As Ian Allen has pointed out, NCF encourages this, though I accept other ISPs may not. It's also part of the musings (security, registered users) to monitor usage to some extent. My guess is that illegal purposes are relatively difficult to detect if people have set out to go in that direction. JN On 2020-03-19 12:59 p.m., James wrote: > It's a nice idea BUT if someone uses it for illegal purposes I don't know if you'd be liable. > I'd ask your ISP and make sure it is ok with them. > > On 2020-03-19 11:07 a.m., J C Nash wrote: >> I'm thinking that with all of us rather confined, internet service is particularly >> important. So I'm musing about the following. >> >> Situation: In my condo development (2 corporations, about 40 dwellings in >> a space about 220m by 50m) it should be possible to provide wifi with a suitable >> access point. As a community gesture, I'm willing to cover reasonable costs for >> upgrading my plan and modem/transmitter. Even more so if I can find someone else >> who is on a different network (e.g., cable vs my NCF/Bell DSL) so there is a level >> of redundancy. >> >> Opinions sought about: >> >> - hardware or hardware combinations >> >> - software setup e.g., owner / guest division, security. I'd prefer to be able to >> monitor usage by registered users. >> >> - operational considerations. Most of the owners are seniors and non-tech. Simplicity >> and ease of maintenance important. >> >> - Is this a useful idea to pursue? >> >> Best, JN >> >> To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org >> To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org >> To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org >> > > > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org