CUWiN Releases CUWiNware 0.7.0 — Free Open Source Mesh Wireless Software.

From Team CUWiN: (more info at www.cuwin.net)
CUWiN Releases CUWiNware 0.7.0

CUWiN announces a new version of its flagship software, CUWiNware 0.7.0. CUWiNware enables neighbors and communities to create a mesh wireless network that can share Internet connections, establish local VoIP services, and utilize peer-to-peer connections to improve their broadband experience. CUWiNware 0.7.0 makes community networking easier to use than ever before. CUWiNware is free open source software, which makes it as much as 75% cheaper to set up networks than its proprietary competitors.

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CUWiNware version 0.7.0 makes great strides forward in usability and reliability. Dual radio support is the most visible addition to CUWiNware, allowing a single node to provide a public access point in addition to providing network infrastructure. Network traffic is handled more reliably. It also makes gateway configuration more robust. Logging synchronization simplifies network administration, in addition to a test version of a web-based configuration tool. CUWiNware 0.7.0 also supports more diverse hardware.

“The effect of version 0.7.0 will soon be felt in the local Champaign-Urbana community, as the City of Urbana converts their current nodes into dual-radio nodes, providing free wireless Internet hotspots in places like Crane Alley, the Market on the Square, and Lincoln Square Mall,” said CUWiN Outreach Coordinator Ross Musselman. “This release brings us another step closer to the kind of networks we envision: user owned and operated broadband networks.”

For the technical community, CUWiNware 0.7.0 marks a major step forward in community wireless networking:

* Dual radio allows a single node to act both as backhaul for the
network and as an access point for public use.

* Improved routing fidelity and routing daemon reliability,
implements a more robust DHCPselect feature for gateway
auto-configuration,

* Syncing of HSLS daemon logs with Zebra logs for better debugging,

* Non-i386 architectures support, including nascent support for the
Atheros AR5312.

* NodeConfig, a web-based graphical user interface that allows the
user to change the node's settings through a web browser. Version
0.7.0 contains a beta version of this feature, which can be
accessed by typing the IP of the node into one's browser.
About CUWiN:

CUWiN's three-part mission is to:
- Connect more people to Internet and broadband services;
- Develop open-source hardware and software for use by wireless projects world-wide;
- Build & support community not-for-profit broadband networks worldwide.

Release Notes:

CUWiNware Version 0.7.0 was released on September 19, 2006.

For more information, contact:

Ross Musselman, CUWiN Outreach Coordinator
Email: rgmussel@cuwireless.net
Tel: +1 217 278-3933 x.30