Mesh

Free software drivers for network/wifi routers/switches

From the High Priority Free Software Projects list

• http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority.html#mesh

OpenWRT ath9k support

Main person working on this looks like Stephen Gutknecht.

General

• Atheros AP81 consumer routers (AR913x / AR910x), prebuilt firmware
• Organizing Atheros ath9k bug reports for kernel.org

Planex MZK-W04NU

• Planex (PCI) MZK-W04NU Atheros AP81 platform router with USB
• Hardware/Planex

Default config is 192.168.1.1 / admin / password

Trendnet TEW-632-BRP

• Fratzicu's page for TEW-632BRP OpenWRT firmware builds
• X-Wrt install info [1]
• Trendnet TEW-632BRP X-Wrt information page
• Trendnet TEW-632BRP, TEW-652BRP, DLink DIR-615 C1, CC WLN2206 working!

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