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Build a Wireless ISP on Linux

Posted by Zonk on from the do-it-yourself-kit dept.

JuiceMan wrote to mention an article that goes into the the specifics of setting up a Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) using Linux and a few easy scripts. From the article: "Wireless clients will have questions, and the Linux-based management tools I'll discuss will help you answer them. Here are some quick examples of how you can answer typical user questions - Question: 'Is the Internet down today? Why can't my browser find www.flakyhost.com?' Solution: First, check your wireless network with the scanap script; it will tell you about the wireless signal quality of all associated clients, including the one that's giving you problems. Then, check IP connectivity with the pingall script; it will tell you about the latency to your ISP's gateway, the DNS, and all your clients, including the problematic one. If these two scripts establish that your network is OK, try www.flakyhost.com."

5 of 79 comments (clear)

  1. Re:www.flakyhost.com by bersl2 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Apparently, nobody's picked up that domain.

  2. Re:www.flakyhost.com by spamspamspamspam · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Apparently, nobody's picked up that domain.

    Or the sarcasm.

  3. WTG, Linux. by CarbonBasedSoda · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wait, can't you do this with any OS? Hrm... click here for uber laughs.

  4. Irish girls by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    God, I love those black haired beauties.

  5. Re:www.flakyhost.com by Fyre2012 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    free as in speech or free as in lunch?

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