wrote: > Steven C. Peterson writes: > > I am working with a client of mine that owns a restaurant in Nashua he > > is looking to add a free hotpot to his restaurant but does not want > > people not in the restaurant using it > > A little more o

Re: hot spot managment

2005-01-15 Thread Bill Freeman
Steven C. Peterson writes: > I am working with a client of mine that owns a restaurant in Nashua he > is looking to add a free hotpot to his restaurant but does not want > people not in the restaurant using it A little more on this, here's an Information Week article about a company th

Re: hot spot managment

2004-12-16 Thread Michael ODonnell
Would lead even work as RF shielding? I thought that application required some sort of ferrous metal. Apropos (barely) this thread, last month I was in the Nestle cookie&coffee shop in Sedona that didn't have any signs indicating WIFI availability, but out of curiosity I cranked up my laptop to

Re: hot spot managment

2004-12-14 Thread Brian Chabot
What about using any standard HotSpot management software and issuing access codes when the wait staff takes the order, expiring them when the customer pays their bill? Additionally, it's expensive, but you could shield the restaurant with this stuff: http://www.forcefieldwireless.com/defendair

Re: hot spot managment

2004-12-14 Thread Bill McGonigle
I'm using the ewrt distro for the Linksys WRT54G(S). It has nocat built in. It's good enough that I've been running my neighborhood's wireless network through a few but it's still at the point where sometimes it's better to do a compile when you're customizing nocat. http://www.portless.net/menu/

Re: hot spot managment

2004-12-14 Thread Fred
On Mon, 2004-12-13 at 20:14, Steven C. Peterson wrote: ... > the only other way i can think of restricting access within the > restaurant is to use directional antennas. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated > > Steven That would not be perfect. One way that occured to me is to have one-of

Re: hot spot managment

2004-12-14 Thread Travis Roy
Lots of places like to use cordless phones... I'd check with the neighboring businesses to see if they use 2.4G phones... if they do... encourage them to change to 900mhz or something else... those 2.4G phones can be really disruptive to wifi... as can microwave ovens. I have never had a problem w

Re: hot spot managment

2004-12-13 Thread Derek Martin
On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 08:14:27PM -0500, Steven C. Peterson wrote: > I am working with a client of mine that owns a restaurant in Nashua he > is looking to add a free hotpot to his restaurant but does not want > people not in the restaurant using it You could try encasing the restaurant in lead.

hot spot managment

2004-12-13 Thread Steven C. Peterson
I am working with a client of mine that owns a restaurant in Nashua he is looking to add a free hotpot to his restaurant but does not want people not in the restaurant using it My thinking would be to have some sort of authentication code that changes every so often but am not sure how to do thi

Re: hot spot managment

2004-12-13 Thread Kevin D. Clark
"Steven C. Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am working with a client of mine that owns a restaurant in Nashua he > is looking to add a free hotpot to his restaurant but does not want > people not in the restaurant using it Your client's problem reminds me of this: http://www.ashid

Re: hot spot managment

2004-12-13 Thread Jared Watkins
Travis Roy wrote: I am working with a client of mine that owns a restaurant in Nashua he is looking to add a free hotpot to his restaurant but does not want people not in the restaurant using it You could try encasing the restaurant in lead.. This really is your only option. Even with dire

Re: hot spot managment

2004-12-13 Thread Travis Roy
I am working with a client of mine that owns a restaurant in Nashua he is looking to add a free hotpot to his restaurant but does not want people not in the restaurant using it You could try encasing the restaurant in lead.. This really is your only option. Even with directional antennas