Comments on: Free Neighbourhood WiFi at Queen and Parliament http://www.danmisener.com/archives/308 from Dan Misener Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:16:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Karen Newton http://www.danmisener.com/archives/308#comment-14163 Karen Newton Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:25:42 +0000 http://www.danmisener.com/archives/308#comment-14163 I see your network is expanding. It looks like you have 6 nodes now, one at Marty Millionaire. How did you get them on board? Do you still just have one gateway? I see your network is expanding. It looks like you have 6 nodes now, one at Marty Millionaire. How did you get them on board? Do you still just have one gateway?

]]> By: Karen Newton http://www.danmisener.com/archives/308#comment-14095 Karen Newton Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:03:59 +0000 http://www.danmisener.com/archives/308#comment-14095 The technical part of Meraki is easy. Dealing with people has been a nightmare for me from when my network was just a vague concept. Here's an letter I received today. I have two Meraki's in electrical rooms, one in a hallway. Apparently it is too much for the building's control freaks. They had written me a letter with a lot of questions, seemingly trying to find a way to get rid of my network, when they didn't find one they decided to get rid of me "just because". Thank you very much for your recent communications to the Board regarding your Wifi network. We appreciate your responses. The Board is also sympathetic to your desire to provide a service to the Co-op's membership. However, as you yourself point out in your letter of November 20, 2007, your Wifi system is your personal initiative provided on a cost-recovery basis using your own equipment. Under these circumstances, the Board cannot authorize the use of common Co-op property to provide the service, including the positioning of transmitters in common areas and maintenance areas such as electrical rooms. We must, therefore, ask that you remove such equipment by January 14, 2008. Any equipment remaining after that date will be removed by maintenance staff and kept in the office for you to pick up. The Board remains open to a proposal for the creation of a Wifi network for the use of the membership. However, the establishment of such a network can only be authorized after an agreement has been reached between yourself and the Board of Directors. The technical part of Meraki is easy. Dealing with people has been a nightmare for me from when my network was just a vague concept. Here’s an letter I received today. I have two Meraki’s in electrical rooms, one in a hallway. Apparently it is too much for the building’s control freaks. They had written me a letter with a lot of questions, seemingly trying to find a way to get rid of my network, when they didn’t find one they decided to get rid of me “just because”.

Thank you very much for your recent communications to the Board
regarding your Wifi network. We appreciate your responses. The Board is
also sympathetic to your desire to provide a service to the Co-op’s
membership. However, as you yourself point out in your letter of
November 20, 2007, your Wifi system is your personal initiative provided
on a cost-recovery basis using your own equipment. Under these
circumstances, the Board cannot authorize the use of common Co-op
property to provide the service, including the positioning of
transmitters in common areas and maintenance areas such as electrical
rooms. We must, therefore, ask that you remove such equipment by January
14, 2008. Any equipment remaining after that date will be removed by
maintenance staff and kept in the office for you to pick up. The Board
remains open to a proposal for the creation of a Wifi network for the
use of the membership. However, the establishment of such a network can
only be authorized after an agreement has been reached between yourself
and the Board of Directors.

]]> By: The Thrill http://www.danmisener.com/archives/308#comment-14073 The Thrill Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:25:41 +0000 http://www.danmisener.com/archives/308#comment-14073 Maybe you should start here: by explaining what it is, on this site. I read this post and I think, "ok, you wanna share a connection? That sounds cheaper alright (how does the bill work?), but won't the cheap bastard thief downloading movies next door slow down my connection?" I'm sure there's tons of folks out there who don't know what you're talking about. Maybe you should start here: by explaining what it is, on this site. I read this post and I think, “ok, you wanna share a connection? That sounds cheaper alright (how does the bill work?), but won’t the cheap bastard thief downloading movies next door slow down my connection?”

I’m sure there’s tons of folks out there who don’t know what you’re talking about.

]]> By: Karen Newton http://www.danmisener.com/archives/308#comment-14068 Karen Newton Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:31:12 +0000 http://www.danmisener.com/archives/308#comment-14068 I think that with a standard Meraki network you can't customize the start page, not sure. If that is the case, maybe you should rename your network from Corktown to Danmisenerdotcom so people can contact you. I think that with a standard Meraki network you can’t customize the start page, not sure. If that is the case, maybe you should rename your network from Corktown to Danmisenerdotcom so people can contact you.

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