[Sussex] Does anyone have the O'Reilly "Building Wireless Com munity Networks"?

[Steve Dobson]

Mark et all

On 29 May 2003 at 15:58 Matt Brown wrote:
> Mark ... maybe be worth contacting Phil Hills ..... (BT engineer, who 
> recently installed a LinkSys Wap11 in the pub on the top of 
> Devils Dyke) 
> and who has managed to get a link to Cuckfield. They are planning on 
> hitching the connection to a 2MB SDSL link from Brighton/Hove.
> 
> See www.phillhills.net for contact info ..
> 
> Maybe a starting point ?

Hey nice link.

Forgive the put but the "Broadband ballons"[1] might really help 
get a Community WLAN of the gound.

> Mark Harrison wrote:
> > OK, I realise after my last O'Reilly post, it may be hard to 
> > take this seriously, however....
> >
> >
> > I think that, as a LUG, we should seriously consider working 
> > together on a proper Sussex Community WLAN. I realise that
> > this is ambitious, but between us we have the knowledge to
> > put in a proper meshed solution, and probably the motivation
> > to do things for the community at large.
> >
> > Any interest?

If it helps get broadband to my home I'll help!

> >Perhaps a topic for conversation tonight, in any case :-)

Good plan

See ya tonight.

Steve

[1]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2932806.stm