[MLB-WIRELESS] OpenAP - linux mesh networking

[Clae]

THIS is what I've been looking for for a while now...

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7183338246.html

"...an open source Linux distribution for 802.11 access 
points.....one cool feature of OpenAP access points is their ability 
to do multipoint-to-multipoint wireless bridging, while 
simultaneously serving 802.11b stations."

http://opensource.instant802.com/

Basically you flash it into "...an access point based on the Eumitcom 
WL11000SA-N board... resold as:

US Robotics (USR 2450) (tested)
SMC EZconnect (2652W) (tested)
Addtron (AWS-100) (untested)

There may be others..."

"What are OpenAP's features?

Here are some features included in the OpenAP distribution.

Simultaneous Bridge + Access Point + Repeater
Fully wireless operation
Multipoint to Multipoint mesh networking
802.1d spanning tree protocol
Layer 2 roaming
Serial console login, complete with unix bash shell
Source code and build environment

Extending the OpenAP distribution (ie. adding telnet, boa) is easily 
done with the OpenAP build system..."

Any comments?

Clae.

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