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Re: motivation for routing a bit of 44.0.0.0/8

  • From: Valdis . Kletnieks
  • Date: Mon May 21 21:24:47 2007

On Mon, 21 May 2007 19:49:49 CDT, Neal R said:
>   Set up a separate SSID exclusively for HAM use. Use IPsec AH -
> cryptographically signed traffic keeps the unlicensed out without
> breaking the no payload encryption requirements. City gets help with the
> civil defense radio of the 21st century, HAMs get a new toy, and
> everyone is happy. Sure, there are security concerns, but the interface
> to the outside world is a proxy server HAMs can use while doing storm
> watch and such ... nobody gets in or out without a note from the FCC ...

>   Or am I making this just a bit too simple?

The hams might be OK on it.  The city probably won't be thrilled unless
you can find a way to get their legal staff to sign off on it.  Remember,
most lawyers aren't geeks, and will judge a proposal on a different basis
than geeks do.

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