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Your Own Linux Wireless Access Point

Posted by michael on from the learning-experience dept.

prostoalex writes "Peter Seebach decided to build his own Linux-based 802.11b wireless access point. The article on IBM DeveloperWorks talks about the hardware and software requirements, implementing the operating system on the CompactFlash card, loading Apache and Perl onto the server. The build-it-yourself wireless point is not going to be cheaper than commercially available products, but its educational value is immense." And HaeMaker writes "We have all seen the 802.11b/g booster made from a Pringles can. Well, these guys have taken the idea, put some math behind it to find the optimal can size and have turned it in to a cool product."

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  1. Woefully unimpressed by ^MB^ · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I would expect an article like this from Tom's Hardware, not from IBM developerWorks.

    Sticking together an embedded board with an 802.11b card and a bit of flash memory is hardly a challenge. This belongs on CNET not /.

    I made something similar seven years ago! Using an old 486 and a WebGear Aviator 2.4 (pre 802.11b) card. The only difference he was using CF for the operating system! WOW that's amazing! I had to scrounge together the drivers for my system, and spend days searching for helpful documentation.

    This article is a joke.

    -Nick