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mattsmith
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Joined: 28 Mar 2002
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Location: Atlanta, GA N33.893,W84.253

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 10:28 am    Post subject: The Backbone is Live!

On 2/25/2002 we turned up the first two nodes of the Atlanta FreeNet backbone!

With AP's on both Sweat and Blackjack Mountains in Cobb County, the backbone now has the capability to provide access to hundreds of square miles. This now enables the placement of local repeater nodes to provide local coverage without special hardware or an existing Internet connection. Line of sight is required.

We are currently working with a temporary Internet feed, so be gentle. Multi-megabit Internet access is still in the works.

Get out there and stumble where you can. Report back here on what you see.

--Matt

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mattsmith
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Joined: 28 Mar 2002
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Location: Atlanta, GA N33.893,W84.253

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 3:00 pm    Post subject:

Here's a quick coverage map I whipped up. Probably not totally accurate, but at least gives an idea of what's possible with the right equipment on each end.

The red area indicates where a strong enough signal is likely to be received.

Click on the image for a very large version.

--Matt

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vincentfox

Joined: 24 Feb 2003
Posts: 12

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 3:45 pm    Post subject: equipment

Just curious, what is the setup up there? Perhaps this has already been discussed on the mailing list, but I just joined that today.

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ralph

Joined: 02 Apr 2002
Posts: 12

Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2003 10:52 am    Post subject: Backbone

This part of the network is brought to you by the Big Shanty Repeater Group, a local Ham Radio Club. http://bsrg.org

So far, it is nodes 19 and 46 on the node map, connected together and to the Internet. The antennas are high up on commercial towers and are attached to relatively high gain, downtilt antennas. We plan more.

If you acquire it and attempt to browse, you'll see the captive NoCat portal. This is a fancy way to say you'll have to give us a little info about yourself in order to gain access. You'll set up a login and password and be free to surf. Access is immediate.

No MP3 downloading or any other bandwidth intensive activity please. Remember it is wireless and we all share the bandwidth.

By the way- Here are some locations where I have been able to

associate with the system:

I-75 and Windy Hill area (there are some spots further South)

Marietta loop area

Kennestone Hospital area

Hwy 92 / Sandy Plains Rd/ Shallowford Rd/Canton Hwy/Johnson Ferry Rd areas

US 41 in places around the Big Chicken and North.

There are many more places, including some further away depending on your antenna and elevation.

All of this depends on LINE OF SIGHT. It will not work down in a hole or behind trees. These are not "Hot Spots", they are wide area nodes. Please don't expect to pop in a wireless card and surf from 11 miles away, although I have done it using an external high gain antenna.

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