From sulrich at botwerks.org Wed Jul 6 21:36:12 2005 From: sulrich at botwerks.org (steve ulrich) Date: Wed Jul 6 21:38:03 2005 Subject: [tcwug-list] ILSR References: <91d1b6fbadcc8126f3e21ed332fb5064@ilsr.org> Message-ID: <24F6BEF9-036F-4E2F-AC4F-E401434DB0FE@botwerks.org> all - below is becca's request that i forward information relative to a paper that she and david morris from the institute for local self- reliance, have written. it's an interesting perspective on things and as you can see, she would be welcome to your input off or on-list. becca - as an aside, and i'm not caught up on my local mnforum.org mail given the largely poor SNR, but you might find parties interested in your paper there as well. further, a minor nit but, i hesitate to use the word "report" in referring to this document given that it opens with a clear position on the matter and posits the need for government involvement in relatively short order. i typically expect reports to at least provide a veneer of objectivity. for folks that are interested in this topic i would also encourage a thorough read of thomas bleha's paper in the last issue of foreign affairs magazine. which is actually available online[1]. it provides an interesting comparison of where the U.S. sits relative to other countries in the adoption and deployment of broadband to the home. Begin forwarded message: > From: Becca Vargo Daggett > Date: July 6, 2005 4:51:41 PM CDT > To: sulrich@botwerks.org > Subject: [tcwug-list] request for posting > X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.622) > > > Hello Steve - > I wonder if you would be willing to post this to TCWUG. > > The Institute for Local Self-Reliance recently published a report > "Who will own Minnesota's information highways?" A dated metaphor, > yes, but it gets at our concern, which is the privatization of what > should be public infrastructure. Proposals for Minneapolis' > citywide network are due on July 18, and Saint Paul continues to > move ahead on its plan, so now is the chance to encourage city > leaders to build publicly owned networks that are not controlled by > national providers. > Anyone interested in the report can find it at http://www.newrules.org > > I would like to know what TCWUG listers think about Minneapolis' > choice to go with a privately owned network, and the prospect that > all of the city's broadband networks could be owned by large > national companies. Anyone interested in the matter can feel free > to contact me on- or off-list. > > Thanks, Becca Vargo Daggett > Institute for Local Self-Reliance, New Rules Project references ---------- [1] - http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20050501faessay84311/thomas-bleha/ down-to-the-wire.html -- steve ulrich sulrich@botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC From sulrich at botwerks.org Sat Jul 9 18:42:03 2005 From: sulrich at botwerks.org (steve ulrich) Date: Sat Jul 9 18:42:45 2005 Subject: [tcwug-list] administravia: ora newsletter References: Message-ID: all- the latest iteration of the oreilly & assoc. newsletter. ================================================================ ================================================================ O'Reilly UG Program News--Just for User Group Leaders July 8, 2005 ================================================================ -UG Book Discount Increases to 30% Off -Going to OSCON? -Put Up an O'Reilly OSCON Banner, Get a Free Book -Promotional Material Available ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book Info ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Review Books are Available Copies of our books are available for your members to review-- send me an email and please include the book's ISBN number on your request. 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I would guess that WPA2 with the > alphabet soup of accompanying acronyms is secure, but is it workable > for a normal end user? Is WPA sufficient? > > Do I need a backroom server to manage all that stuff? > Fascinating...technical questions on a technical list. WPA for a home user should be quite sufficient. You can use pre-shared keys and still be in the good enough realm if you use a somewhat strong key. Pre-shared keys would remove the need for some sort of backend server. Josh _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tcwug-list@tcwug.org http://mailman.tcwug.org/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list From dieman at ringworld.org Thu Jul 14 11:48:28 2005 From: dieman at ringworld.org (Scott Dier) Date: Thu Jul 14 11:49:53 2005 Subject: [tcwug-list] Security and wireless - was E-Democracy discussion In-Reply-To: <1652DD5E809D1A4596FB352C4C9ABC7C030C8E@eagan-ex.uspsoig.gov> References: <1652DD5E809D1A4596FB352C4C9ABC7C030C8E@eagan-ex.uspsoig.gov> Message-ID: <42D6975C.5060901@ringworld.org> I agree, WPA-PSK-TKIP with a 30+ character password using