I'm not deep on the technology end but Meraki systems are proprietary and I think there are open source solutions. You can start with the Meraki (or FON or linksys hardware) and reflash). I've got links laying around somewhere. Peter On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 2:55 PM, S. Earl Jarosh<earl at jarosh.org> wrote: > That 100 mile antenna spec is based on a megawatt TV channel. White space > spec is 100mw EIRP Omni and 4 watt fixed point to point. You are not going > to get 100 miles at that power level with that antenna, you need to build a > really long yagi. I think home built planned hot spot WIFI as we were > discussing it years ago is a dead issue other than experimentation. The > poorly engineered St Louis Pk fiasco proved that and with the 3g and 4g > improvements to Cellular systems the Minneapolis deal can't be far behind. > What's the financial ROI? The reality is the system has to pay for itself > through revenue or taxes. The only viable easy to setup solution for defined > boundaries is Meraki. I manage 2 of those that cover 80 acre areas and not > without their own challenges. The Cisco system is a nightmare. > > Now there is plenty of fodder to get list hopping for a little while. > > > S. Earl Jarosh, N0HZ > V.P. of Information Technology > Cell: 612.868.1313 > Off: 763.545.3275 > Fax: 763.546.0027 > Money Centers of America, Inc. - I.T. Dept > 5955 Golden Valley Rd., Suite 206 > Golden Valley, MN 55422 > 6128681313 at cingularme.com > earl at moneycenters.com > www.moneycenters.com > > "White spaces" frequencies have opened up. Gray-Hoverman antenna is > patent-free, DIY for under $10. The antennas pull signals up to 100 miles. > What does that mean for wireless networks? I think it will impact on the > MSP network dramatically in both terms of speed and reach. But, I am > waiting for those who understand computers better than I do to explain it > all. > > Every kid should be 24x7 with their school networks, not just school > computer lab token access. > > There's lots to discuss. I'm far away, but would enjoy making the trip to > get together and work on stuff. > Tom > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > Minnesota tcwug-list at tcwug.org > http://mailman.tcwug.org/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tcwug-list at tcwug.org > http://mailman.tcwug.org/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list > -- Peter Fleck Blog: http://www.pfhyper.com/blog Twitter: http://twitter.com/pfhyper pfhyper at gmail.com