Comments for Free Sydney Wireless - SydneyFreeNet http://blog.freesydneywireless.com SydneyFreeNet, community driven, free, wireless access all across Sydney. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:32:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Meraki: end of life for the Standard Edition by aDB http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2008/08/13/meraki-end-of-life-for-the-standard-edition/#comment-56 aDB Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:31:39 +0000 http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/?p=85#comment-56 I also received this in an email newsletter today. To say that I am dismayed is a tremendous understatement. Quite simply, this once and for all ends any chance Meraki had to change the world. Unless you count driving the early adopters away to form an open source product that changes the world! Sigh. Attention Open-Mesh : you are our only hope. I also received this in an email newsletter today. To say that I am dismayed is a tremendous understatement.

Quite simply, this once and for all ends any chance Meraki had to change the world. Unless you count driving the early adopters away to form an open source product that changes the world!

Sigh.

Attention Open-Mesh : you are our only hope.

]]> Comment on Municipal Wifi 2.0 = Community Wifi 1.0? by freechelmi http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2008/06/14/municipal-wifi-20-community-wifi-10/#comment-53 freechelmi Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:49:01 +0000 http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/?p=60#comment-53 Ok But what are the plans with Meraki ? With recent meraki with changes & prices, can we still call this a community project? don't we just need the right software and some money for the hardware given by the mayor ? the rest is just a matter of a bunch of geeks motivated Ok But what are the plans with Meraki ? With recent meraki with changes & prices, can we still call this a community project? don’t we just need the right software and some money for the hardware given by the mayor ?

the rest is just a matter of a bunch of geeks motivated

]]> Comment on NSW Gov free wifi plan shot and buried by halans http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2008/05/08/nsw-gov-free-wifi-plan-shot-and-buried/#comment-48 halans Mon, 12 May 2008 02:02:18 +0000 http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/?p=55#comment-48 The <a href="http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-categories:m2589-1-1-8-s-0" rel="nofollow">Victoria government</a> keeping tabs on whats happening in NSW regarding <a href="http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/index.php?env=-categories:m2589-1-1-8-s-0" rel="nofollow">wireless connectivity</a>... Which actually gives a nice overview of what has been happening in NSW. The Victoria government keeping tabs on whats happening in NSW regarding wireless connectivity… Which actually gives a nice overview of what has been happening in NSW.

]]> Comment on NSW Gov free wifi plan shot and buried by halans http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2008/05/08/nsw-gov-free-wifi-plan-shot-and-buried/#comment-47 halans Sun, 11 May 2008 05:34:20 +0000 http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/?p=55#comment-47 <a href="http://www.wirelessphiladelphia.org/" rel="nofollow">Wireless Philadelphia</a> could be the next <a href="http://philly.metro.us/metro/local/article/Citywide_WiFi_could_be_shut_down/12422.html" rel="nofollow">municipal wifi network to be taken down</a>, again with Earthlink involved. It wasn't free to begin with, and apparently the Earthlink service was pretty bad. So why pay for bad service anyway. So they didn't have enough subscribers to support the service. Wireless Philadelphia could be the next municipal wifi network to be taken down, again with Earthlink involved. It wasn’t free to begin with, and apparently the Earthlink service was pretty bad. So why pay for bad service anyway. So they didn’t have enough subscribers to support the service.

]]> Comment on How can I get involved? by halans http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2007/11/04/how-can-i-get-involved/#comment-46 halans Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:57:01 +0000 http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2007/11/04/how-can-i-get-involved/#comment-46 Hey rainerj, you should start by talking to your neighbours, and get them on board. Then have them talk to their neighbours to get them onboard... And at some point in time all disparate networks would join up. But do give it some time... Hey rainerj, you should start by talking to your neighbours, and get them on board. Then have them talk to their neighbours to get them onboard… And at some point in time all disparate networks would join up. But do give it some time…

]]> Comment on How can I get involved? by rainerj11 http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2007/11/04/how-can-i-get-involved/#comment-45 rainerj11 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:01:04 +0000 http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2007/11/04/how-can-i-get-involved/#comment-45 ok - so i've got a couple of merakis now, but how do we go about joining all of the disperate meraki networks i've seen around sydney into one common network, similar to the sf experience? any ideas? would love to see it happen... ok - so i’ve got a couple of merakis now, but how do we go about joining all of the disperate meraki networks i’ve seen around sydney into one common network, similar to the sf experience? any ideas? would love to see it happen…

]]> Comment on About by 'freethenet' with Meraki - MacTalk Forums http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/about/#comment-44 'freethenet' with Meraki - MacTalk Forums Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:04:41 +0000 http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/about/#comment-44 [...] provide the city-wide wifi they were promised and went about bulk ordering Meraki hardware to do it themselves. Free Canberra Wireless are steaming ahead too, their advantage being the city is much smaller than [...] [...] provide the city-wide wifi they were promised and went about bulk ordering Meraki hardware to do it themselves. Free Canberra Wireless are steaming ahead too, their advantage being the city is much smaller than [...]

]]> Comment on Quick Questionnaire by Skit http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2008/03/18/quick-questionnaire/#comment-39 Skit Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:55:07 +0000 http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2008/03/18/quick-questionnaire/#comment-39 A) 813mb B) 15, 5 regulars C) 2 Minis D) Standard E) Nope F) Wembley, WA. Appartment Country :P G) icanhazmeraki.net H) Not yet... :P A) 813mb
B) 15, 5 regulars
C) 2 Minis
D) Standard
E) Nope
F) Wembley, WA. Appartment Country :P
G) icanhazmeraki.net
H) Not yet… :P

]]> Comment on Quick Questionnaire by halans http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2008/03/18/quick-questionnaire/#comment-37 halans Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:31:45 +0000 http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2008/03/18/quick-questionnaire/#comment-37 A) 2.47Gb B) think about 8 unique users, 4 regulars C) 1 outdoors D) Standard E) Not yet. Soon setting up an Open-Mesh router F) Sydney North Harbour G) icanhazmeraki.net and nodedb.com H) No real horror, just a single leacher once A) 2.47Gb
B) think about 8 unique users, 4 regulars
C) 1 outdoors
D) Standard
E) Not yet. Soon setting up an Open-Mesh router
F) Sydney North Harbour
G) icanhazmeraki.net and nodedb.com
H) No real horror, just a single leacher once

]]> Comment on Changes at Meraki and Open Source Alternatives by halans http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2008/03/11/changes-at-meraki-and-open-source-alternatives/#comment-36 halans Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:47:49 +0000 http://blog.freesydneywireless.com/2008/03/11/changes-at-meraki-and-open-source-alternatives/#comment-36 I ordered my first Open-Mesh router, should get it before Wireless World to demo it! They too are 49 USD, and it drops to 39 USD for a package of 20. Shipping was a whopping 89 USD though (and 97 expedited). I also have a Linksys WRT54GC (had it for 2 years now) which I can flash with OpenWRT and add Batman/Robin, and try to mesh up with the Open-Mesh router. I ordered my first Open-Mesh router, should get it before Wireless World to demo it! They too are 49 USD, and it drops to 39 USD for a package of 20. Shipping was a whopping 89 USD though (and 97 expedited).
I also have a Linksys WRT54GC (had it for 2 years now) which I can flash with OpenWRT and add Batman/Robin, and try to mesh up with the Open-Mesh router.

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