ok guys, now some real stuff :)
I've got one of these boards http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4514239441.html in order to practice my skills in embedded linux applications.
My first mini-project is to build a small Wifi (or even Bluetooth?) hotspot (only for home use, of course) which would take its Internet feed from one of those mobile USB GPS modems that you get for few francs a month from Swisscom or Sunrise.
any ideas what else could be an interesting project? Or probably you have a real project in mind?
cheers, stan
Hello,
Stanislav Sinyagin wrote:
any ideas what else could be an interesting project? Or probably you have a real project in mind?
What about : - a device that would be installed in cars , - to build a mesh wifi 2.45GHz between cars, - and a 5.4GHz to some external relays when available, - to allow for transmission between cars of : . fast alarm (strong acceleration/deccelaration) ; . relative positionning ; . voip diffusion to close cars ; . engine technical parameters (for maintenance) ; - and dynamic internet relaying to closer external relays ; - available with open source (Linux+bsd).
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Best regards,
On Tue, Oct 07, 2008 at 04:50:34AM -0700, Stanislav Sinyagin wrote:
My first mini-project is to build a small Wifi (or even Bluetooth?) hotspot (only for home use, of course) which would take its Internet feed from one of those mobile USB GPS modems that you get for few francs a month from Swisscom or Sunrise.
It is quite easy to do with the WL-500g WiFi access point, which has the advantage of
a) being compatible with standard systems (e.g. DD-WRT GNU/Linux)
b) having an USB port you can plug the Swisscom Unlimited dongle inside (the one which pretends to be a CD-ROM, uh, a tty)
I think it costs about 120.-. I have done it, and it works (routing the Swisscom Unlimited net to the internal switch, not the WiFi, in my case)
PS: the discussion on OSS gets annoying. Use whatever tool you find appropriate, as long as you can fix it when required.
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