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+!Overview of Meeting
+
Wireless Networking and Linux, Monday 23rd June.
-This will be a
presentation by [CRCnet|http://www.crc.net.nz] , part of the [WAND Research Group|http://www.wand.net.nz] in the Computer Science
Department at the University of Waikato
.
+This presentation was
by [CRCnet|http://www.crc.net.nz], part of the [WAND Research Group|http://www.wand.net.nz] in the ComputerScience
Department at WaikatoUniversity
.
-The meeting will be about wireless networking in general. This will include how to make wireless work under Linux
, a quick show-and-tell of
some wireless gear,
and discussion of the [CRCnet] wireless network
.
+The meeting was well attended with around 40 people present
, some coming from Auckland
and Rotorua
.
-It will be held at
the university in
the room A.G.11, at 7
:30 pm on
the 23rd of June 2003.
("A
.G11" means A block
, ground floor for those who don't know.
) A.G.11 is about half way down
the main corridor on the ground floor
of A block. It is opposite the Computer Science building
, which is G block
. You should walk
in Gate 8 off Hillcrest road
. Parking is available on Hillcrest road
and as the meeting is after hours you can
use the managment staff carpark in Gate 7
. A full map
of the univeristy is available from
[here|http:
//timetable
.waikato
.ac
.nz/timetable/map.pdf
].
+JamieCurtis and MattBrown gave an excellent presentation, which included
the following main areas (sorry if I got
the order wrong)
:
+# a general introduction to
the protocols
(802
.11 a
, b, and g
) and how it was influenced by
the [CSMA/CD] design
of wired ethernet
, and proprietary protocols/hardware
. Access Points vs Ad-hoc networks, bridged networks, SSID for network name, 11 overlapping channels
in the 2
.4 GHz unregulated spectrum.
+# linux support of wireless gear, including configuration of kernel module support
and use of
the pcmcia-cs package, and setting up scripts to provide SSID and other network settings
.
+# security, broken-ness
of [WEP], use of a firewall
/demilitarised zone and pptp
/tunnelling to only allow authorised wireless machines onto the network proper
.
+# CRCnet - network of wireless links connecting schools around Waikato
. Live video conferencing with Murray Pearson over the network
.
+# Hardware - show and tell - almost all wireless equipment is based on [PCMCIA
] cards, many different antennae, expected range of different designs, proprietary hardware, maximum allowable gain/dB, more directional == less power needed, prices
.
+This was followed by a presentation from Roger De Salis about plans for a high-speed backbone between the major centres, up to 64Gbps between Auckland and Christchurch, linking most of the universities, and for [VoIP] phones.
+
+After mingling, the meeting adjourned to the tea room for hot drinks and plenty of chocolate biscuits.
Many thanks to [CRCnet] and the [WandGroup] for sponsoring the cost of the room booking.
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+-- JohnMcPherson
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+!WLUG Executive Committee Meeting %%%
+!26 June 2003 %%%
+!Meeting Minutes
+
+Present: Daniel, Jamie, Craig B, Craig M, Perry, Greig %%%
+Apologies: Bruce, Phil %%%
+Absent: Kim, Gavin %%%
+
+Meeting opened at 7
:03pm
.
+
+!1
. Minutes from previous meeting
+
+Motion: that minutes are a true and accurate record of the previous meeting
+
+Moved Jamie
%%%
+Seconded Daniel
+
+Motion passed
+
+!2
. Reports from previous meeting
+
+Daniel has written letter to S
. Gupta - to be sealed and posted by Craig B
.
+
+Craig Mckenna has talked to ASB - we were incorrectly set up as a cheque account instead of a society account
. This has been fixed and we will be credited.
+
+!3. General Business
+
+There is interest in Linux classes in Raglan - Greig is to bring this up at the meeting.
+The WLUG would like to officially thank CRCnet and the WAND group for their sponsorship of this meeting.
+
+Next meeting: BruceKingsbury - Windows replacement software for Linux %%%
+MatthewLuckie has expressed interest in a [FreeBSD
] presentation for the month after.
+
+Meeting closed at 7:12pm
+
+
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-See also OldMeetingTopics for previous meetings
+See also OldMeetingTopics and CommitteeMeetingTopics
for previous meetings
