JD> I'm guessing those kind of groups are likely available in larger JD> centers.
Yes, though they host active mailing lists. I got hold of a router from a MLUG member in Melbourne to work on my long ADSL like. I'm using it in bridge mode as a modem here.
TL> Also, there is Melbourne Wireless (a hobbyist group build a metro wide TL> wifi network), and the oldest of them all - APANA - the Australian Public TL> Access Network Association, a hobbyist networking group. Once, a cheap TL> source of Internet access, now a useful means to obtain IP tunnels and TL> experiment with networking infrastructure.
JD> That might be neat.
It is quite handy. I've got one of my BBSs listed on the region's home page. )
JD> As for Hams, most here are likely 60 and over. We used to do comms,
Yes, that's true in a lot of places, but around here hams are becoming more active it seems. :)
... For people who like peace & quiet - A phoneless cord! --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49 * Origin: Freeway BBS - freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410)