• MeetingAgenda

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.

Weekly Meetings

• New Topics

  • Warehouse Space (Update ...)

  • Idea's for PlacesToUnwire

  • Non-profit (DSL, ISP, general incorporation, co-op etc)

  • MetaNet Demo (ErikWalthinsen)

  • 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

General Meeting

• Monthly Updates

  • Introductions ...

  • Status of PayPal account.

  • Propaganda Update. TeeShirts, stickers and more!

  • Other meeting spaces!
  • Pass the hat for the Pioneer Square node
    • Hardware donations in general.

• New Topics

  • Buy a TeeShirt!

  • LuckyLab access update (dead?)

  • ESSID Standardization (ptp.net or ptp.net/nodeXXX)
  • Pioneer Square feedback ... problems, requests etc?
  • New Nodes in Process ...
    • Heaven (done!)
    • Hawthorne Hostel (done!)

    • LuckyLab

    • Monteauxs Restuarant
    • South Park Blocks
    • Pittock Building
  • Hacking

    • NoCatAuth Splash Screen

    • Status page by DonPark

    • MetaNet by ErikWalthinsen

    • OpenAp show and tell (?)

  • DebianApImage - Anyone care?

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

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

  • Map Data Maintainers (Bill? ... others?)
  • Location! Location! Location! (Morrison bridge, north/south park blocks, skidmore, brooklyn park, washington park etc)

  • PdxWireless site ...

• Action Topics

  • How to organize PdxWireless and PersonalTelco

  • Getting the LuckyLab and RoseAndRaindrop wired!

  • Copyright of logo and web site (AdamShand)

  • 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.

• 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 ...

[CategoryPersonalTelco]