Re: [nycwireless] Not sure about muni-Wifi? Read this from the SBC chief

with it (surfing, VoIP) is up to you isn't it? Christopher MC CARTHY Technical Communicator CertEx GL TRADE Headquarters 42 Rue Notre Dame des Victoires F-75002 Paris +33 1 53 40 00 00 (switchboard) +33 1 53 40 01 16 (direct line) www.gltrade.com -Original Message- Message: 6 Date: W

RE: [nycwireless] Noderunner Paris, WiFiledeFrance

Arg, I get this day after the event :( Hope it went well and the rain wasn't too much of a problem! Chris Paris 12th -Original Message- Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:14:48 -0400 From: Yury G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [nycwireless] Noderunner Paris, WiFiledeFrance To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mess

RE: [nycwireless] Using Open Nodes in France?]

Things have changed immensely in the last two years in France. WRT laws/regulations etc, I can think of three important changes: 1. you no longer have to apply to ART (telecom/airwaves authority) to operate an AP in your own home (yes at the beginning, I was supposed to and actually did, write a

Re: [nycwireless] Wireless Cards for Windows 95?

FWIW if ever you really need 128-bit WEP, you should now be able to perform this alchemy, going by my last visit to the Netstumbler.net forums. I should be able to dig out the link if requested... -Original Message- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:09:42 -0400 (EDT) From: Kevin Arima <[EMAIL PRO

[nycwireless] No security = privacy

Interesting read in Salon today, about disabling WEP etc in the name of privacy... "May 18, 2004 | Last week, I turned off all the security features of my wireless router. I removed WEP encryption, disabled MAC address filtering and made sure the SSID was being broadcast loud and clear. Now, any

[nycwireless] RE: nycwireless Digest, Vol 14, Issue 12

Can anyone comment on how good (or bad) reception (.b and .g) is with an AirportExtreme enabled iBook or PowerBook? -Original Message- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 15:31:45 -0400 From: "Rodolfo Nunez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [nycwireless] wi-fi nic with input for antenna VS bu

[nycwireless] RE: nycwireless Digest, Vol 14, Issue 10

Where can the Agere firmware be found? Period searches suggest that the latest firmware and drivers for a Hermes1 based card (personally got an Avaya Silver) dates from 12-18 months ago... -Original Message- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 12:57:47 -0700 From: Jim Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj

[nycwireless] FW: WET54G: problems + seeking antenna info

Don't think this got through on account of a 'From' address slightly diffenrent to one used to sign-up... > -Original Message- > From: Christopher Mc Carthy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 07 January, 2004 18:42 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'

RE: [nycwireless] Routing around the problem

Love it. Any idea whether it was .b or .g? If it's .b then I should be able to do the same with an Orinoco card? That is, as long as I install a proxy server? Nice to be able to do it on a Mac by just uncommenting a few lines in a conf file :) -Original Message- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 1

Wireless Ethernet Bridge [was Re: [nycwireless] Which Antenna]

I'm looking at doing something very similar. Got a RG-1000 in my 2nd floor apartment, and I would like to share the connection with a neighbour (ground/1st floor, across a small yard). When checking out the site with my laptop equipped with an Orinoco silver, I saw that the signal cut out about 5

RE: [nycwireless] few more stats from warbiking ...

> -Original Message- > From: Christopher Mc Carthy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 23 July 2003 11:29 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [nycwireless] few more stats from warbiking ... > > > Excuse my ignorance, but what is "OUI"? > > A

[nycwireless] RE:No WiFi @ Olympic Games 2004

Well they used WiFi at the 2002 World Cup, but it seems mainly for the journalists... http://www.80211-planet.com/columns/article.php/1367881 > -Original Message- > Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 15:02:11 -0700 > From: "Jon Baer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [nycwireless] No WiFi @ Olympic Game

