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I'm using an old Cobalt Qube2 as a router, proxy, and to run bittorrent clients. With a 250MHz MIPS Cpu, 32k 1st level caches, no 2nd level cache and a 32bit memory bus, this thing should be comparable in speed to the board you suggested, but it feels extremely slow with anything but the most trivial tasks by todays standards. It does use only 10-15W of power, and with 256MB Ram there's no paging at all, but the normal python based bt client is actually CPU-limited at about 300kB/s. Can anyone suggest a fast bittorent client that is comparable to btlaunchmanycurses and runs on a linux text console?

If you can still get one, meshcubes were sold as a kit for EUR 200 each, and at least had a 400MHz CPU. routerboard also has some products with 400MHz CPUs. If you have a slightly larger power and space budget, a VIA EPIA baord with 533MHz may be an interesting option, and will be significantly faster than any of the aforementioned embedded CPUs, but still slow by today's standards.

indeed, had my Au1500 powered meshcube for atleast 3/4 of a year now..
and this thing already runs linux by default and has wireless and ethernet and usb..
and yes it's damn low power (around 6watts of power usage with Wlan afaik)

it's here but you're right - it wouldn't really do what you want because it won't do wireless (not easily anyway)

There is a good list of small embedded linux devices at (strangely enough) linux devices which should help you out.

One that isn't on that list but which looks pretty much perfect is the meshcube

but there's also the Wireless Router Application Platform which looks pretty interesting and is actually affordable without any expensive developer kit required

HTH

Meshcubes

And so do APs that work with it. The PoE is 802.3af

According to their price list (PDF), they only offer shipping within the EU - so I'm guessing they're not willing to ship their products outside of that (e.g. to the US) yet - or is that simply an oversight on their part?

MeshCube OpenSource Distribution

This will become the main site for the MeshCube OpenSource distribution. (Until we have set up our webshop at http://www.meshcube.com, we also abuse the domain meshcube.org for hosting our order form.)

The MeshCube is a new hardware platform dedicated to WirelessLAN mesh routing, developed by [http://www.4g-systems.biz 4G Systems, Hamburg]. With a 400MHz ["MIPS"] processor, 64MB RAM and 32MB flash, and up to 8 MiniPCI cards, it is powerful enough to provide excellent security and encryption, and flexible enough for custom applications and modifications. See http://meshcube.org/english/specs.html or HardwareSpecs for more details about the hardware.

The MeshCubeDistribution is the Linux distribution running on the MeshCube. Its main features are MeshRouting, autoconfiguration of networking, an emphasis on security (IpSec, VPN), and a compact design (to fit on the 32MB flash). It is completely licensed under the GPL and will be developed here in our CVS in true Open Source manner. We happily accept patches and additions, but please be patient -- it takes some time to evaluate patches and import sources into CVS.

We have set up several mailing lists for communication related to the project. Please subscribe here. We've also set up a Bugzilla (bug tracking system); please use it to report any bugs you may encounter.

There is a feed of packages you can use to install new software on your cube and to update your installation. See HowTo/InstallPackages for instructions.

This wiki is free to edit for anyone and currently divided into four sections: HowTo, MeshRouting, HardWare and SoftWare.

Frequently Asked Questions

CVS

Mailinglists

Bugzilla

DownLoad

I have not found any hint on this wiki to an IRC-Channel for people which uses the meshcube, so i opend one. madd.

* Server:......irc.freenode.net

* Channel:...#meshcube

MeshCube OpenSource Distribution

This will become the main site for the MeshCube OpenSource distribution. (Until we have set up our webshop at http://www.meshcube.com, we also abuse the domain meshcube.org for hosting our order form.)

The MeshCube is a new hardware platform dedicated to WirelessLAN mesh routing, developed by [http://www.4g-systems.biz 4G Systems, Hamburg]. With a 400MHz ["MIPS"] processor, 64MB RAM and 32MB flash, and up to 8 MiniPCI cards, it is powerful enough to provide excellent security and encryption, and flexible enough for custom applications and modifications. See http://meshcube.org/english/specs.html or HardwareSpecs for more details about the hardware.

The MeshCubeDistribution is the Linux distribution running on the MeshCube. Its main features are MeshRouting, autoconfiguration of networking, an emphasis on security (IpSec, VPN), and a compact design (to fit on the 32MB flash). It is completely licensed under the GPL and will be developed here in our CVS in true Open Source manner. We happily accept patches and additions, but please be patient -- it takes some time to evaluate patches and import sources into CVS.

We have set up several mailing lists for communication related to the project. Please subscribe here. We've also set up a Bugzilla (bug tracking system); please use it to report any bugs you may encounter.

There is a feed of packages you can use to install new software on your cube and to update your installation. See HowTo/InstallPackages for instructions.

This wiki is free to edit for anyone and currently divided into four sections: HowTo, MeshRouting, HardWare and SoftWare.

Frequently Asked Questions

CVS

Mailinglists

Bugzilla

DownLoad

I have not found any hint on this wiki to an IRC-Channel for people which uses the meshcube, so i opend one. madd.

