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Re: [school-discuss] wireless school/community network

Hi Tim,
Hllo Yishay,

From Tim's explanation, I can understand that he wants to provide internet access.

How many users will pass through simultaneously through the wifi?

Do you already have the solar inverters?

If you answer my questions above , I can provide some solution.

Thank you.


On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 3:05 AM, Yishay Mor <yishaym@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think Omo Oaiya (cc-ed) has some experience in this area.

Yishay
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On 19 May 2012 10:27, j. Tim Denny <johndenny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
friends

I was just thinking about how to setup an 802.11 bgn network for a school and the neighboring community in rural/remote areas...   

here is what I would like to see....
  • $100 solar powered wifi access points with hotspot capability -  web based authentication
  • $20 normally powered access points - where stable electricity is available

This Tenda wifi router sells for $15 in Hanoi...   http://www.tenda.cn/tendacn/Product/show.aspx?productid=353  but I cannot find a way to reliably hack a WRT firmware with chilispot in there...  then again that is above my paygrade...

I am guessing that for about $500-$1000 we could make a 1-2km school wifi zone thus enabling a move to the next stage of blended learning where students and the community could access digital materials 24/7  no need for internet  but that surely would be nice...

Does  anyone have experience with ideas such as this?   do you know experienced wifi router hackers that could do an open source project to develop wifi router packages for the future?

Cheers
Tim
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