Re: build a hack box of choice?

Hi

Scott Serr wrote:
>> you just described pcengines.com WRAP board, with the
>> only difference mr. Dornier choosed mini-pci instead
>> of pccard
>
> This looks cool.  $140 seems almost there.  PCCard would
 > be nicer for  WiFi type stuff, but oh well.

there are mini-pci wireless cards on ebay for about US$40
(or you can buy a 200mW one for about US$100

> Are there projects in the works for 
> building a nice AP/Bridge/etc distro for this board?

m0n0wall and WISP, but porting linuxap should be easy

> Only problem I see, a case would be + $. 
 > A power supply would be + $.

soekris suffer from the same "problem" ;-)

> A CF card would be + $.

US$5 (ebay), actually

> The case many people would replace probably anyway with something of 
> their choosing like an weather proof box.  The CF card would be another 
> $20, I'd imagine.

if you need 32MB, that's more or less the price

> Makes that hacked SOHO AP at $30 look really good.

totally agreed

Cheers
!3runo