[FADCA] 802.11g Experiment

[Chuck Hast]

On 12/7/05, Bill Sinbine <n4xeo at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> At 06:24 PM 12/6/2005, you wrote:
> >On 12/6/05, bud Thompson <budt at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "David Calder" <n4zkf at n4zkf.com>
> > > To: "'Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association'"
> > > <fadca at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 16:15
> > > Subject: RE: [FADCA] 802.11g Experment
> > >
> > >
> > > >I run two WRT54G routers with Yagi's using the firmware HyperWRT
> > cranked up
> > > > to 100MW and I shoot
> > > > A 1 mile shot across the river to beachside here in Daytona to my house.
> > > >
> > > > Works great!
> > > >
> > > > 73 Dave
> > > > N4zkf
> > > >
> > >
> > > Dave-  How far are you from R40 and A1A?  Wonder if we could beam to your
> > > place from 89 Oceanside at 200 ft agl right on the beach to get an internet
> > > link for DAB network switch when we move it to LINUX?
> > >
> >
> >There are a group of devices and OEM'd devices that use the Senao cards
> >in them. These devices will knock your socks off at 200 MW... I have two cards
> >and a access point, I am getting ready to upgrade the access point to a
> >WRT54 (gotta support it, it is linux based and there is so much hacking going
> >on to make it do so many other things!!) I do not really need 200 MW for the
> >house, the 30 or so that the 54G puts out will be more that enough for here.
>
> See the top posted message below from another list. It looks like you
> need to go out and buy a few spares right now. That's what I'm
> thinking about doing.
>
> They are still making an  "L" version that uses Linux instead of the OS
> that almost everyone else uses for these units which is the VxWorks
> realtime OS. It also requires much lower hardware resources.
>
> http://www.linksysinfo.org/modules.php?name=News&file=categories&op=newindex&catid=3
>
> 73,
>
> Rick, KV9U
>
>
>
> H Merritt wrote:
>
>  > As many may have heard the Linksys WTR54G uses the open Linux OS, and
>  > there are
>  > some versions of the firmware modified for Amateur use. You can do
>  > things like
>  > adjust the power output, control how the antennas are used, set up
>  > digipeating,
>  > and etc.
>  >
>  > Well, that may be no more. Apparently hardware version 5 of the WTR54G
>  > no longer
>  > uses Linux and has much less available storage.
>  >
>  > I have no idea how to tell the hardware version without opening the
>  > box and
>  > looking at the bottom of the unit.
>  >
>  > I guess the only good news is to expect to see version 4 and older on the
>  > clearance shelves.
>  >
>  > Hal KD5HWW.
>  >
>
>
>
>
> >I am going to sniff around for another Senao access point and flash it with
> >other firmware that turns in into a bridge. then I will have two of them to
> >play with. I also have two old dish networks dishs to convert to link use, and
> >there is some very good info out there on how to use old DDS dishes for
> >2.4Ghz links....
>
> Please send out the links when you come across them Chuck...

This is interesting, not the senao cards but gives a new use to all of those
C band dishes out in people's back yards;
http://pasadena.net/shootout05/

Here is the link that gives all the good stuff on how to hack it. But it appears
down right now;
http://www.guerrilla.net/reference/80211_mod/Senao_AP3_CB3/

--
Chuck Hast
To paraphrase my flight instructor;
"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
and twisted metal."