[WLANware] old equipment/ router distro for old boxes

[ulf kypke]

hi,
you should use a cf card to save power.
for what do you need madwifi, if you use orinoco cards?
have you tested openwrt, you need to change some stuff for pcmcia-utils.
bye ulf

Bastian Bittorf wrote:
>> Do any (many) of you use a 'router distro' for making old boxes routers? 
>>     
>
> I tried that with a pentiumI-200mhz box and 32mb RAM, old HD.
> I have 5 PCMCIA-2-ISA-adapters and ~10 orinoco-11mbit cards.
> Take a plain debian sid (unstable).
> Install the wireless-stuff. (madwifi)
> Install olsrd.
> Ready.
>
>   
>> What exactly are the reasons for long dc runs as opposed to long ac runs? 
>> I thought it was for safety and to prevent electrocution.
>>     
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> IMHO the hw-price and the electricity-price.
>
>   
>> Any thoughts on what I can mount the old main boards to?
>>     
>
> I used an pizza-cartonage.
>
> bye, Bastian / weimar.freifunk.net
>
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