Comments on: Who needs Bell Canada? No one. http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17763 p2pnet.net - reader powered Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:06:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: free1 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17763/comment-page-1#comment-904527 free1 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:51:42 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17763#comment-904527 Thankx for posting link Jon The idea is best suited for cottage or off grid areas It is essentially a WIFI hot spot with additional abilities to connect to other hot spots or present internet, as you wish. I'd like to add that in Canada where electricity is available anyone can do this just by using an older computer [even a 386] as a server [P1, P2, P3 preferred] or older laptop, using FreeSCO software as router, good internal WIFI card, high gain antenna/s on your roof or in your attic [the higher the better for more coverage], coax cable in between, 2 "N" connectors, PC / laptop should have a floppy drive [very important but not necessary after initial install], 2 MB hard drive or larger [yes, that's 2 MB and not GB for freeSCO and webserver etc.], larger hard drives if file sharing, 16 MB of RAM, second internet LAN card for adding other internet computers or remote administration. freeSCO sports: * Simple bridge * Firewalling and NAT * Dialup, leased line, DSL and cable router * Time, DHCP, DNS, HTTP server * Remote access server * Print server * Supports up to three Ethernet/arcnet/token_ring/arlan NICs and two modems [do your research on it] Things to watch out for: - wardrivers trying to take it down - big telcos trying to shut it down, especially Bell and Rogers [to date i've had to replace 3 Wifi cards due to overloading by high EM surges from one of those idiots, I use a specially designed well insulated super cantenna to track 'em now] - ppl uploading viruses, malware, spyware and other damaging code [i've even had a computer language uploaded that i've never seen before] - lightning and storms, ice, snow - electrical shorts - neighbors complaining i've taken over their home Wifi due to strength on my signal [i guess 20 km was bit too much using 192.168.1.1 :D , switched it to 10.0.0.1 and no more probs] - sharing of someone's private data, video, pics etc., including your own [this can never be stressed enough] ... show respect and you will get it back - sharing other internal computers or LAN ... BIG mistake! - last but not least ... activating your internal webcam for your neighbors to see. I don't think I'll ever live it down There are so many inexpensive and different ways you can go about this the possibilities are endless. Do your research, set one up and be closer to your neighbors. Do it properly and you'll never regret it. I've received a massive education which most only dream of. Enjoy Thankx for posting link Jon
The idea is best suited for cottage or off grid areas
It is essentially a WIFI hot spot with additional abilities to connect to other hot spots or present internet, as you wish.

I’d like to add that in Canada where electricity is available anyone can do this just by using an older computer [even a 386] as a server [P1, P2, P3 preferred] or older laptop, using FreeSCO software as router, good internal WIFI card, high gain antenna/s on your roof or in your attic [the higher the better for more coverage], coax cable in between, 2 “N” connectors,

PC / laptop should have a floppy drive [very important but not necessary after initial install], 2 MB hard drive or larger [yes, that's 2 MB and not GB for freeSCO and webserver etc.], larger hard drives if file sharing, 16 MB of RAM, second internet LAN card for adding other internet computers or remote administration.

freeSCO sports:
* Simple bridge
* Firewalling and NAT
* Dialup, leased line, DSL and cable router
* Time, DHCP, DNS, HTTP server
* Remote access server
* Print server
* Supports up to three Ethernet/arcnet/token_ring/arlan NICs and two modems
[do your research on it]

Things to watch out for:
- wardrivers trying to take it down
- big telcos trying to shut it down, especially Bell and Rogers
[to date i've had to replace 3 Wifi cards due to overloading by high EM surges from one of those idiots, I use a specially designed well insulated super cantenna to track 'em now]
- ppl uploading viruses, malware, spyware and other damaging code [i've even had a computer language uploaded that i've never seen before]
- lightning and storms, ice, snow
- electrical shorts
- neighbors complaining i’ve taken over their home Wifi due to strength on my signal [i guess 20 km was bit too much using 192.168.1.1 :D , switched it to 10.0.0.1 and no more probs]
- sharing of someone’s private data, video, pics etc., including your own [this can never be stressed enough] … show respect and you will get it back
- sharing other internal computers or LAN … BIG mistake!
- last but not least … activating your internal webcam for your neighbors to see. I don’t think I’ll ever live it down

There are so many inexpensive and different ways you can go about this the possibilities are endless. Do your research, set one up and be closer to your neighbors. Do it properly and you’ll never regret it. I’ve received a massive education which most only dream of.

Enjoy

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17763/comment-page-1#comment-902274 Reader's Write Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:44:53 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17763#comment-902274 The only way to to return Internet to the public is to get ride of the ISP the way we are getting read of the music recording industry. There is more than one way to do this. The only way to to return Internet to the public is to get ride of the ISP the way we are getting read of the music recording industry.

There is more than one way to do this.

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