[geeks] Found it - WiFi Public Hot Spot...

[Thomas Gallaway]

nimitz at ns1.nimitzbrood.com wrote:

>>Hello all,
>>
>>I came across the .iso for a bootable "live CD" that turns a PC into a public
>>WiFI Hot Spot. It goes between your cable/DSL router and your wireless APs,
>>and controls access to internet.
>>
>>See http://www.publicip.net/
>>
>>The hardware requirements are a fairly modern PC, 128 Meg, bootable CD, 2 NICs
>>and a cable router (not wireless) and at least one Wireless AP/router.
>>
>>The idea is this would put a barrier between WiFi and the Internet, and form
>>some kind of protective barrier between your WiFi connections and your
>>internal network.
>>
>>I've not tried it, but I very much like the idea...
>>    
>>
>
>You big Anarchist you... ;-)
>
>Seriously this might not be too bad if you have the bandwidth for it but wouldn't this cause a problem if your ISP ahs a "no subletting" style clause in the AUP?
>
>Mike Hebel
>  
>
Also interresting:
http://www.locustworld.com/

Mesh AP. Will turn a PC with a PCI or PCMCIA wireless card into a mesh 
access point so you can
set up a bunch of mesh ap's in your neighbourhood.

-- Thomas