RE:[nycwireless] One last DEAD HORSE

> Yankee Stadium light = WiFi. Yes, it is free to use for all > it covers. > > Internet access = electrical supply. No, it is not free. > Internet access > is mine and I paid for it. > > Using something that's mine without asking is wrong. It's > one of the things > we hope people learn i

RE: [nycwireless] Fwd: Wireless London is wide open

Ha, I'm off to London tomorrow, but don't think the girlfriend will let me take the notebook, so I'll be stuck to using a 56k modem when I get to my brother's :( > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 16:11:48 -0500 > From: Anthony Townsend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [nycwireless] Fwd: Wireles

[nycwireless] Re: Staples Belkin Sale

There is currently no 'official' 802.11g standard as the proposal is still in the process of being ratified. Apparently interoperability is not as it should be. There are a couple of articles on this, and vendors promises (lack of) to upgrade kit when the draft is finally ratified at http://209

[nycwireless] Re: Comparisons of wireless hardware?

We're talking about 802.11b here right? In that case the cards come from Lucent/Wavelan/Orinoco (Hermes chipset). But I don't think they're a simple rebadge - think the physical form is slightly different and that an airport card is not usable in anything else but a Mac. -Original Message

RE: [nycwireless] RE: Archives & Orinoco flashing

er card, then this will not work. Thank-you, Mark P.S. There may be a newer version that works on XP, but I do not have it. If you do get a copy of it, please drop me an E-mail, and I'll post the newest/latest drivers. -Original Message- From: [EMA

RE: [nycwireless] RE: Archives & Orinoco flashing

Tried under XP and ME. Although I only had a rebadged card to try with (Avaya). When I get a few minutes I'll contact the Paris list to see what version of Windows they were using... -Original Message- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 21:23:28 -0500 From: "Ari Bakst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [

[nycwireless] RE: Archives & Orinoco flashing

There are at least three methods: 1. use an Intermec AP I believe this works, it's referred to in the archives and is also described in the Netstumbler forums 2. Use a Mac This works - see 3. Use a PC Don't think this works (perso

RE: [nycwireless] How to convert an Orinoco Silver to an Orinoco Gold card...

Info can also be found on the Paris wireless (Paris Sansfil) site: http://www.paris-sansfil.net/index.php/UpgradeSilverToGoldWindowsEn And a reminder for those with macs: http://www.paris-sansfil.net/index.php/UpgradeSilverToGoldMacEn Voila, shall be testing the Windows method with an Avaya card

[nycwireless] RE: nycwireless digest, Vol 1 #702 - 7 msgs

Wasn't the guy from Vivato a certain John Richey, formerly (still?) at Agere (Lucent, Orinoco whatever) and someone who (I've read) knows his wlan stuff? Anyway, WRT the licensing comment here and in a later message, that's a very important point IMHO. Doesn't matter how good the technology is un

RE: [nycwireless] Interesting article from Pen Computing.....

Thanks for shooting that down - I did wonder about the "802.1x compatible NIC" bit, but I just don't know enough about this stuff :( Message: 7 Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 16:29:34 -0500 (EST) From: Kevin Arima <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [nycwireless] RE: nycwireless digest,

[nycwireless] [Article] Expert: Alleged Wi-Fi Risks Are Nonsense

Never got through as my e-mail address changed recently. Sending it again as it's an interesting read and I haven't seen it here. -Original Message----- From: Christopher Mc Carthy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 January 2003 10:33 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[

Re: [nycwireless] choosing a pc card

WRT question 2., the new Orinoco combo a/b card is the first new Orinoco card since Proxim bought the division from Agere earlier this year. It does not use the tried/tested/loved (Lucent/Agere) Hermes chipset. Instead it uses an Atheros chip, which has got very good reviews so far for 802.11a, b

[nycwireless] Linksys WAP11 v2.2 as well [was "D-Link Access Point DWL-900AP+ TFTP Vulnerability"]

FYI I forwarded this to the French list for Paris yesterday, and got a reply this morning that the vulnerability is present on the Linksys WAP 11 v2.2. --__--__-- From: "Ben Serebin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 16:23:31 -0400 Su

