As the link says check out NoCat. It provides a captive portal system that can implement both access control _and_ bandwidth limiting on the Linux 2.4 kernel. Additionaly there are some people interested in developing micropayment systems.
Then you have groups like SeattleWireless that aren't focusing on internet access but instead on local access to a MAN with the ability for internet gateways for those that do want out, or you simply connect back to your private node and use your own internet gateway.
Actually, the Airport and the Rg-1000 are all the same hardware, infact the Ap-500 and Ap1000 are also compatible hardware. The Comunity Wireless groups have already experimented with swaping the firmware on these devices. All the devices use a Lucent/Orinoco wavelan card internally (Rg100 and Airport use silvers) Checkout PersonalTelco's FirmwareSwapping page for details.
The reason you see better range in the Rg1000 is probably the orientation, the radiation patern of the integrated antennas are better suited for verticial operation. I can't quote the source but I had read a site on 802.11 antenna design and what a sorry design the client adapters used.
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As the link says check out NoCat. It provides a captive portal system that can implement both access control _and_ bandwidth limiting on the Linux 2.4 kernel. Additionaly there are some people interested in developing micropayment systems.
Then you have groups like SeattleWireless that aren't focusing on internet access but instead on local access to a MAN with the ability for internet gateways for those that do want out, or you simply connect back to your private node and use your own internet gateway.
Actually, the Airport and the Rg-1000 are all the same hardware, infact the Ap-500 and Ap1000 are also compatible hardware. The Comunity Wireless groups have already experimented with swaping the firmware on these devices. All the devices use a Lucent/Orinoco wavelan card internally (Rg100 and Airport use silvers) Checkout PersonalTelco's FirmwareSwapping page for details. The reason you see better range in the Rg1000 is probably the orientation, the radiation patern of the integrated antennas are better suited for verticial operation. I can't quote the source but I had read a site on 802.11 antenna design and what a sorry design the client adapters used.