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The whole process from start to finish is explained in great detail here : http://www.ptawug.co.za/content_list_11
You set up the kit yourself, just read the getting started guide from section 4 : http://www.ptawug.co.za/content_list_11
Advantages: Free comms to about 1500 other users + Jawug (JHB network) - gaming, voip, filesharing
Disadvantages : Addiction. As it is a community project there are no service gaurentees - if a highsite goes down - the users have to fix it.
One big network ja - like a mini internet. Wiki, wugtube, torrent server, voip servers, css and cod servers.
It's a free and open network, anyone can run any service they like.
plot your location on www.wug.za.net
download the google earth KMZ
check with highsites are close
draw line of sight diagrams to the highsites to check LOS
check out www.jawug.org.za
LOS looks good, but not sure if Northcliff is a backbone only site - you will need to speak to the Jawug guys on IRC
Any news about the progress of the christoburg highsite? It'll be the only I'de be able to connect to and last I heard it's still under planning.
The singularity is about to explode! Weapons are at maximum.
Raven Gold as far as I know nothing is happening with Christoburg