[Sheflug] Wireless Internet Workshop 9/10th November

["Bill Best" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Unless someone proves otherwise, I believe these things to be illegal
> > unfortunately (Telecommunications Acts; Regulated ISPs) - beware ;o

Use of the IEEE 802.11b standard in the 2.4GHz spectrum band is totally
legal in the UK as long as you are not charging for its use.  It is the
technology standard that underpins wireless home networking solutions
provided by Apple Airport, Buffalo Air Station, D-Link, Lucent Orinoco and
Netgear - equipment which is readily and legally available from many
reputable PC equipment suppliers.

> Please elaborate. The consume.net website is rather vague.

There is further information on wireless community groups worldwide here:

http://www.toaster.net/wireless/community.html

General information about wireless ethernet here:

http://www.wirelessethernet.org/

More specifically, there's a Howto build a node from an old PC and a copy
of RedHat Linux 7.1. This document is in PDF here:

http://www.sentinet.demon.co.uk/

I will be away for two weeks so I can't answer any more queries about the
workshop until I get back from Spain.

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