Re: build a hack box of choice?

Hi Bruno

as far as I get it WAP54g and WRT54G are 2.4GHz baset G standard
and here is an interesting link too
http://www.sveasoft.com/postt205.html

regards
Emir


On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Bruno Lopes F. Cabral wrote:

> Hi
> 
> Scott Serr wrote:
> > I might be narrow minded, but... hardware specifically for WiFi Linux 
> > projects.  I want the hardware to be much closer in cost (and function) 
> > to a SOHO router than the general purpose stuff that in my opinion costs 
> > to much to really catch on.
> 
> I've been searching for this for about two years, but it is
> a moving target... as soon as appear a port the hardware is
> changed (while mantaining the model number -- that is ugly,
> at least!)
> 
> ppl that have the knowledge to do the ports are always busy
> with other things. the problem is that debugging the boot
> process of an unknown cheap hardware is very time consuming
> (and it is also the most difficult part of porting, followed
> by tweaking the kernel -- if the processor isn't supported)
> 
> > I like at the price of the 802.11g APs and routers...  Under $50 after 
> > rebates on some of these.  If a company were to negotiate with 
> > Netgear/Dlink/Linksys or their OEMs for the same thing, with complete 
> > hackability... it would be well worth $100 I would think.
> 
> that's exactly the promise of actiontec dual pc modem router,
> but actiontec lack to sell the ... daughterboard that permits
> un-brick a failed reflash (go understand these guys!!)
> 
> I agree with all arguments about using SOHO routers as
> cheap hardware. many units are prebuilt with linux but
> as they are made on east asia, on where GPL means nothing,
> the time to hack/produce a working distrib is enormous
> (check seattlewireless success on s3c4510b for quite some
> time now but still hoosed on acx100 cardbus support!)
> 
> Petr Novak (from HRI project) did a successfull hack on
> SMC7004ABR rev.2 (with a samsung s3c4510b compatible
> processor), including a firmware that can be uploaded
> using SMC's tools. it is not a complete distribution, yet,
> but it is the closest I've ever seen (I updated some
> pages on the project yesterday, will add more info on
> Petr Novak's port later today -- check the site to know
> more!)
> 
> I was told hacking on linksys WRT54/WAP54 had success
> but as 5.1GHz isn't legalized here in Brazil I didn't
> bother to look into. I must say that I don't think most
> cheap wireless SOHO routers are good to WISPs, mainly
> because lack of processor power/flash/ram -- pcengines
> board would fit even better than soekris in this matter
> -- but the lan routers are fine to most usage ( SMC7004ABR
> has the advantage of comming with a printer port -- I
> imagine if a quickcam on it would permit a cheap "Axis-cam"
> alternative ;-) )
> 
> Cheers
> !3runo
> 
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