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[Don Park]

im relaying a couple comments on the Green Dragon node
from attendees of Beer and Blog.

the wifi dog splash page is hard to use because of the tiny
"use the internet" link.
the node forces a reauth after 5 minutes. while i havent
seen this (im using the node right now), its theorized
that 5 minutes of non-http traffic does it.

don

[Aaron Baer]

There could very well be a problem with the wifidog config. However, just to
be clear I don't think that's actually coverage from a node located directly
within Green Dragon.

I believe it's coverage from NodeIntegrity -
http://map.personaltelco.net/?select=NodeIntegrity

Any chance it could also be due to client connections having a slightly low
signal to connect with and drop in and out?

Russell any chance of researching the wifidog config there.. Any one else do
a signal strength evaluation from within Green Dragon?

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Post by Don Park
im relaying a couple comments on the Green Dragon node
from attendees of Beer and Blog.
the wifi dog splash page is hard to use because of the tiny
"use the internet" link.
the node forces a reauth after 5 minutes. while i havent
seen this (im using the node right now), its theorized
that 5 minutes of non-http traffic does it.
don
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[Michael Weinberg]

Post by Aaron Baer
There could very well be a problem with the wifidog config. However, just to
be clear I don't think that's actually coverage from a node located directly
within Green Dragon.
I believe it's coverage from NodeIntegrity -
http://map.personaltelco.net/?select=NodeIntegrity

That indeed is the case.

Post by Aaron Baer
Any chance it could also be due to client connections having a
slightly low
signal to connect with and drop in and out?
Russell any chance of researching the wifidog config there.. Any one else do
a signal strength evaluation from within Green Dragon?

I have used a Macbook (notoriously strong wifi cards) there with no
problem in all areas of the bar. I've also witnessed others doing the
same with what appeared to be no trouble.

We've heard (indirectly) this complaint from a number of geeks. It
would be awesome if they politely suggested to the Green Dragon that
they should host a node right there.

Michael

[Russell Senior]

Aaron> There could very well be a problem with the wifidog
Aaron> config. However, just to be clear I don't think that's actually
Aaron> coverage from a node located directly within Green Dragon.

Aaron> I believe it's coverage from NodeIntegrity -
Aaron> http://map.personaltelco.net/?select=NodeIntegrity

Michael> That indeed is the case.

Node Integrity is about 30 feet from the Green Dragon bar.

Aaron> Any chance it could also be due to client connections having a
Aaron> slightly low signal to connect with and drop in and out?

Aaron> Russell any chance of researching the wifidog config
Aaron> there.. Any one else do a signal strength evaluation from
Aaron> within Green Dragon?

It is the same wifidog configuration as elsewhere, so whatever the
problem is, it will be the same as everywhere else. I haven't seen
the problem myself, despite camping out at Red & Black for about 1.5
hours one day. So whatever it is, I am doing it Wrong. Or I'm doing
it Right and the others are doing it Wrong. Or something.

Michael> I have used a Macbook (notoriously strong wifi cards) there
Michael> with no problem in all areas of the bar. I've also witnessed
Michael> others doing the same with what appeared to be no trouble.

Michael> We've heard (indirectly) this complaint from a number of
Michael> geeks. It would be awesome if they politely suggested to the
Michael> Green Dragon that they should host a node right there.

But ... it *is* right there. It is in the small office above the
dining area. Really, it couldn't be much closer. I don't think
signal strength is the problem. It is more likely to be some timeout
thing.

My brief conversation with the wifidog people resulted in some
handwaving that the OpenWrt version of the client had unspecified
defects. If it would fail for me, it would be easier to diagnose. I
am happy to diagnose more, but it would help if I could find someone
for whom it failed reliably.
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