The upcomming standards like 802.1x (security) and 802.11i (security wlan) will make access points and terminals secure. Today you can secure it with IPsec, but it is not as easy. One problem with IPsec is not securing on MAC (Level 2) layer, but on IP (Level 3). Having the security on level 2 will make it possible to secure a switch (bridge) acting as an access point.
Side note: Using upcomming standard 802.11e (QoS) can give away anonymous access and limit it to a max allowed bandwidth.
The problem with Linux is hardware support. All PC hardware have at least windows driver. Why not make those drivers runnable in Linux? Perhaps a Wine for WDM? Even have a VMware-like sandbox for windows drivers in Linux, so you don't get the Blue-screen by buggy drivers. Problem solved.
Here are some more info from a team member constructing the IPT Suitcase (project mgnmt Encoder & Router):
2Mbit/s uni and bidirectional IP.
proxy TCP over UDP (handle latency over 0.7s roundtrip)
MPEG1/2/4 encoding and streaming (From HW MPEG2 to Windows Media Encoding using proxy)
Router supports QoS and TCP tuning for Satelite.
Encoder PC using windows 2000
Router PC (inside suitcase) Linux (SuSE)
Using IP makes it possible to use any internet service, where there is no other access or where you can't dedicate enough constant bandwidth for streaming video.
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The upcomming standards like 802.1x (security) and 802.11i (security wlan) will make access points and terminals secure. Today you can secure it with IPsec, but it is not as easy. One problem with IPsec is not securing on MAC (Level 2) layer, but on IP (Level 3). Having the security on level 2 will make it possible to secure a switch (bridge) acting as an access point.
Side note: Using upcomming standard 802.11e (QoS) can give away anonymous access and limit it to a max allowed bandwidth.
The problem with Linux is hardware support. All PC hardware have at least windows driver. Why not make those drivers runnable in Linux? Perhaps a Wine for WDM? Even have a VMware-like sandbox for windows drivers in Linux, so you don't get the Blue-screen by buggy drivers. Problem solved.
Here are some more info from a team member constructing the IPT Suitcase (project mgnmt Encoder & Router):
2Mbit/s uni and bidirectional IP.
proxy TCP over UDP (handle latency over 0.7s roundtrip)
MPEG1/2/4 encoding and streaming (From HW MPEG2 to Windows Media Encoding using proxy)
Router supports QoS and TCP tuning for Satelite.
Encoder PC using windows 2000
Router PC (inside suitcase) Linux (SuSE)
Using IP makes it possible to use any internet service, where there is no other access or where you can't dedicate enough constant bandwidth for streaming video.
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bjornrun@eblueweb.com