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USENIX 2003 Annual Technical Conference, FREENIX Track — Paper
[USENIX Annual Conference '03 Tech Program Index]
Next: Introduction
Submitted to USENIX'03 Freenix track
Building a Wireless Community Network in the NetherlandsRudi van Drunen WirelessLeiden Foundation Leiden, the Netherlands rudi@wirelessleiden.nl https://www.wirelessleiden.nl - Dirk-Willem van Gulik WirelessLeiden Foundation dirkx@wirelessleiden.nl - Jasper Koolhaas WirelessLeiden Foundation jasper@wirelessleiden.nl - Huub Schuurmans WirelessLeiden Foundation huub@wirelessleiden.nl - Marten Vijn WirelessLeiden Foundation marten@wirelessleiden.nl
Abstract:
With the development of low cost hardware based
on IEEE 802.11b, wireless networks are an emerging technology. Using
these wireless techniques outdoors it is possible to build a community
network not dependent on any provider. In the Netherlands such a
network is being set up in and around Leiden. Using low cost network
interfaces, home-built antennas and open source software the volunteers of
the Wireless Leiden Foundation were able to lay out an infrastructure for
the inhabitants of Leiden at a very low cost. All kinds of
applications (for-profit and not-for-profit) are using this wireless
network.
Rudi van Drunen 2003-04-08
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