Get Your 802.11 Media Fix From SeattleWireless TV

Michael Pierce writes "SeattleWireless TV brings you the latest information on Community, Corporate, and Home Wireless applications, hardware, security, and innovators in the field. July 2003 Show Summary: On this month's show, Peter and Michael report on the wireless project called 'SnowNet,' a project where Casey Halverson plans to use mountain tops to connect communities via a 802.11b backbone. We then check out the first link connected to SnowNet. TacomaNode,' located in Tacoma, Wa. It will connect to Seattle via a wireless backbone through SnowNet. Scott Kennedy, the owner of the Drinkmore Café, tells us why he has decided to provide free WiFi to his customers while other places charge. And finally we had a chance to try out a new Linux embedded product called the Prismiq MediaPlayer. Using this device, you no longer have to watch your media files on your small computer monitor. Using a wireless card, it can hook up to your network anywhere! You can view by choosing your player: Windows MediaPlayer or RealPlayer. If for some reason they don't stream there are some download links on the site. Also, if the stream links get messed up for any reason they are on the site, too." SnowNet is too cool to ignore.

Comments

Now we have more say in what we watch

[TimCrider]

This sounds like a cool idea until someone gets pissed at a TV show and decides to DDOS the TV Station.

Brave the Rockies

[mao che minh]

Sweet, imagine all of that unencrypted, insecure pr0n beaming through the Rockies.........

Re:Brave the Rockies

[Cap'n Canuck]

...And out past the Tetons... mmmmmm.....

Snow Net?

[ratfynk]

Good choice of name, maybe they have come up with a signal drop interface that just creates snow on your screen when you experience data stream dropout. Then you would actually think you are watching tv.

Wow!

[Lane.exe]

So who gets to be the first to make the Neal Stephenson joke when it crashes?

Seattle Wireless field day

[adpowers]

On a similar topic, if you are in the Seattle area on August 30th, you should check out the Wireless Field Day. We will be creating a number of links between various parks in the Seattle area. Plus, we hope to connect to SnowNet and use it to link with Tacoma. I will be demonstrating iChat AV over wireless so people will be able to see the advantages of having a public community wireless network. Be sure to come check us out!

Do I see a new Extreme Sport coming soon?

[Voltas]

Mountaineer WEP hacking!!

First team to reach the summit and retrieve the WEP key wins.

Finaly a geek gets on ESPN2!

Six months from now...

[southpolesammy]

"And our top news headline tonight, SnowNet, the ubiquitous free Wireless ISP found throughout the greater Seattle area, has been sued into oblivion by the RIAA after failing to be able to identify specific users on their network found to be file sharing...."

Re:Six months from now...

[hobbesmaster]

Presuming that the network is DHCP, they could log MAC addresses. This could lead to amusement.

RIAA: We want to know the name of the person using this IP address.
Wireless providor: Well, we don't have any way to know exactly who had this IP address at the time, but we can give you a MAC address!
RIAA: Ok, what is it?
Wireless providor: 00-00-00-00-00-00
RIAA: Thanks.

tacomaNODE

[schwartzon]

I dont know about you guys, but that sounds an awfully lot like the TACOMA DOME.
Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY....free wifi access, first come first serve, SEE the mighty 54G crush all oncomers. Watch 802.11b, that scrappy kid, still hold up against the onslaught of oncomers. Witness the fall of the mighty BLUEtooth. Special appearance by Airport...EXTREME! this sunday, at the TACOMA DOME...i mean NODE!