[Noisebridge-discuss] OMGWTFBBQ wifi networks and SSID names

Shannon Lee shannon at scatter.com
Sun Oct 12 16:38:27 UTC 2008


If there are more than one way to the interwebs -- DSL and cable -- can we
dedicate one via the "noisebridge" SSID to being a plain vanilla always-on
way out, and let the other one be the domain of the network hackers?

--S

On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 9:28 AM, Andy Isaacson <adi at hexapodia.org> wrote:

> On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 01:02:44AM -0700, Rubin Abdi wrote:
> > I just noticed that there's 8 wifi networks in the space now that
> > begin with the name Noisebridge. I also notice that JSharp has a
> > section of the Network page on the wiki which describes what these new/
> > different SSIDs entail and also purposes that we switch from the old
> > Noisebridge SSID to this new setup. It doesn't state that these new
> > SSIDs are in operation or that the old Noisebridge SSID is now
> > encrypted (no password given).
>
> The wiki page Network#Proposed_wireless_networks was written a while
> back.  JSharp did change a bunch of stuff yesterday; I don't think it's
> been documented yet.
>
> > As a general guide line I purpose that if there's any changes to the
> > network topology that deviates from what's the current norm and
> > affects most/many users of the network, an email be sent out to the
> > list and the wiki kept up to date on such things. I ask this because
> > of two things...
> >
> > * I want to know what network contains the "internet".
>
> Several of them are routed, but currently Noisebridge-insecure is the
> equivalent of the old "noisebridge" SSID.
>
> I was planning to restore the standard "noisebridge" SSID Saturday
> afternoon but didn't get to it.  My apologies.
>
> -andy
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