[IAEP] Camp Kit

[Jonas Smedegaard]

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On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 01:42:04PM -0500, David Farning wrote:
>I was thinking about putting together a 'Camp Kit' Consisting of a 
>wireless router, some cables, and a laptop to act as a proxy.
>
>With Bernie's help, for around $100 dollars, we can have a 'just
>works' network where ever we go.  Without it, we might have a 'kind of
>works half the time'  network.
>
>What else should the kit include?

I would recommend to not buy a conventional computer but a WiFi router 
that supports flashing with an embedded Linux.

I have good experience with the very cheap Linksys WRT54G2 running 
dd-wrt.  I would buy 2 of those, to have an extra as backup, and still 
be cheaper and more lightweight than blackbox router + conventional PC.

Recently I discovered Buffalo WHR-G200N, which is just as cheap but more 
powerful hardware.  I have not played that much with that model yet so 
cannot say if it is as reliable as the Linksys one.


Tell me if you want more details on my experiences with flashing those 
boxes.


  - Jonas

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