* Server:......irc.freenode.net

* Channel:...#meshcube

MeshCube OpenSource Distribution

This will become the main site for the MeshCube OpenSource distribution. (Until we have set up our webshop at http://www.meshcube.com, we also abuse the domain meshcube.org for hosting our order form.)

The MeshCube is a new hardware platform dedicated to WirelessLAN mesh routing, developed by [http://www.4g-systems.biz 4G Systems, Hamburg]. With a 400MHz ["MIPS"] processor, 64MB RAM and 32MB flash, and up to 8 MiniPCI cards, it is powerful enough to provide excellent security and encryption, and flexible enough for custom applications and modifications. See http://meshcube.org/english/specs.html or HardwareSpecs for more details about the hardware.

The MeshCubeDistribution is the Linux distribution running on the MeshCube. Its main features are MeshRouting, autoconfiguration of networking, an emphasis on security (IpSec, VPN), and a compact design (to fit on the 32MB flash). It is completely licensed under the GPL and will be developed here in our CVS in true Open Source manner. We happily accept patches and additions, but please be patient -- it takes some time to evaluate patches and import sources into CVS.

We have set up several mailing lists for communication related to the project. Please subscribe here. We've also set up a Bugzilla (bug tracking system); please use it to report any bugs you may encounter.

There is a feed of packages you can use to install new software on your cube and to update your installation. See HowTo/InstallPackages for instructions.

This wiki is free to edit for anyone and currently divided into four sections: HowTo, MeshRouting, HardWare and SoftWare.

Frequently Asked Questions

CVS

Mailinglists

Bugzilla

DownLoad

I have not found any hint on this wiki to an IRC-Channel for people which uses the meshcube, so i opend one. madd.

* Server:......irc.freenode.net

* Channel:...#meshcube

MeshCube OpenSource Distribution

This will become the main site for the MeshCube OpenSource distribution. (Until we have set up our webshop at http://www.meshcube.com, we also abuse the domain meshcube.org for hosting our order form.)

The MeshCube is a new hardware platform dedicated to WirelessLAN mesh routing, developed by [http://www.4g-systems.biz 4G Systems, Hamburg]. With a 400MHz ["MIPS"] processor, 64MB RAM and 32MB flash, and up to 8 MiniPCI cards, it is powerful enough to provide excellent security and encryption, and flexible enough for custom applications and modifications. See http://meshcube.org/english/specs.html or HardwareSpecs for more details about the hardware.

The MeshCubeDistribution is the Linux distribution running on the MeshCube. Its main features are MeshRouting, autoconfiguration of networking, an emphasis on security (IpSec, VPN), and a compact design (to fit on the 32MB flash). It is completely licensed under the GPL and will be developed here in our CVS in true Open Source manner. We happily accept patches and additions, but please be patient -- it takes some time to evaluate patches and import sources into CVS.

We have set up several mailing lists for communication related to the project. Please subscribe here. We've also set up a Bugzilla (bug tracking system); please use it to report any bugs you may encounter.

There is a feed of packages you can use to install new software on your cube and to update your installation. See HowTo/InstallPackages for instructions.

This wiki is free to edit for anyone and currently divided into four sections: HowTo, MeshRouting, HardWare and SoftWare.

Frequently Asked Questions

CVS

Mailinglists

Bugzilla

DownLoad

I have not found any hint on this wiki to an IRC-Channel for people which uses the meshcube, so i opend one. madd.

* Server:......irc.freenode.net

* Channel:...#meshcube

MeshCube OpenSource Distribution

This will become the main site for the MeshCube OpenSource distribution. (Until we have set up our webshop at http://www.meshcube.com, we also abuse the domain meshcube.org for hosting our order form.)

The MeshCube is a new hardware platform dedicated to WirelessLAN mesh routing, developed by [http://www.4g-systems.biz 4G Systems, Hamburg]. With a 400MHz ["MIPS"] processor, 64MB RAM and 32MB flash, and up to 8 MiniPCI cards, it is powerful enough to provide excellent security and encryption, and flexible enough for custom applications and modifications. See http://meshcube.org/english/specs.html or HardwareSpecs for more details about the hardware.

The MeshCubeDistribution is the Linux distribution running on the MeshCube. Its main features are MeshRouting, autoconfiguration of networking, an emphasis on security (IpSec, VPN), and a compact design (to fit on the 32MB flash). It is completely licensed under the GPL and will be developed here in our CVS in true Open Source manner. We happily accept patches and additions, but please be patient -- it takes some time to evaluate patches and import sources into CVS.

We have set up several mailing lists for communication related to the project. Please subscribe here. We've also set up a Bugzilla (bug tracking system); please use it to report any bugs you may encounter.

There is a feed of packages you can use to install new software on your cube and to update your installation. See HowTo/InstallPackages for instructions.

This wiki is free to edit for anyone and currently divided into four sections: HowTo, MeshRouting, HardWare and SoftWare.

Frequently Asked Questions

CVS

Mailinglists

Bugzilla

DownLoad

I have not found any hint on this wiki to an IRC-Channel for people which uses the meshcube, so i opend one. madd.

* Server:......irc.freenode.net

* Channel:...#meshcube