PTAWUG is a free, non-profit, non-commercial, community wireless network operating in Pretoria and surrounding area.
I WANT TO CONNECT /EK WIL KONNEKTEER
Latest news
28 July '10 - PTAWUG is 4 years old today, thanks to everyone that has helped to make PTAWUG great through the years. See article at mybroadband.co.za26 July '10 - irc.ptawug.co.za temporarily offline, please use irc.jawug.za.net or irc.ctwug.za.net and join #ptawug.
10 July '10 - Amandasig Highsite(AD) one of PTAwug's biggest community project started , portions of the HS already up and functional.
2 July '10 - Pierneef Rif(PR) HS in the moot area up and running covering Rietfontein,Villeria,Waverley and Wonderboom South
23 June '10 - irc.ptawug.co.za now only accepts connections on port 6667 and not 443 as well anymore.
12 May '10 - A new local technology podcast created by PTAWUGgers, 5 episodes availible for download already : www.letstalkgeek.net
13 Mar '10 - Waverley Highsite has been moved to new 15m tower further east on the side of the Magaliesberg, all old WL users please rescan and connect.
22 Feb '10 - N-link install completed sites PO > RV > LT > IR > HB > WM > KK > RF
30 Jan '10 - N - link install in full swing running on RouterOs 4.5 a number of sites are in the process of linking up thus creating a faster backbone to the network
18 Jan '10 - Please use christiaan@miro.co.za for all MIRO orders and steven@scoop.co.za for all SCOOP orders.
10 Okt '09 - 'n Begin Hier gids bygevoeg, dit is die 'Getting Started' blad wat vertaal is in Afrikaans, sodat nuwe lede dit in hulle eie taal kan lees. Dankie aan itguypta, Francois en ProtZkroG vir die vertaling.
24 Nov '09 - IP renumbering in progress - this influences connected users, we are moving from the 172.20 range to 172.24 and 172.25 ranges with better OSPF areas and routing. Connected users please see http://www.wug.za.net/wiki/index.php/PTAWUG_New_ip_user_guide for more details and apply for a new IP.
10 Oct '09 - PTAWUG has reached the 600 user mark, thanks for everyone's hard work maintaining and expanding the network. Growth graph.
05 Oct '09 - mibbit chat applet on IRC page fixed, everything is working as before.
02 Oct '09 - Calling all Mikrotik Gurus - have a look at the Scoop Mikrotik Guru competition and win some great prizes - http://scoopdistribution.co.
01 Sep '09 - We installed a 802.11n link a while ago between Lyttleton and Irene highsites, 2.5km, 2 grids each side. It has ro run on RouterOS 4 beta. The link is averaging at 50mbits, 25 up and 25 down.
25 Aug '09 - PTAWUG now has 520 connected users to the network, stretching from Hammanskraal to Midrand.
28 July '09 - Today is PTAWUG's second birthday. From 4 users on two highsites 2 years ago, to 480 users on 51 highsites. Thanks to everyone that worked hard and contributed to the growth and operation.
No speed limits!
There are no speed limits, this means you can transfer as fast as your hardware and signalstrength allows you to. However, speeds are not guaranteed! Anything from 1KB/s to 1MB/s are possible, depending on the highsite and a multitude of other factors.
No Cap!
Transfer as much data as your hardware and speed allows.
Gaming!
Dedicatated 24\7 servers running for CSS, COD4 , Live For Speed, DOTA etc.
Non-profit community network
There are no monthly or membership fees, as the network is entirely built by the community for the community.
See www.wug.za.net for other South African WUG's.