[WLANware] ff-meraki-pack?

[Dan Flett]

It depends on the situation and the people who are doing the installing.  I
want to let end-users do the installation.  So I want them to have an easy
as an experience as possible - like just hitting "Upload" in the router's
"firmware upgrade" web interface..

Loading OpenWRT on the Meraki involves either pulling the unit apart and
attaching a serial cable - which isn't too hard for most of us but too
difficult for some.  Or you need to monkey around with ip addresses and try
to catch the short Redboot Telnet window to get in via telnet.  not for the
non-hacker.

If you are going to install them yourself, then get a serial cable, and
installing 20 won't be too hard.  But it might be too difficult for an
end-user to install.

Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wlanware-bounces at freifunk.net 
> [mailto:wlanware-bounces at freifunk.net] On Behalf Of Daniel Paufler
> Sent: Sunday, 22 April 2007 4:51 AM
> To: WLAN-Hard+ Software, Antennen
> Subject: Re: [WLANware] ff-meraki-pack?
> 
> Hey Dan
> 
> > This is a fantastic idea - I would really like to see 
> something like 
> > this for the Meraki.  While it is possible to install 
> OpenWRT on the 
> > Meraki, it is difficult unless you have a Serial cable, and 
> that has it's own problems.
> > I am thinking that a ff-meraki-pack would solve these 
> problems - the 
> > vendor Meraki firmware allows you SSH access, and it has 
> IPKG installed.
> Why exactly is it difficult to install openWRT on meraki? 
> What are their "own problems" regarding openWRT?
> 
> I ask, because we might use ~20 of them for ghana. If it is a 
> real problem to do meshing with them, we should consider not 
> to use them.
> 
> Thanks for hints.
> 
> Daniel
> 
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