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Nun & Moor Monkton CBN on BBC Radio York

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:09:52 +0000

Skip to 38 minutes to hear a very good discussion on community projects, with the Nun & Moor Monkton CBN used as an example!

BBC Radio York – Listen Again

Cawood node gets a makeover

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 22:58:45 +0000

Our gateway at Cawood has served Biggin Broadband since the birth of CLANNET back in 2004. Since moving Biggin Broadband over to a fibre optic connection early this year our node at Cawood has taken on a backup role for Biggin Broadband aswell as providing emergency hosting space of services if required.

As Cawood is no longer the main gateway for Biggin Broadband meaning we can work on things without affecting service, we took the opportunity this weekend to tidy things up a little and installed a new data cabinet to house our equipment. As always, pictures below!

A customary before shot:

This picture shows our monitoring server along with our backup ADSL routers and UPS systems on the floor. Looks quite a lot to fit in to the data rack….

Progress:

Patch panel installed with cables now terminated. You can see the power injectors for the node antenna mounted to the rear of the cabinet, with the router and switch equipment installed on the shelf at the base of the cabinet.

Another closeup:

The monitoring server will temporarily live on top of the data cabinet, until an extra rack mount shelf arrives to mount it inside.

Finished:

All done, not bad!

External View:

This is how the node looks from the outside. The large antenna mounted on the top is our own original design, laser cut by a local firm from aluminium, which connected Biggin to Cawood in 2004 long before there was anything on the commercial market to do so. The device is no longer in use, but remains as a piece of CLANNET history.

Riverside Marina Wireless Hotspot

admin — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:29:45 +0000

We have just installed a new wireless hotspot at the Riverside Marina on the River Ouse near York. Our hotspot system is fully customisable to your needs, with this particular install requiring users enter a passkey during registration so only users of the marina can use the service.

Could your business benefit from a wireless hotspot? Take a look at our information page or a list of our current hotspots.

Nun & Moor Monkton project featured in The York Press!

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:53:23 +0000

We are pleased to report that Coun Dave Kirkham, of Moor Monkton Parish Council presented a workshop at the NextGen broadband conference at York Racecourse on Tuesday 27th March based on the Monktons Project. Full article available here.

Nun & Moor Monkton Progress Report

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:06:43 +0000

Thanks to an amazing effort by everyone involved, Nun Monkton connections will hopefully be finished today with work starting on Moor Monkton straight away. We have hit a couple of teething problems, which we are working round the clock to put right but we ask for patience during this hectic build phase of the project.

Once building works are complete, our efforts will be focused on fine tuning the network and ensuring reliability.

Thanks once again to all those involved, and the communities of Nun & Moor Monkton.

Article on the Nun & Moor Monkton Project

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:10:03 +0000

A very nice article featured in the Broadband North Yorkshire Blog

Nun & Moor Monkton gets ready!

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:14:03 +0000

We have arranged to visit Nun Monkton primary school on the 17th Feb to make a start installing the gateway equipment and make the initial connection. More news to follow very soon!

Biggin gets fibre

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:32:10 +0000

We are very pleased to announce that Biggin, our very first network built back in 2004, was today connected to fibre! We have teamed up with LN Communications to connect Biggin to a NyNet POP in Barlby. A new router and gateway box has been installed, and our new connection went live on the 11th Feb. Biggin now enjoys speeds of up to 20Mbps both upload and download!

As always, pictures of our new gateway installation:

With thanks to Phill & Yvonne Mason for their continued support with the Biggin project.

Happy new year!

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:36:05 +0000

Happy new year from CLANNET!

CLANNET Christmas Lights

admin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:36:44 +0000

Ever wondered what we get upto in the winter months, when its not really the weather for network building? Take a look here!