Build a Wireless ISP on Linux
JuiceMan wrote to mention an article
that goes into the the specifics of setting up a Wireless Internet Service
Provider (WISP) using Linux and a few easy scripts. From the article: “Wireless
clients will have questions, and the Linux-based management tools I’ll discuss
will help you answer them. Here are some quick examples of how you can answer
typical user questions - Question: ‘Is the Internet down today? Why can’t my
browser find www.flakyhost.com?’ Solution: First, check your wireless network
with the scanap script; it will tell you about the wireless signal quality of
all associated clients, including the one that’s giving you problems. Then,
check IP connectivity with the pingall script; it will tell you about the
latency to your ISP’s gateway, the DNS, and all your clients, including the
problematic one. If these two scripts establish that your network is OK, try
www.flakyhost.com.”
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