The location, date and time of the next meeting is always available on the MonthlyMeeting and WeeklyMeeting pages. We also have archives of the MeetingNotes from all past meetings.

TableOfContents

Monthly Meeting

Newbie Welcomes

• Introductions (NigelBallard)

• Core Member Introduction (so Newbies can approach later)

• What is PersonalTelco (AdamShand or NigelBallard)

• Location Location Location. Ideas?
• Wireless Basics

• Q&A Session ...

Monthly Presentation

• None this month.

General Meeting

• ==== Basics ====

  • Status of PayPal account.

  • Idea's for PlacesToUnwire

  ==== Propaganda ====

  • Buy a TeeShirt!

  • News Coverage: KGW, RedHerring, Oregonian, BizJournal!

  • New Logo

  • UnwiredWeekly News (Sam and Don)

  • Propaganda Update. TeeShirts, stickers and more! (LonnieWormley)

  • PdxWireless site ...

  • Map Data Maintainers (Bill? ... others?)

  • Ideas for promotion (flyers, stickers, conference, talks, fair, WarDriving etc)

  • Pass the hat for the Pioneer Square node
    • Hardware donations in general.
  ==== New Nodes in Process ====
  • Location! Location! Location! (Morrison bridge, north/south park blocks, skidmore, brooklyn park, washington park etc)
  • Hawthorne Hostel (done!)
  • Heaven

  • LuckyLab

  • Monteauxs Restuarant
  • South Park Blocks
  • Pittock Building
  ==== Tech Talk ====

  • LuckyLab access update (dead?)

  • ESSID Standardization (ptp.net or ptp.net/nodeXXX)
  • Pioneer Square feedback ... problems, requests etc?

  • DebianApImage - Anyone care?

  • Node roundup!! Get NoCatAuth installed, clean up WnDb data create links!

  ==== A Hacking We Be ====

  • NoCatAuth Splash Screen

  • Status page by DonPark

  • MetaNet by ErikWalthinsen

  • OpenAp show and tell (?)

  ==== Action Topics ====
  • Get offical statements of cooperation from Aracnet
  ==== Resolved Topics ====
  • Copyright of the logo (done by Lonnie)

Future Presentations

• Help wanted! Got an idea for a presentation please let us know.

• How to build a node (DonPark and AndrewWoods)

• The MusenkiAccessPoint (JimThompson)

• Accountability without traceablity ... how? (AdamShand)

• IPv6 as the backbone (ManSig)

• Distributed mangement and monitoring of Nodes

• General question and answer session, infrastructure/ad-hoc mode (AdamShand)

• Captive Portal Demonstration (needs to wait for connectivity)
• FCC regulations (Unknown)
• RF lesson (dB vs dBi vs. dBm, fresnel zones, pathloss, isotropic radiator, etc)

• War driving as a marketing tool

• Sucess stories (this is what I did to get my node up)
• Hardware recommendations and what to look for in an AP)
• Can anyone explain WDS? Other hardcore wireless stuff ...

Weekly Meetings

New Topics

• Warehouse Space (Update ...)

• Idea's for PlacesToUnwire

• Free limited access. Good, bad, stupid.
• Non-profit (DSL, ISP, general incorporation, co-op etc)

• MetaNet Demo (ErikWalthinsen)

• New Wiki Software / Site Software

• InstallFest maybe w/ FreeGeek and PLUG (JerrittCollord)

• Logo Discussion (LonnieWormley)

• Maintaining accounts/permissions on group servers.
  • Either centralized (ldap etc) or decentralized (nigel's respon for hostel, adam for pncs etc).
• Core mailing list (deprecate setup? if not how to reorg.)

Report from the Special Interest Groups

• NonProfitSig - AdamShand

• Propaganda - LonnieWormley

• MAN - LucasSheehan

• Access Point - JerrittCollord === Action Topics ===

• Need Linux bootable CD/Floppy w/ Host AP and NoCatAuth pre-installed

• ESSID standardization and what is a node === Resolved Topics ===

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