Re: Going Wireless
Mike Lehman <[email protected]>
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Looks like we got some publicity from The Progressive Review. Sam Smith published my note to him on the project in today's (April 13) Undernews. See it at http://prorev.com/indexa.htm Mike Lehman Mike Lehman wrote: > Sam, > I saw your comment about wanting more info on wifi systems in today's > edition of Undernews (http://prorev.com/indexa.htm). Here in Urbana, IL, > we are in the process of building a community wireless system to provide > ubiquitous (and free to the user) wifi access. > > Assisted by a recently won $200,000 grant, the nearly three-year old > project is now expanding from a test network that has tested initial > software and hardware configurations into a syatem that will have at > least 50 nodes. The city of Urbana is participating by allowing access > to city infrastructure (such as locations on city buildings and, soon, > lightpoles). > > Eventually, it is hoped that the model developed can be exported to > Third World areas to improve internet access, as well as to any > community that organizes to build such a network. The project is > fiscally sponsored by the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center. > > Here is a link to the project website for more info: > http://www.cuwireless.net/ _______________________________________________ CU-Wireless mailing list [email protected] http://lists.cu.groogroo.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/cu-wireless Project Page: http://cuwireless.ucimc.org