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*[http://www.sandbox.bellanet.org/~onno/ Dr Onno Purbo's Resources] | |||
*[http://wireless.gumph.org/ Articles on building antenna's and other wireless networking issues] | *[http://wireless.gumph.org/ Articles on building antenna's and other wireless networking issues] | ||
*[http://wire.less.dk/cantenna/ Video showing the step-by-step building of a cantenna] (antenna made from a can) for wireless networking (Wi-Fi, WLAN at 2.4 Ghz) | |||
*[http://wndw.net/index.html Wireless Networking in the Developing World] ( | *[http://wndw.net/index.html '''Wireless Networking in the Developing World: 2nd Edition'''] (It is a free book about designing, implementing, and maintaining low-cost wireless networks. A new updated version is available) | ||
*[http://www.wardrive.net/ Wireless LAN Security, Wardriving & Warchalking] | *[http://www.wardrive.net/ Wireless LAN Security, Wardriving & Warchalking] | ||
*[http://www.cplus.org/rmw/english1.html Radio Mobile] Software tool used to predict the performance of radio systems and to do radio link predictions | |||
*[http://www.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu] Community developed, linux-based operating system | |||
---- | *[http://www.freedomtoaster.org/ Freedom Toaster], is a project to overcome the difficulty in obtaining Linux and Open Source software | ||
*[http://www.itrainonline.org/itrainonline/mmtk/wireless.shtml itrainOnline] Wireless Networking Resources | |||
*Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_mesh_network Wireless mesh network] page | |||
*[http://earth.google.com/ Google Earth] offers maps and satellite images of the world | |||
*[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Main_Page One Laptop per Child (OLPC)] Wiki site sharing the experiences of the One Laptop Per Child project | |||
*[http://wirelessafrica.meraka.org.za/wiki/index.php/DIY_Mesh_Guide '''Building a Rural Wireless Mesh Network'''] A do-it-yourself guide to planning and building a Freifunk based mesh network. This is a step-by-step guide on converting a Linksys WRT54GL into a mesh node | |||
*[http://www.rowetel.com/ucasterisk/index.html Free Telephony Project] Open Embedded Telephony. The project is about providing free reference designs for embedded telephony. Both the hardware and software are open. | |||
*[http://translate.org.za/ translate.org.za] Open Source Software Translation Project | |||
*Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G WRT54G models and harware specifications] page | |||
*[http://www.it46.se/downloads/voip4d/en_voip4d_it46_release_web.pdf VoIP-4D Primer] - Building Voice Infrastructure in Developing Regions | |||
* [http://www.voip4d.org/wiki/Documentation VoIP resources] by Alberto Escudero Pascual (IT+46) | |||
== Wireless Community Networks == | |||
* CSIR [http://csircoin.blogspot.com/ Community Owned Information Networks Blog] site | * CSIR [http://csircoin.blogspot.com/ Community Owned Information Networks Blog] site | ||
* Meraka Institute: [http://wirelessafrica.meraka.org.za Wireless Africa] | * Meraka Institute: [http://wirelessafrica.meraka.org.za Wireless Africa] | ||
*[http://start.freifunk.net/ Freifunk.net] and [http://wiki.freifunk.net/Hauptseite Freifunk wiki site] | |||
*[http://www.wirelessghana.com/ Wireless Ghana] Internet Connectivity for West African Communities | *[http://www.wirelessghana.com/ Wireless Ghana] Internet Connectivity for West African Communities | ||
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*[http://www.nepalwireless.net/ Nepal Wireless] | *[http://www.nepalwireless.net/ Nepal Wireless] | ||
*[http://tech.mak.ac.ug/cwrc/ Uganda Community Wireless Resource Centre], Department of Electrical Engineering, Makerere University | |||
*Linknet, Macha, Zambia | |||
**[http://link.net.zm/ Linknet] | |||
**[http://wiki.link.net.zm/tiki-index.php Linknet Wiki Site] | |||
*South Africa - Wireless User Groups | |||
**[http://www.jawug.za.net Johannesburg Area Wireless User Group] | |||
**[http://www.pwp.za.net Pretoria Wireless Project] | |||
**[http://www.ptawug.za.net Pretoria Wireless User Group] | |||
**[http://www.pcn.za.net Potchefstroom Community Network] | |||
**[http://www.ctwug.za.net Cape Town Wireless User Group] | |||
**[http://www.dwc.za.net Durban Wireless Community] | |||
**[http://www.swug.za.net/ Scarborough Wireless Users Group] | |||
**[http://www.muizenmaze.za.org/ Muizen MAZE] Community Internet Provision for Muizenberg | |||
== ICT Policy == | |||
*[http://link.wits.ac.za/links/links.html Link Centre] Southern Africa's leading ICT policy, regulation and management hub | *[http://link.wits.ac.za/links/links.html Link Centre] Southern Africa's leading ICT policy, regulation and management hub | ||
*[http://africa.rights.apc.org/ APC Africa ICT Policy Monitor] | *[http://africa.rights.apc.org/ APC Africa ICT Policy Monitor] | ||
*[http://www.researchictafrica.net/ Research ICT Africa] | |||
*[http://www.bridges.org/ict_policy bridges.org] |
Latest revision as of 22:05, 23 June 2008
Resources
- Video showing the step-by-step building of a cantenna (antenna made from a can) for wireless networking (Wi-Fi, WLAN at 2.4 Ghz)
- Wireless Networking in the Developing World: 2nd Edition (It is a free book about designing, implementing, and maintaining low-cost wireless networks. A new updated version is available)
- Radio Mobile Software tool used to predict the performance of radio systems and to do radio link predictions
- Ubuntu Community developed, linux-based operating system
- Freedom Toaster, is a project to overcome the difficulty in obtaining Linux and Open Source software
- itrainOnline Wireless Networking Resources
- Wikipedia Wireless mesh network page
- Google Earth offers maps and satellite images of the world
- One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Wiki site sharing the experiences of the One Laptop Per Child project
- Building a Rural Wireless Mesh Network A do-it-yourself guide to planning and building a Freifunk based mesh network. This is a step-by-step guide on converting a Linksys WRT54GL into a mesh node
- Free Telephony Project Open Embedded Telephony. The project is about providing free reference designs for embedded telephony. Both the hardware and software are open.
- translate.org.za Open Source Software Translation Project
- Wikipedia WRT54G models and harware specifications page
- VoIP-4D Primer - Building Voice Infrastructure in Developing Regions
- VoIP resources by Alberto Escudero Pascual (IT+46)
Wireless Community Networks
- Meraka Institute: Wireless Africa
- Wireless Ghana Internet Connectivity for West African Communities
- Uganda Community Wireless Resource Centre, Department of Electrical Engineering, Makerere University
- Linknet, Macha, Zambia
- South Africa - Wireless User Groups
ICT Policy
- Link Centre Southern Africa's leading ICT policy, regulation and management hub