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

I don't know if Omo is on this list, so in case his email bounced - I'm forwarding it:

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From: Omo Oaiya <kodion@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 22 May 2012 10:44
Subject: Re: [school-discuss] wireless school/community network
To: Yishay Mor <yishaym@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: schoolforge-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


My experience is limited at this price point.  I have found equipment from Ubiquity to be cost-efficient and would use them instead with better antenna in a hotspot that covers the area.

I don't know if the Tenda W311R is supported by WRT but I can find some people with the skills to work on this if they can lay their hands on some hardware to test with.

Omo

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On 20 May 2012 11:05, Yishay Mor <yishaym@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think Omo Oaiya (cc-ed) has some experience in this area.

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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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