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Introduction

This page will (hopefully) become a place for people to communicate and post information in an attempt to audit most of the known PersonalTelco nodes. Once before a project with a similar purpose existed, called ["AdoptANode"]. For a list of nodes look to the NodeMap or NetworkAddressAllocations. CategoryNode and the Subversion repository (under http://svn.personaltelco.net/svn/ptp/system/trunk/node) are good places to collect data.

For each node we hope to collect:

  • SSID (www.personaltelco.net)
    • If the ESSID doesn't contain this, it's not really a node, according to the NodeStandards.

  • Node Name (i.e. SouthParkBlocks, CrowBar) and Number (i.e. 597)

    • Not all nodes have numbers.
  • Node Address
  • [Contact: phone number, email address?]
    • Get the name of the person to talk to also.
    • It's best to get both a phone number and an email address.
    • Some nodes prefer to remain anonymous, and I think it's a good idea to respect that.
  • Channel (1-11)
    • There are quite a few more channels in 802.11a.
    • It might be nice to document whether an AP supports 802.11g or state exactly what types of interface are supported.
  • IP address space (see NetworkAddressAllocations)

  • Public IP (Static/DHCP) / Routing Information
  • DNS server addresses
  • Features/Description of Node Location (i.e. coffee house with good lattes)
    • Try and keep these objective...
  • Last Audit Date, By Whom? Did it work?

Methodology

To "audit" a node, follow these steps:

  1. Determine what node you are auditing. If it is in the (alphabetized) list below, find it. If not, find it's node page in this Wiki. Usually node pages follow the convention of Node<Name> or Node<Number>. Some nodes may not have wiki pages at all; in these cases, go ahead and create one.

  2. Update the node page (if needed) to include the above data points. Use NodeTemplate as a guide.

  3. If the node is functional/non-functional/screwy, log this on the node page, in the "Maintenence and System Log" section. Also, log that you have reformatted the page in compliance with this page (NodeAudit).

  4. If it is not already on the (alphabetized) list below, add it (with current values for "Date Last Audited" and "Last Status").

Discussion

I don't want to have duplicate data lying around, and a lot of this information is stuff we've already collected, so I've gone ahead and updated NodeTemplate to make it clear what pieces of information are relevant and updated a couple of node information pages to match that template. - KeeganQuinn

This is a good point: specific node information probably belongs in the node pages so that we don't duplicate effort/information. That said, the system probably should be for "auditors" to make sure the node page is accurate, and then log when they last checked on the node with a simple status like: functional, nonfunctional. That information could go on this page, and could be what we use to color the pins on the nodemap (if that ever happens). Thoughts? -- CalebPhillips

Sure, that sounds reasonable. I'm working on a more coherent system for all of this (see ["Adhocracy"]), but that works fine in the interim. I haven't been logging the last update date because the wiki does that for me, but if you feel that it would be specifically useful I'm not strongly opposed. - KeeganQuinn

Okay. I've made some stylistic changes and documented the 'steps' required to audit a node. -- CalebPhillips

Many of the nodes listed below are still missing contact and location info. I don't really have the time or inclination to fill these out right now, so if someone else feels like it, that would rock. - KeeganQuinn

Data

Credits

Updated and annotated by KeeganQuinn, CalebPhillips and hopefully everyone else. Original notes by CalebPhillips, based on a fairly ancient concept primarily supported by TomHiggins.


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