Re: CNN

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002319715_unwired07.html

Too bad the local writers get confused between a business and our
project.  I've dropped a line to the author with corrections in
reguards to the differences.

BTW - NodesInMotion rock & roam

-Joe

On 6/7/05, Matt Savarino <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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.....
> >
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