[MLB-WIRELESS] {Spam?} Cheap (I think) hackable wireless APs

[Wil]

A slightly off topic question (newbie) with these routers;

If one put another antenna onto it, and put it on the roof, etc. How do you
connect to other nodes? I can see how you connect PCI wireless cards for
example, because you tell the computer to do it, but for a router isn't more
difficult?

Also, could you connect it with the existing fireware or would you reccomend
the upgrading of the fireware to the linux versions? Any easy to follow
guides you know about for this specific model?

On 2/6/06, Peter Buncle <peter at nmc.net.au> wrote:
>
> No worries Dan,
>
> These unit's are great, the circuit board on the inside of the
> r100 actually has asus on it, so it's only the plastic box
> & the re-written firmware with mitsubishi on it that
> seems different.
>
> NOTE : They may have stopped making these units
>        and this may be one of the last chances to get them.
>
>        I know the WGT642's are EOL Unfortunatly (they have USB2)
>
> (ordered 3 :P)
>
> Peter
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Flett [mailto:conhoolio at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, 5 February 2006 10:01 PM
> To: 'Andrew Wagstaff'; ian at myinternet.com.au; fenn_b at smktech.com.au;
> melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] {Spam?} Cheap (I think) hackable wireless
> APs
>
>
> I have two WL500g units and they run OpenWRT just fine - with USB
> support.
> You can install Samba on OpenWRT and share the contents of a USB memory
> key
> or hard drive across your network.  You can also plug in webcams,
> printers,
> USB-Serial converters, modems of different flavours - all kinds of stuff
> if
> you're willing to do a small amount of homework.
>
> I believe Peter Buncle will confirm that the R100's are an exact carbon
> copy
> of the WL500g.  More details can be found in our Wiki here:
> http://www.melbournewireless.org.au/wiki/?WL500G
>
> They have a mini-PCI Broadcom wireless NIC in them which can be swapped
> for
> an Atheros or Senao wireless card.  Again, Peter Buncle has had some
> success
> doing this with the R100.
>
> I just ordered two of these units from Dealsdirect.
>
> Hope you don't mind me dobbing you in, Pete. :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dan
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au
> > [mailto:melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of
> > Andrew Wagstaff
> > Sent: Sunday, 5 February 2006 10:28 AM
> > To: ian at myinternet.com.au; fenn_b at smktech.com.au;
> > melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> > Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] {Spam?} Cheap (I think) hackable
> > wireless APs
> >
> > I-Store have the Asus wl-500g for $115. The wl-500g has a
> > removable mini-pci wireless card, the wl-500g deluxe is non
> > removable :( but it is only $50 dearer at $165, and is also
> > available from I-Store.
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ian Donaldson" <ian at myinternet.com.au>
> > To: <fenn_b at smktech.com.au>; <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 11:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] {Spam?} Cheap (I think) hackable
> > wireless APs
> >
> >
> > >
> > > "Fenn Bailey" <fenn_b at smktech.com.au> on Fri, 3 Feb 2006
> > 18:44:33 +1100
> > > wrote:
> > >> Hey Guys,
> > >>
> > >> Just noticed that DealsDirect is selling the diamond R100,
> > which from
> > >> memory
> > >> is openWRT/etc compatible for $79:
> > >>
> > >> http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=818
> > >>
> > >> I have no idea whether you can get them that price
> > elsewhere, but that
> > >> seems
> > >> like a good price for that sorta thing to me.
> > >
> > > These are rebadged Asus WL-500G routers, right down to
> > being in the same
> > > case.
> > > Not the Deluxe version sadly, but still good value for $80,
> > seeing as the
> > > Asus
> > > version goes for about $125.
> > >
> > > FWIW I ordered one, and being my first order from
> > DealsDirect the shipping
> > > was
> > > free.
> > >
> > > Ian
> > > ---
> > > ian at myinternet.com.au (Ian Donaldson)
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