Manchester/2011-01-18

How to build an ISP using Free Software

• Talk: How to build an ISP using Free Software.
• Speaker: Thomas Mangin
• Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory). Upstairs.
• Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN.
  • "(Between Thomas St and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)"
  • http://madlab.org.uk/
• Date: Tuesday, 18th January 2010 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
• Start time: 19:00
• Finish time: 20:30

Details

This talk will be a tour de force of how to build an ISP using Free Software. The talk will not only include using Free Software to provide both internal infrastructure and Internet services, but also the legal requirements. The talk will include views on Open Standards and Neutrality.

The talk will cover:

• Legal Structure of an ISP.
• Joining the Internet community.
• Routing packets using Free Software.
• Internet Services using Free Software including:
  • DNS, mail, web, VoIP, virtualisation, authentication and IM.
• Providing Dialup and ADSL.
• Internal infrastructure using Free Software including:
  • Monitoring, reports, customer information.
• Understanding the ISP Market.
• Open Standards and Neutrality
• And more!

Thomas Mangin is a Non-Executive Director at LINX (London Internet Exchange) and Technical Director at Exa Networks (an award winning ISP).

Location

The meeting will take place at the usual time, 7pm, at Madlab on Edge Street in the Northern Quarter. "(Between Thomas St and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)". We will be located upstairs. The venue provides wifi. The talk is followed by an informal discussion in the bar opposite (A Place Called Common).

Transport

Parking

Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero cost after 6pm on Tuesday but get full up. There are paid parking lots around the venue, the light blue P in this OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab. A lot of them, perhaps all, are are owned by NCP. If you can't decide otherwise then park in Manchester Arndale.

Public Transport

Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill tram station and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close to Madlab, see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab. Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach Station are not too far either.

Lightning Talks

If you would like five minutes to tell us about something, please send an email to fsuk-manchester-team@nongnu.org.

Who’s Coming?

1. Mike
2. Thane