Linux Firmware For Some 802.11b Access Points

drwho writes "This just unveiled at the BAWUG meeting tonight: Linux firmware for Access Points. Check this URL for more info. I haven't tried it yet but it looks great!" The upshot is that certain Access Points can be flashed with a stripped-down Linux system, which makes them more flexible than they'd be under the included firmware. There are even some screenshots of a modded access point booting up.

Sweet!

[jiminim]

So now I can run Seti on my AP?

Re:Sweet!

[mbyte]

> So now I can run Seti on my AP ?

yes. with 16 bogomips (according to screenshot ;)

Slogan

[Hougaard]

I Like their slogan:

"All your base stations are belong to us"

.. Sense of humor :)

Re:firewall replacement

[Howie]

I use it as my MP3 server.

Without any disks?

Re:So?

[Oggust]

> I've got a pacemaker that runs Linux. Beat that.

You know, that could really put the "panic" back in "kernel panic".

/August.

Re:2.4.x

[medcalf]

Just get an airport base station as your 802.11 access point, and then configure it to only accept connections from MACs you trust, using the appropriate box in the GUI. Oh, wait, that wouldn't be as much fun. It's too easy.

Re:Mirror of Screenshots

[Mignon]

Moderation Totals: Redundant=1, Informative=1, Total=2.

When I first saw this post, I thought - what a jackass moderator, marking this post as redundant. I mean, he's just trying to help. Then I realized that that's exactly what posting a mirror is: redundant and informative.