thanks Rukshar and Yishay
From Tim's explanation, I can understand that he wants to provide internet access.
focus on intranet but surely internet is to come... the focus would be to provide a wireless mesh network on the cheap and covering a community.
How many users will pass through simultaneously through the wifi?again this is a project idea aimed at a future network... at present there are few devices in such communities... It would be great to have such a network set up on the forthcoming 802.11 ac standard with something like 1gb throughput probably something like half that in reality so lets say 250 up and 250kbps down... I would guess about 25-40 devices per wifi node may and more like 10 on average...
Do you already have the solar inverters?I do not have anything... just thinking out loud...
If you answer my questions above , I can provide some solution.are you familiar with any cheap wifi routers that are easy to hack in a firmware with captive portal?
CheersTim
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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:friendsI 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?CheersTim
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