RE: [nycwireless] Avaya (lucent) Silver -> Gold + "War-Pramming"

Avaya = Orinoco = Lucent (see ) I've heard of two techniques of changing silver => gold 1. put silver card into an Internec AP for ten minutes or so (described in the NYC archives somewhere) 2. use a mac (see

[nycwireless] [Article] Want Wi-Fi? Verizon takes it home

Quelle surprise ! "Not all broadband providers are jumping on the Wi-Fi wagon. Time Warner Cable does not yet have any plans to sell Wi-Fi equipment, a representative said Wednesday." http://news.com.com/2100-1033-961463.html?tag=fd_top_10 Want Wi-Fi? Verizon takes it home By Ben Charny Staff W

Re: [nycwireless] Orinoco rg-1000 vs rg-1100

RG-1100 - does not have a modem (never had one) - has a gold card (so can do 128 WEP) - is just an AP, so can only do bridging AFAIK; however can use ABS version 1, RG-1000 and AP-500 firmware RG-1000 - does have a modem - only has a silver card (but this can be replaced with a gold card) - is a

[nycwireless] RE: Watching your AP by Dustin

Quick question to Dustin (or others) - I should imagine in this case that the AP is just a dumb wireless bridge, and that all the intelligence work is taking place on a linux box... A dumb question I'm sure, but I want to be sure as I'd like to have a trail of my AP (when I finally open it up) bu

Re: [nycwireless] 2.4ghz phone testing event

FWIW we have a Siemens Gigaset 4000 Classic at home. No problems about using it and my notebook (Orinoco silver) at the same time. Went for Siemens because we'd heard good things about them (after two reasonably bad analog cordless phones), and the features/price were OK. However the ('phone) b

[nycwireless] PTP and Starbucks in Portland TV Clips

Cool, just watched that. Wonder what the Starbucks special announcement will be? Message: 8 From: "Ben Serebin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 12:38:12 -0400 Subject: [nycwireless] PTP and Starbucks in Portland TV Clips Hello Everyone, Well, Terry po

[nycwireless] RE: "Starbucks Clashes With WiFi Hobbyists Over Airwaves"

orst coffee I've ever tasted outside institutional settings, well, no doubt this initiative will go quite nicely. ® -Message d'origine- De : Christopher Mc Carthy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoyé : 20 August 2002 11:42 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : "Starbucks Clashes W

[nycwireless] "Starbucks Clashes With WiFi Hobbyists Over Airwaves"

'Lifted' off slashdot - , of potential major interest... A little quote from the article <<"If we take the stance that we're the little guy and start hopping around, what happens when there are no channels left?" Shand said.>> Hear hea

RE: [nycwireless] change of name

On the site it says that the change is permanent and had to be done very quickly following a nastygram from Weca/their lawyers (a scan of the letter should be up soon). I too had forgotten that WiFi is a trademark, I'm so used to seeing it in headlines now. As well as changing the name and putti

[nycwireless] RE: Attachments

OK, that's the way it works (attachments are allowed) at the moment. On the other hand, anyway of getting the digest to strip attachments, or more likely their mess, out (no idea if this is technically possible)? Cheers, have a good weekend, and of course *peace* (I'm very chilled, just five mor

RE: [nycwireless] Investor's Business Daily - "Broadband Providers Begin To Crack Down On Subscribers Who Share Connections"

Excellent article, the only thing missing is TWC saying you're got to basically line your home with lead if you want to use Wifi ;) Cannot remember who it was who spoke about the kafka-esque conversation they had with the cable company, but I remember the gist - I think sitting outside on the fir

RE: [nycwireless] RE: how-to: Windoze

e time for that anyway? [lol, one of my broken new year resolutions - play more games!] -Message d'origine- De : Gerald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoye : 29 July 2002 15:51 A : Christopher Mc Carthy Cc : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: [nycwireless] RE: how-to: Windoze On Mon, 29 Jul

[nycwireless] RE: how-to: Windoze

FWIW I'm happy to say that with XP at least, it is no longer necessary to reboot your PC after every single tiny change you make to your IP config :)) This does however come at the price of product activation :( Apart from that info. nothing to suggest I'm afraid :( Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 01:1

RE: [nycwireless] Authentication options?

