Re: [44net] hardware vs. software

Regarding a few things mentioned setup/encryption - 802.11 encryption would not be necessary if you use a band not shared with Part 15 Users - 802.11 encryption technically does not obscure the fact that you are transmitting standard 802.11 Wireless Ethernet traffic - also, this debate can extend into HTTPS traffic over Amateur RF, except in an Emergency (transferring Health information for a hospital, for example, REQUIRES encryption in the US [HIPPA]) - even if HTTPS traffic is sent, packet inspection of the frames would reveal it is a HTTPS packet, its source and its destination - making the callsign the SSID is not the only method of complying with station identification rules; but it is the easiest - There are other methods of encrypting a WiFi signal other than a pre-shared key (many stations commented that they key must be posted or announced), user account authentication is another method regulation - regarding sending a music/video file or stream via 802.11 - the communication would be data, in the analog world, I would assume this would be similar to sending the sheet music via snail mail - regarding N6MEF's concern regarding 3rd party email communications, email is not an "automatically forwarded" technology; an amateur does not automatically receive that message through any technology governed by Part 97 (there are two exceptions I can imagine - if the amateur maintains his own email server at the receiving [client] end of the radio link or provides email as a service to non-amateurs) - I'm somewhat lost as to the concerns regarding inbound traffic, the problem only arises if the intent is to run infrastructure (i.e. services) over RF for non-amateur use, otherwise, the requests would initiate from an amateur station and would not be 3rd party - servers and devices on AMPR can be firewalled to only accept traffic from 44.0.0.0/8, in fact my DNS server (44.60.44.3) is configured to only resolve non AMPR IPs and domains for 44/8 traffic - if a non-amateur is reaching a 44/8, they MUST be using commodity Internet, if the services are on the gateway or on a device connected by wire or Part 15 device, that is not governed by Part 97 (Part 97 only governs Amateur RF) - I cannot find 97.109(e) - I'm not certain how 97.115 relates, except for 97.115(c) "(c) No station may transmit third party communications while being automatically controlled except a station transmitting a RTTY or data emission." Since it is a data emission, 3rd party communications can be transmitted - I'm not certain how 97.219 applies, given that email is not a message forwarding system for the 3rd party (email receipt must be initiated by the amateur, that communication is between the Amateur and their email server, not between the Amateur and the 3rd party) This is a good thread, and I'm still reading through, I hope I have not missed anything thus far. 73, Lynwood KB3VWG