Re: CNN
Matt Savarino <[email protected]>
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That's cool - Does an intranet require a captive portal (such as NoCatAuth) to direct all HTTP attempts? I've got two WRT54Gs running Tailisman... one is currently a Kismet drone and the other for a future public net. On Jun 7, 2005, at 11:41 AM, Casey Halverson wrote: > The best thing so far is local intranets... > > We have a very successful one on TrainNode, which is a mobile hotspot > that rides a commuter train in Seattle. Yes, it offers internet > access > as well, but people will dink around for 5-10 minutes. > > The intranet provides news, weather, travel information, > communication/chat, etc. functions. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matt Savarino > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 11:01 AM > To: SeattleWireless Talk List > Subject: Re: CNN > > > Sorry for the noob question, but I quess my assumption is that > most SWN nodes would offer HTTP access to the Internet. Realizing > that > this is not a technical requirement to be a SWN node... What other > services are commonly offered, and what other incentives are there to > setup (or connect to) nodes? No offense, I guess my personal goal to > get (and soon give) free wireless access to the web has overshadowed > anything else. > > > On Jun 7, 2005, at 7:59 AM, Ralph Sims wrote: > > > Unless something has changed, SWN does not provide > Internet access. That being said, some folks that have connected > nodes > within SWN can and do offer Internet access, but the underlying > reality > is that SWN does not. > > > CNN has a news report about Seattle as the most > un-wired city in the country.... No mention > about > Seattle Wireless..... > > _______________________________________________ > Talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk > > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk > _______________________________________________ Talk mailing list [email protected] http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/talk