Looking ath Amazon, I find this router.

http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-WRT54GL-Wireless-G-Broadband-Compatible/dp/B000BTL0OA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1303267807&sr=1-1

But obviously there is no way to call them up and ask of the serial numbers to know if it is the ones mentioned in the other section on this website.  My question is-

Have things progress to the point that we know that WRT54GL routers work as long as that model is ordered?

James

I just received another router yesterday and loaded MESH into it then placed it near my other

unit in hopes to get MESHing.  Well they are both on the default channel, nothing other than

call sign and ssid entered.  the wan led blinks acting like they are talking but ...

They both talk to the computers on the desk so I know the lan sides are working.

Any ideas??

Clayton N4EV

Have you guys checked out the computer works at the goodwill store?

http://www.austincomputerworks.org/

Lots and lots and lots of linksys access points, also dlink and buffalo. For like 10 to 20 dollars.

Hello all,

I'm new to Austin. Been here 8 weeks. Love the city. Just found out about this group. I look forward to meeting up at the next meeting!

You can see my background at http://blog.knownelement.com/about

I just completed a mesh research/development project before coming out here. :) We used Batman and the VillageTelco project mesh potatos.

I like OLSR as well. Want to build an OLSR mesh. I have 4 ubiquity access points and a couple linksys access points.

Glad to be here.

Ok! Now that you're done with your taxes we're having another Digital
Tuesday in the Plano area (Lucas, TX, technically).

Two items (at least) for Tuesday night:

1. Wireless access to your mesh by adding an access point, back-to-back, to a mesh node.  
2. Show and Tell -- bring something digital that you've been playing, er...., working on for the rest of the crowd to see and discuss.

I will try to take video with sound of the meeting and make it available
to those wanting to see how we can mess up a perfectly good meeting. :-)
Let me know if you'd like to download it and I'll pass along the URL
once it's available.

Meeting is at 7:00pm. Location is 299 Connor Ln, Lucas, TX (33.076433N,
96.573173W). Follow the driveway to the backyard gate, go around the
pool to the pool house. Our meeting is in there.
Map is here: http://goo.gl/maps/EVub

Connor Ln comes off east from FM 1378/Southview Rd about 1/2-mile south
of the East & West Lucas Rd split (traffic light at FINA/Lucas Foods).

Looking forward to see y'all there!

-Rusty-

Is anything lost, when switching from two antennas to only one?

What about the 9dbi verticals (14" - 15" long) that are made to connect directly to the rounter?

For antennas not directly connected, does 3' or 4' cable have much loss to speak of?

Thank You Forum!

Trent KJ4KAF

Henderson, KY

http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/babel/

http://www.villagetelco.org/

http://battlemesh.org

http://www.open-mesh.org

These are resources I have used over the past 2 years. On the websites especially babel and open-mesh, check out the resources within their mailing list archives.

http://www.villagetelco.org/mesh-potato/

http://battlemesh.org/

If you are interested, check out the above projects and also check out the BattleMesh website.  There is lots of information there.

Thank You Glenn. My router is on order, and I am trying to learn some things while I wait.

Trent KJ4KAF

I downloaded WRT54G V4 with no issue. It opens as a media audio file (VLC player). Should I save it as a different file type? Is it all done in an internet browser?

Thank You, Trent KJ4KAF

I am looking at aWRT54G v4. It has "speed boost". I'm not sure what speed boost is and wonder if they are OK to use.

Thank You

Trent KJ4KAF

Henderson Kentucky Digital Working Group

Here in Henderson KY, we have started a digital working group. We will be working towards learning, teaching and developing digital systems. We have 11 members in this group to start with. We had our first meeting and everyone is excited to move forward with HSMM. We will be using WRT54G's and HSMM-Mesh software to build several portable nodes so that we can deploy them and do some testing on a larger scale. We will start small and build this into the complete system with RMS/BBS/BPQ32 capabilities. We will be building the first simple nodes to the same basic standard specifications to help everyone to be able to use and setup any portable node without problems. We will also be using the same software throughout the system. I think we will have some nice deployments this summer in some of the local parks and we will have to bring some food to grill. Here are a couple of pictures of the first meeting:

Thanks Trent. It was fun giving the presentation.

73

Jim KC4BQK

Good Presentation Jim!

Very interesting material you presented. Looks like an entirely new (to me anyway) part of ham radio. I think your Evansville TARS meeting will go well also. If I am not working, I usually make the TARS meetings, and will hopfully catch you again there.

Trent KJ4KAF

Two demos on the agenda for Tuesday night:

1. Attaching an IP camera.
2. Wireless access to your mesh by adding an access point, back-to-back, to a mesh node.

Bring your computer and a mesh node so you can participate.  Also bring anything HSMM-MESH, APRS or Winlink that you want to show for Show and Tell.

Meeting is at 7:00pm.  Location is  299 Connor Rd, Lucas, TX (33.076433N, 96.573173W).  Follow the driveway to the backyard gate, go around the pool to the pool house.  Our meeting is in there.

Looking forward to see y'all there!

-Rusty-