I must be missing something obvious, but why don't you use Nocat (no 'nix box?)? I believe that's what some nycwireless sites (Bryant Park?) use... >From what you say this would fulfill all your requirements (free, certificate based authentication, three levels of users/access). http://nocat.ne

RE: [nycwireless] What type of access do you share?

-Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > Christopher Mc Carthy > Sent: 11 July 2002 19:57 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [nycwireless] What type of access do you share? > > > Hello, > > After a year of thinking a

[nycwireless] Re: RG-1000 Not accepting new IP

Can the RG-1000 accept the 2.0 ABS firmware? Also why do you suggest using this firmware rather than the latest Orinoco one? (if you can sum up in a few words, otherwise I can always seek out the respective readmes - in actual fact is there a more up-to-date comparison of the RG-1x00, AP-500 and

[nycwireless] What type of access do you share?

Hello, After a year of thinking and thinking about it and getting continually sidetracked, I want finally to make my AP accessible to others (here in Paris). I don't have a 'nix box, so I cannot use NoCat or anything similar. However, I can upgrade my ADSL modem so that I have a very capable fir

Re: [nycwireless] RG-1000 Not accepting new IP

FYI a few snippets of my message to Han off-list. FWIW I have successfully used a no-name Realtek based 10/100 Ethernet PC Card in my laptop to connect to a RG-1000 (using a cross-over cable obviously!). Here goes: "I suggest trying the steps below first (sent to me by level 4 Orinoco tech supp

[nycwireless] RE: nycwireless] rg-1000 reset error

Han, A number of us on this list have these things and have got in and out of various problems. Firstly, a bit more info - was your RG-1000 working *correctly* at any time before? If so what config did you have it in? - what OS are you under? - what make is the client card? - what Orinoco soft

[nycwireless] Posting in HTML

Most people post in plain text to this list thankfully. Can I ask the few who do post in HTML to consider trying to post in just plain text to this list? The reason I ask is that HTML leaves a horrible mess, especially with the daily digest. An example is below. If this is not possible, no wor

[nycwireless] RE: US Robotics 22Mbps 802.11b

Yep. The technology is actually from TI, and the kit is OEM'ed from the Far East. A discussion on Slashdot http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/20/149213 Short article from The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/5/22689.html -Message d'origine- US Robotics 22Mbps 802.11

[nycwireless] Orinoco Software Spring 2002 Update

Just a 'heads-up', that the latest Orinoco s/w etc is now available from the Orinoco site. http://www.orinocowireless.com/template.html?section=m52&envelope=90&action= folder -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Arc

[nycwireless] RE. Password for RG/TrueMobile 1150

Message: 2 Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 17:08:14 -0400 From: "Seth Rothenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [nycwireless] Password for RG/TrueMobile 1150 IBAG.I bought a Gateway There is a password set on it, and I don't know it. Orinoco Tech support dis-owns the device.

[nycwireless] RE: nycwireless digest, Vol 1 #397 - 6 msgs

This is something I've searched the net/NGs for, but the general consensus is 'no'. I saw one post in the Netstumbler forums saying it was possible, but no instructions on how. However it seems that you *can*, with a bit of effort, update the firmware on a rebranded card with an Orinoco updater

[nycwireless] RE: Orinico Windohs trouble

- Is the card Orinoco or Dell branded (unfortunately this *does* make a difference)? - Do you have an install CD for the card? I installed an Avaya branded card on a Dell Inspiron just a couple of days ago. There was no specific ME driver for it, so I used the Win 98 driver (as advised in their