DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION
How WaFreeNet has grown to what it is today.
Welcome to the WaFreeNet Info page, This page will give you a basic introduction to what the WaFreeNet is.
The WaFreeNet was born around 1996 by a group of IT enthusiasts in the Perth metro area, This was a time when ADSL was not in mainstream and the fastest connections were dialup. The WaFreeNet served as a peering point for those interested to transmit and receive data at no charge at speeds far greater than ISP's could offer at the time.
Over the years the WaFreeNet has grown to what it is today, with well over 1Gbit peak routing at speeds never seen before on the WaFreeNet. Some nodes are breaking 200Mbit full duplex speeds on their respective backbone links. The WaFreeNet is ideal for those interested in gaming, sharing of content and network enthusiasts who want to be part of something big.
The WaFreeNet should not be confused with the Freenet Project or confused with a network that provides free internet access (although some members do provide others with limited internet services over WaFreeNet).
This timeline lists some of the major events for WaFreeNet and our members. Access Points and client routers that form the network of WaFreeNet. Here is a VERY OLD 3D map of the WaFreeNet backbone, back when HillsHub was in operation.
The WaFreeNet is currently looking to incorporate, information can be found here.
So, you want to become a WaFreeNet user?
Please have a chat with the friendly people in the IRC channel. Details are listed in Contact
Have a look at the Network page and have a play with the truely excelent HeyWhatsThat Path Profiler to determine your chances of being able to link in.
Basic Information for Users
Current IP and Subnet Allocations
Commonwealth Law governing power limits.
You're already a user and wondering how to do certain things?
The following pages contain some useful How-To's. All howtos and information provided on this page are linked to pages of WaFreeNet users.
Wifi Info
Australian Legal 5Ghz band Power Limits
Wireless EIRP Calculator
HeyWhatsThat Path Profiler Beta
Software/Scripting
Security and Firewalls on a wireless connection (kindly provided by ChrisK)
Configuring a Linux Wireless Router (mpot)
How to setup wireless link monitoring with RRDtool (mpot)
User Pages Outlining Items of News or Opinion (WaFreeNet related)
Ettiquette: Capabilities of the WaFreeNet Backbone (CitrusNet)
WhiteBoard: For a list of quick links and current notes about services running on the freenet. (WaFreeNet users only)
How to connect to specific WaFreeNet Services
How to connect to the WaFreeNet IRC server
How to open and use a WaFreeNet Jabber account
How to connect to the WaFreeNet news server
How to connect to the WaFreeNet mailing list (mailing list and wafreenet.general newsgroup are mirrors)