Jim Hart wrote: > Adelphia and/or Verizon could be real showstoppers, though, couldn't they? > If their subscriber agreements prohibit sharing access with anyone outside > the "household". Even if they don't, now, they could add that proviso if > they saw a "free network" as a threat to their revenue. Since the library > has its own connection, a pilot project could be done without running into > this obstacle. But, wouldn't we want to have a solid strategy in place to > mitigate this problem before investing time and money? Adelphia cable modem connections are strictly setup for one device. They don't support multiple devices, and in fact, the cable modem will only bind to one mac address. This is pretty simple to get around with the installation of a cable modem router. DSL through Virizon is the same as Adelphia. I would suggest that the Library would need to check with MSLN before allowing connections to their network from "off of the street". Other then that, I would say the biggest issue here will be weather related. Who wants to go sit in the park during the middle of winter to get their free internet connection?
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