all characters (this isn't a hex key) is fairly good. I'm using WPA2-PSK-CCMP, which uses AES instead of TKIP. Windows XP supports WPA2 after a hotfix. Thanks, Ryberg, Nicholas wrote: >Thanks for the reply Josh! > >-----Original Message----- >From: tcwug-list-bounces@tcwug.org [mailto:tcwug-list-bounces@tcwug.org] >On Behalf Of Josh Welch >Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:20 AM >To: tcwug-list@tcwug.org >Subject: Re: [tcwug-list] Security and wireless - was E-Democracy >discussion > > > >Ryberg, Nicholas wrote: > > > >>As a home user who wants to lock down his home wireless network, >>what's the easiest way to do this? I would guess that WPA2 with the >>alphabet soup of accompanying acronyms is secure, but is it workable >>for a normal end user? Is WPA sufficient? >> >>Do I need a backroom server to manage all that stuff? >> >> >> > > >Fascinating...technical questions on a technical list. > >WPA for a home user should be quite sufficient. You can use pre-shared >keys and still be in the good enough realm if you use a somewhat strong >key. Pre-shared keys would remove the need for some sort of backend >server. > >Josh > >_______________________________________________ >Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, >Minnesota tcwug-list@tcwug.org >http://mailman.tcwug.org/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list > >_______________________________________________ >Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >tcwug-list@tcwug.org >http://mailman.tcwug.org/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list > > > -- Scott Dier From sulrich at botwerks.org Tue Jul 26 14:54:36 2005 From: sulrich at botwerks.org (steve ulrich) Date: Tue Jul 26 15:02:52 2005 Subject: [tcwug-list] administravia - ORA newsletter (22-jul, 2005) References: Message-ID: all - the latest ORA user group newsletter. ================================================================ ================================================================ O'Reilly UG Program News--Just for User Group Leaders July 22, 2005 ================================================================ -Does you Group Podcast? -Going to OSCON? -Put Up an O'Reilly OSCON Banner, Get a Free Book -Promotional Material Available ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book Info ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Review Books are Available Copies of our books are available for your members to review-- send me an email and please include the book's ISBN number on your request. 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Don't be left coveting thy neighbor's MAKE, and subscribe now! http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirk22/sets/612189/ ***For more information on MAKE, go to: http://www.makezine.com/ ================================================ From Your Peers ================================================ ***Don't forget to check out the O'Reilly UG wiki to see what user groups around the globe are up to: http://wiki.oreillynet.com/usergroups/index.cgi -- steve ulrich sulrich@botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC From leif at utne.com Wed Jul 27 15:24:33 2005 From: leif at utne.com (Leif Utne) Date: Wed Jul 27 15:25:07 2005 Subject: [tcwug-list] Mpls Wi-fi Message-ID: <746B8A8D-5CB4-4163-AD49-0694D3B61C31@utne.com> Just saw this over on the Minneapolis Issues List: > Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:49:17 EDT > From: WLDJ36@aol.com > Subject: [Mpls] Minneapolis Wi-Fi > To: mpls@mnforum.org > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Interesting story in today's STAR TRIBUNE BUSINESS SECTION > regarding bids > received by the city of Minneapolis in response to its proposal to > facilitate a > "privately owned and operated high-speed wireless communications > and Internet > network that would be available to city residents, visitors, > businesses and > employees in late 2007." City offices would connect for free and city > residents would pay approximately $18-24 per month. > > The city is avoiding ownership because in other cities with city > ownership, > wireless carriers have sued or threatened suit claiming > inappropriate use of > city resources. In addition, there are two federal bills, one to > allow city > ownership and another to prohibit city ownership. So far these > bills have > failed to move. There is also some technical information in the > article regarding > the capabilities of different wi-fi systems. > > Here is the link: _http://www.startribune.com/stories/ > 535/5527618.html_ > (http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/5527618.html) > Bill Dooley, Kenny -- Leif Utne Associate Editor, Utne Magazine 612.338.5040 x348 www.utne.com http://public.xdi.org/=Leif.Utne -- "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a NEW model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~Buckminster Fuller