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=== Planex MZK-W04NU ===
 
=== Planex MZK-W04NU ===
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'''Note that you need to install a [http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=21182 padded OpenWRT image] so the size is what the device expects.'''
 
* [http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=18434 Planex (PCI) MZK-W04NU Atheros AP81 platform router with USB]
 
* [http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=18434 Planex (PCI) MZK-W04NU Atheros AP81 platform router with USB]
 
* [http://oldwiki.openwrt.org/Hardware(2f)Planex.html Hardware/Planex]
 
* [http://oldwiki.openwrt.org/Hardware(2f)Planex.html Hardware/Planex]
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* [http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=21182 Unbricking] after a bad firmware upload requires a special serial cable.
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* [http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/OpenWrt FreeSWITCH page] shows how to get it working as a telephony platform designed to facilitate the creation of voice and chat driven products scaling from a soft-phone up to a soft-switch.
  
 
Default config is 192.168.1.1 / admin / password
 
Default config is 192.168.1.1 / admin / password
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* [http://wiki.x-wrt.org/index.php/Trendnet_TEW-632BRP Trendnet TEW-632BRP] X-Wrt information page
 
* [http://wiki.x-wrt.org/index.php/Trendnet_TEW-632BRP Trendnet TEW-632BRP] X-Wrt information page
 
* [http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=18314 Trendnet TEW-632BRP, TEW-652BRP, DLink DIR-615 C1, CC WLN2206 working!]
 
* [http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=18314 Trendnet TEW-632BRP, TEW-652BRP, DLink DIR-615 C1, CC WLN2206 working!]
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= Mesh Networking =
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There seem to be 4 major mesh networking protocols:
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# [http://www.olsr.org/ OLSR], the oldest and most established
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# [http://www.open-mesh.org/ BATMAN], newer but pretty widespread
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# [http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/babel/ Babel], very new but does work / released software
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# [http://www.open80211s.org/trac Open 802.11s], which is integrated into linux 2.6.26 and later

Latest revision as of 16:17, 1 February 2010


Free software drivers for network/wifi routers/switches

From the High Priority Free Software Projects list

OpenWRT ath9k support

Main person working on this looks like Stephen Gutknecht.

General

Planex MZK-W04NU

Note that you need to install a padded OpenWRT image so the size is what the device expects.

Default config is 192.168.1.1 / admin / password

Trendnet TEW-632-BRP

Mesh Networking

There seem to be 4 major mesh networking protocols:

  1. OLSR, the oldest and most established
  2. BATMAN, newer but pretty widespread
  3. Babel, very new but does work / released software
  4. Open 802.11s, which is integrated into linux 2.6.26 and later