| Subject: | Free WiFi in Portland - Kind of Off topic |
| Date: | 07/30/2004 04:10 AM |
| From: | Josh Wiggins |
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <div><span class="801384020-30072004">Unless you ride you bike to work and need use the MAX and need to check mail while going to work.<br> <br> <br> <table bgcolor="#cfcfbb" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left"><font class="option" color="#363636"><b>Portland Airport Gets Free WiFi</b></font> </td> <td align="right"><span style="text-align: center;">Thursday, July 29 @ 07:37:53 PDT</span> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a title="http://dailywireless.org/modules.php?name=News&;new_topic=37" href="http://dailywireless.org/modules.php?name=News&;new_topic=37"><br> </a> <font class="content"></font> <p><font class="content">Last night at the <a title="http://www.personaltelco.net/" href="http://www.personaltelco.net/" target="new">PersonalTelco</a> meeting in Portland, Oregon, <a title="http://www.joejava.com/" href="http://www.joejava.com/" target="new">Nigel Ballard</a> announced that the <a title="http://www.portlandairportpdx.com/web_pop/PDXHOme.htm" href="http://www.portlandairportpdx.com/web_pop/PDXHOme.htm" target="new">Portland International Airport</a> will have free Wi-Fi. The <a title="http://www.portlandairportpdx.com/web_pop/POPPRESS.asp" href="http://www.portlandairportpdx.com/web_pop/POPPRESS.asp" target="new">Port of Portland</a> will turn on 25 access points by Oct. 1 and offer free WiFi at gates and check-in areas for one year. The <a title="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5861/" href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5861/" target="new">Cisco 1300</a> and <a title="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/ps4076/index.html" href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/ps4076/index.html" target="new">1200 series</a> units are backhauled with a T-3 connection. After the first year, the Oregon Port authority will then re-evaluate the service and decide whether to charge or not. Also in October, <a title="http://www.joejava.com/freeforall.htm" href="http://www.joejava.com/freeforall.htm" target="new">the Willamette Week article on free WiFi</a> is due to appear in the <a title="http://www.spiritmag.com/" href="http://www.spiritmag.com/" target="new">South West Airlines flight magazine</a>. </font></p> <p><font class="content"> Ballard (right) also said he is evaluating the <a title="http://www.possio.com/" href="http://www.possio.com/" target="new">Possio PX30</a>, a one-piece AP. Ballard claims he has one of the few units in the United States. <a title="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=6499" href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=6499" target="new">The Possio PX30</a> is a hackable Linux-based wireless router featuring WLAN, Bluetooth, OSGi (Open Services Gateway Initiative), and Java support. It is an open platform supported by a " <a title="http://devzone.possio.com/" href="http://devzone.possio.com/">Developer Zone</a>" website, and can integrate diverse kinds of networks. </font></p> <p><font class="content"><a title="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=6499" href="http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=6499" target="new">The PX30 is based on a single-board computer with an Intel XScale PXA255 processor</a> running at 300MHz. It boots from a 32MB internal Flash disk, and includes 64MB of RAM. An available option adds WAN connectivity through support for GPRS, UMTS/TDD or FDD, with additional protocol support under development. Here's more on Possio from <a title="http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT7459336271.html" href="http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT7459336271.html">Linux Devices</a> and <a title="http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/possio_px30_magic_box.php" href="http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/possio_px30_magic_box.php">Gizmodo</a>. </font></p> <p><font class="content">Ballard also noted that the <a title="http://www.ohsu.edu/" href="http://www.ohsu.edu/" target="new">Oregon Health Sciences Center</a> will soon offer free WiFi for both patients and administrators. The network, composed of some 125, <a title="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/ps4076/index.html" href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps430/ps4076/index.html" target="new">Cisco 1200 series</a> APs, is actually two networks in one, a secure internal network using end-to-end security, and an external network for patients. The hospital has to deal with a demanding set of security requirements spelled out in the <a title="http://informationweek.mobilepipeline.com/wlans/22100667" href="http://informationweek.mobilepipeline.com/wlans/22100667" target="new">Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act</a> (<a title="http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/" href="http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/" target="new">HIPAA</a>) of 1996. </font></p> <p><font class="content">Unrelated is the <a title="http://www.joejava.com/prenmrunetwork.htm" href="http://www.joejava.com/prenmrunetwork.htm" target="new">Portland Research and Education Network</a> (<a title="http://www.pren.net/" href="http://www.pren.net/" target="new">PRENnet</a>) which is using 80.16a-like backhaul between OHSU on the hill above Portland and Portland State University, a few miles below. </font></p> <p><font class="content">Another noteworthy tidbit; Portland's transit agency, <a title="http://www.trimet.org/" href="http://www.trimet.org/" target="new">Tri-Met</a>, is experimenting with mobilized WiFi on at least one of their light rail cars on <a title="http://www.trimet.org/schedule/r100.htm" href="http://www.trimet.org/schedule/r100.htm" target="new">the Airport run</a>. According to Nigel it's currently working in tests but the solution is a proprietary one. </font></p> <p><font class="content">Portland appears to be on its way to becoming an "unwired" city -- arrive at PDX, take the train into the city, and get off at Pioneer Square -- with free WiFi all the way. </font></p> </span></div> <div> </div> </body> </html> |
