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PocketPC Wireless Webserver

Posted by timothy on from the talk-to-the-handheld dept.

Patrick Morris writes: "I learned that I could put Linux on my iPaq... so of course I did. I did a little research and found thttpd already ported to the ARM platform... So, I've got this poor little 206mHz ARM processor with 64mb running a webserver. Hey, it's kinda cool holding a webserver in your hand and being able to walk around with it."

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  1. So? by noahm · · Score: 5, Informative
    Honestly, what's the big deal here? There's a Linux box running a web server. Is that a big deal anymore, even if it runs on "exotic" hardware? I'm sure this isn't the first web server run on a handheld. It's definitely not the first web server run on a Linux handheld. And it's not the first web server run on a Linux handheld over 802.11b.

    Here, just for fun, is a link to my iPaq running thttpd over a wireless link. It's really nothing spectacular.

    noah

  2. Why would it die? by tweakt · · Score: 5, Informative
    Guys, it'n on 802.11 wireless.
    Running @ 200Mhz.

    Last time I checked that was more than enough for thttpd. thttpd is a non-blocking non-threaded design... (select()). It's supposed to scale BETTER than apache, etc..

    It will just have it's network link congested I think, but it won't *die* or *crash*.

  3. 'ipkg install thttpd' by moray · · Score: 5, Informative
    Yup, all you need to do to replicate this amazing feat is:

    • Take a few minutes to download Familiar
    • ipkg install thttpd


    There's also the BOA web server if you prefer.