On Saturday 16 April 2011 09:33:13 Robert P. J. Day wrote: > a while back, i suggested on the KWLUG list that, as a group, we > pick communal projects and work on them as a collective so that > everyone got the benefit. and one of the projects i suggested was > selecting a state-of-the art, openwrt-compatible wireless router that > interested parties could purchase, then over time, we'd document in > excruciating detail how to build and install openwrt on such a beast. > > anyone who wanted to play along would, of course, have to purchase > the stock router, at which point anyone familiar with openwrt could > start the ball rolling, we'd document the steps in a wiki somewhere so > that even beginners could participate. > > first task would be to select an appropriate router that's not > stupidly expensive with some minimal features, such as: > > * obviously, openwrt-flashable > * open source drivers for wireless chip > * 4 wired ports (pretty much standard these days) > * at least one USB port > > you get the idea. there was some discussion about the ubiquity > routerstation pro: > > http://www.ubnt.com/rspro > > which comes with openwrt already installed, but of course, we'd want > to document how to download the software and build our own installable > image. > > any interest in doing something like this? and any alternative > recommendations for other routers that would be ideal for this? Perhaps we could try an implementation of the Freedom Box http://freedomboxfoundation.org/ -- Collector of vintage computers http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600