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!! Node Log 

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19/05/05 - Registered on Melbourne Wireless 

18/06/05 - Got up on the roof and took some LOS photographs



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!! Equipment 

 

I run Ubuntu Linux (Warty Warthog 4.10) on my main machine, and have a second older machine with Win98 & Debian Sarge.



I have Ralink RT2500 based wifi cards in both machines, and am playing about a bit with them

 

!! Plans 

 

I am looking to create a node for the fun of it.  I'll need some help, I guess, in testing it when I get it operational.  First things first though, some research...



As I'm in a little bit of a hollow, I'll probably need to put up a reasonably high mast.  I've been in touch with Adrian (Node HKP) which is the closest node I'd have a chance of connecting with.  This is really a chicken and the egg scenario though.



I have gotten up on the roof and taken some LOS photographs.  I have also created a somewhat dodgy panorama.  These photographs are at:



http://members.optusnet.com.au/jonathan_rabbitt/melbournewireless/



panorama.jpg is obvious



The other two images are in the direction of node HKP

 

!! Problems 

 

I'm in a bit of a hollow.