[Noisebridge-discuss] Re: network changes at 83c
jim
jim at well.com
Mon Dec 8 16:47:33 UTC 2008
i'd like to help out with the network cabling
and other related network stuff.
jim
On Sun, 2008-12-07 at 16:19 -0800, Andy Isaacson wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 04:06:51PM -0800, Andy Isaacson wrote:
> > In the spirit of doit-ocracy...
> >
> > I've hooked the Speakeasy DSL directly to a WRT54G, which I believe
> > somebody flashed with OpenWRT firmware. It's not quite working yet, but
> > expect to have a functional backup wifi network "soon".
>
> JSharp did a bunch of work (thanks J!) and now we have two separate
> networks.
>
> The "noisebridge" wifi on channel 11 uses the Ruckus AP and is bridged
> to the 83c wired network. You can control the Jukebox and so on. It
> uplinks to the Internet through the Soekris and the Comcast cable
> service.
>
> The "noisebridge-dsl" wifi on channel 3 uses a bog-standard WRT54G with
> Linksys firmware connected directly to the Speakeasy DSL modem. This is
> about as simple as it gets, so it should be fairly reliable.
>
> Feedback appreciated as people use these.
>
> I've also updated the password list. (Ask a sysadmin-type person around
> the space if you need the password list and don't know where it's kept.)
>
> Finally, anybody interested in helping with ripping out all the old
> twisted pair and installing all new circuits terminating in the upstairs
> closet? We have an offer of a donated spool of cable, and we have one
> punchdown tool at 83c. We still need
>
> - more punchdown tools
> - cable clips
> - termination boxes (or whatever you call the box that I plug my
> desktop into that has cat5 coming out one side and RJ45 on the other)
> - a cat5 patch panel (16 ports is enough, 24 would be awesome)
> - somebody with experience doing small installs to remind us of what
> we're forgetting
>
> If anyone can help out with this, let me know.
>
> -andy
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