[B.A.W.I.A - The Boston Area Wireless Internet Alliance]

BAWIA is an alliance of neighborhood wireless network operators. BAWIA does not run a network itself, but facilitates communication between people who are interested in operating and using these networks.

Initially, we expect that these networks will be used primarily for access to the Internet. In time, however, we hope to link the various neighborhood networks together into a metropolitan area network (we call this "trunking").

Though organized with a focus on the Boston metropolitan area, no specific geographic limitations have been imposed. Participation is not limited by location.

While the primary interest is still WiFi, we are also interested in the nascent WiMAX technology.

BAWIA Current Issues - updated 1 August 2006

Useful and Educational Books

BAWIA Presents

  • A useful library of technical information and related links
  • A PC or laptop can be turned into an 802.11b Access Point, when booting from this single-floppy linux system from Cqure
  • Mailing List, subscription info, usage guidelines, and web based message archive.
  • A comprehensive list of other "Free Wireless" projects, with links. (was once) Probably the largest such collection on the net!
  • Local universities with 802.11b access
Other Resources

Contacting BAWIA
  • Meetings - Periodic meetings have been held since January 2002.
  • IRC - members of BAWIA and other, similar projects are often in channel #802.11 on EFNET, and we have a BAWIA channel on OpenProjects.Net.
  • Of course, the mailing list is probably the best place to meet up with us.
  • You can send email to admin at bawia dot org to get in contact with me. DO NOT send unsolicited bulk commercial email (SPAM), or you will be billed for my time!

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