wug

[Weasley]

I'm very interested in getting this. I don't know enough about it to decide to get on getting one tho :/

ill take the wug any day before ill take the inet so much better a truly free

 

[ProtZkroG]

What do you want to know ?
Ask away!

 

[Terak]

Well, how does the whole process work?

How and who do I contact to set it up, once I but the kit?
What are the advantages/disadvantages?

Is it basically just one big network? Do I share files the same way I would on a local network?

 

[ProtZkroG]

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.

 

[Terak]

As awesome as it is, I'm just not sure the effort going into it is worth it, not sure if I can get signal in my area.

Anyone here using the Northcliff/Randburg Wug?

 

[ProtZkroG]

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

 

[Terak]

I'm assuming this is pretty decent:

 

[ProtZkroG]

LOS looks good, but not sure if Northcliff is a backbone only site - you will need to speak to the Jawug guys on IRC

 

[Raven Gold]

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.

 

[ProtZkroG]

Raven Gold as far as I know nothing is happening with Christoburg