Personal Telco University

Schedule

Next class meets February 7th at PortlandStateUniversity room 229

Homework

1: Create a WikiWord (ex: FirstnameLastname)
2: Present a NetStumbler, KismetWireless or KisMac log
3: Compare pricing of at least two IspWirelessPolicies

Courses

Class Four :: How to build a node? - AaronBaer

Class Five :: Access Points and Antennae

Class Six :: Node Maintainence

Class Seven :: Operational Security

Class Eight :: Reserved

Class One :: Intro - DarrinEden

* PersonalTelco Model, Operation and Organization

Mission
- "We are here to promote and build public wireless networks through community support and education."
  - Promote
    - [:PressCoverage:Press]
    - Outreach
  - Build
    - Nodes/Hotspots
    - PTPnet
  - Community Support
    - Volunteers
      - Inspire, Educate, Put To Work
    - SellingFree
      - Local Buisness Owners
      - Creating and maintaining business relationships
    - Donations
      - Money
        Paypal
        FundRaising
        Grants
      - Gear
    - Like Minded Groups
      - [http://www.freenetworks.org Freenetworks]
      - [http://www.freegeek.org/ Free Geek]
  - Education
History
- Beginings
  - [:MeetingFebruary2001:February 2001 Gathering]
- Changes
  - [:PartingSpeech:AdamShands Farewell Address]
- Capos and Directors
Core Values
- [http://www.free-culture.cc/freeculture.pdf What is Free Culture]
- [http://www.personaltelco.net/static/publications/manifesto-trifold.sxw Wireless Commons Manifesto]
- [http://www.freenetworks.org/peering.html Freenetworks Peering Agreement]
- The Benefits of Giving It Away
- Viral Propagation
Organization
- Legal Framework
  - [http://www.personaltelco.net/download/nonprofit/PTP_Articles.doc Articles of Incorporation]
  - [http://www.personaltelco.net/download/nonprofit/PTP_bylaws.doc Bylaws]
  - [:MembershipAgreement:Membership Agreement]
  - NonProfit
    - [wiki:501c3 What is a 501c3]
- Members
  - Voting Membership
    - [:MembershipAgreement:Eligibility]
  - NonVoting Membership
- The Board
  - President
  - Treasurer
  - Secretary
- [:RegionCaptain:The Region Captians]
- The Directors
  - Press
  - Technology
  - Community
  - Education
- The Advisors
Communication Tools
- Wiki
  - [wiki:Wiki Overview]
  - PTP Specifics
- Email
  - [wiki:Email Overview]
  - PTP Specifics
    - If you need help, or have a general question, please send an email to info@personaltelco.net, and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.
    - [http://www.personaltelco.net/static/publications/leadership-contactsheet.pdf PTP Contact List] shows the individuals who are in charge of specific parts of running the PTP
    - [http://lists.personaltelco.net/mailman/listinfo/general The General MailingList] is set up to ask questions, put forth ideas and get to know the other memebers of the PTP.
- IRC
  - [wiki:Irc Overview]
  - [:IrcChannel:PTP Specifics]
- Request Tracker
  - [http://bestpractical.com/rt/features.html Overview]
  - PTP Specifics
- Face to face
  - Meetings
    - Monthly
      - Every month we try and get together for some face time at our monthly meeting. They are informal events; anyone interested in learning more or helping out is welcome to come and ask (or answer) questions. We try to keep the meeting agenda page up to date so people can come informed with some idea of what to expect. Monthly meetings are normally held on the last Wednesday of each month, but occasionally vary due to space availability. Times are announced on the general and announce mailing lists, on the news page, and on the monthly meeting page.
    - Weekly
      - A small group of core members gather almost every week at our weekly meetings. We get together to work on problems that need to be solved. If you are just looking for help getting started your best bet is the mailing lists, but if you're looking to get seriously involved, this is the best way to meet the team. Weekly meetings are normally held every Tuesday, except the last week of each month, in which case the monthly meeting takes precedence. Times are normally announced on the general list a couple of days before they happen.
    - Playdays
      - Playdays are a time and place for all interested people to gather, listen to some presenters, exchange ideas, break up into focused groups and work at building up each others' knowledge. Often the Playdays have a focus of one particular topic.
    - Workshops
      - Workshops are set up to work on particular projects. They tend to be very hands-on and often produce items of use by the participants or the PTP in general.
    - AdHoc

Class Two :: Site Survey - JasonMcArthur

Physical layout.
- Building materials, size and their effect on RF.
- Identify user areas.
- Location of AP(s)
Antenna types
- Discussion of various types of antennes and their properties.
- What antennas do and how they are calculated into EIRP.
Radios
- TX/RX explanation
- FCC regulations in 802.11b, UNII-1, 2 and 3 (802.11a)
Survey software
- Kismet and other sofware.
Troubleshooting
- Interference
- Ping and it's use.

Class Three :: How to hack Qwest?

Faculty

Tuition

$80

Scholarships

Five scholarships will be awarded.

History

[http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/18646 Registration] by Janurary 5th 2005.
PersonalTelcoUniversityFall2004

Personal Telco University

Schedule

Homework

Courses

Class Four :: How to build a node? - AaronBaer

Class Five :: Access Points and Antennae

Class Six :: Node Maintainence

Class Seven :: Operational Security

Class Eight :: Reserved

Class One :: Intro - DarrinEden

Class Two :: Site Survey - JasonMcArthur

Class Three :: How to hack Qwest?

Suggested Reading List

Faculty

Tuition

Scholarships

History