THE NETWORK
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The WaFreeNet consists of a number of publicly accessible Access Points, allowing clients to connect to them with 802.11a/b/g/n compliant wireless network equipment. Access to these 'hubs' is free, with the only cost to users being their own hardware and antennae, etc. Ideally, these Access Points are also connected together, allowing clients from one hub to utilise resources situated on a different hub in the network infrastructure.
WaFreeNet's size is very dynamic - access points come and go as people move house etc. It is the linking together (bridging or routing) of these hubs that will provide the greatest benefit for users of the WaFreeNet.
The infrastructure of the WaFreeNet is therefore comprised of Access Points and Clients. To give a brief overview of the WaFreeNet as it stands, the following briefly describes each of the hubs recognised as members of WaFreenet. The information listed on this page should be enough for you to connect to an AP if you have a LOS (line of sight) to it. The excelent HeyWhatsThat Path Profiler is extremely useful for roughly determining LOS between two locations. For additional information please visit the website of the Access Point of interest.
WaFreeNet Access Point Information
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Network Group 1
Name |
Location |
AP SSID(s) |
Links |
Armadale |
ArmadaleAP |
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Belmont |
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Belmont |
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Sinagra |
None |
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Greenwood |
N/A |
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Duncraig |
N/A |
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Heathridge |
public_frogstar_wafreenet |
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Jandakot |
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ArmadaleAP, Willeton |
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Woodvale |
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Doubleview |
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Craigie |
Southernstar |
Mystic, NHE,Frogstar, Wanneroo, OpenVPN Links to kalwifi-shorty, Kaelnorr |
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Beldon |
mystic_wafreenet |
Bungknee, Mitchland, Dericote, Frogstar, Spiked, Vipernet, Wanneroo, OpenVPN to kalwifi-shorty |
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Bayswater |
wafreenet-gibbney |
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Hocking |
N/A |
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fixme |
N/A |
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Perth CBD |
5.8Ghz Peering point only |
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Seville Grove |
SGNet |
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Landsdale |
spiked-mystic-wafreenet |
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Red Hill |
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Warwick |
vipernet_wafreenet |
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Wanneroo Markets |
Wanneroo_Wafreenet |
Network Group 2
Linked to Group 1 via VPN over Internet
Network Group 3 (Kalgoolie)
Linked to Group 1 via VPN over Internet
Name |
Location |
AP SSID(s) |
Links |
Kalgoorlie |
kalwifi |
node-kalwifi-shorty,kalwifi-darryl |
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Kalgoorlie |
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Legacy Networks
This information is most likely out of date.
Name |
Location |
AP SSID(s) |
Links |
Atwell |
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Bayswater |
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Ballajura |
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Bicton |
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Ballajura |
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Bullcreek |
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Cannington |
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High Wycombe |
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Perth City (AP peering only) |
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Duncraig |
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Forrestfield |
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Greenwood |
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Gwelup |
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Kalamunda Hills |
HillsHub |
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Kardinya |
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Leschenault |
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Manning |
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Martin |
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Medina |
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Morley |
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North Fremantle/Mosman Park |
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Osborne Park |
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For boaters off Rockingham |
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Rivervale |
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South Perth |
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Thornlie |
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Lesmurdie |
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Melville |
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Morley |
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Here's a VERY OLD 3D map of the backbone, back when HillsHub was in operation.
Please see the contact page for additions to, and modifications of this list. Please note: The webmasters will NOT add an AP unless requested by the AP admin. If you are connected to an AP that does not appear on this list, please contact your AP admin.