[MLB-WIRELESS] WL-500GP / USB-Wifi (was: Meraki Mini) My 2c

[riggy]

Rockwallaby Deluxe Model wrote:
> 
> Yeah that's along the lines of what I want to do. I now have a wl-500GP, 
> so as soon as I get some spare time, I'll have a bit of a fiddle. The 
> USB idea is great, and I've seen some people do this 
> <http://www.oberkommando.org/asus_wl-167g/> and this 
> <http://www.xp11.com/g54/g54.htm> for external antennas. I didn't 
> realise there was such woe-full USB support in Linux though. This will 
> be my first venture into the world of wireless, so we'll see how far 
> this develops.
> 
> I was thinking of using the wl500gp as a long link and using 1 or more 
> USB dongles as shorter distance/broader angle connections.
> 
> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:54:18 +1100
> From: "Dan Flett" <conhoolio at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] WL-500GP / USB-Wifi (was: Meraki Mini)
> To: "'Peter Buncle'" <peter at nmc.net.au>, "'Phil k'"
>     <hakzor_x1 at hotmail.com>,    <melbwireless at melbournewireless.org.au>
> Message-ID: <BAY141-DAV111C9BE31364F893B20E87AF700 at phx.gbl>
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> 
> Yeah, I'd also recommend the WL-500G Premium for anyone who wants to take
> their node to the "next level" - i.e. multiple radios, extra services,
> attached storage and peripherals (webcams, etc) via USB.
> 
> I'm keen to see if anyone can get a USB WiFi device to work on a USB-enabled
> router such as this one.  Doing so means we can cheaply and easily add extra
> radios without having to worry about extra CAT5 runs or extra power supplies
> for multiple routers.
> 
> The main problem with USB-WiFi radios is they tend to be lower power -
> typically 13dBi, and they rarely have external antenna connections - still,
> they may be useful in some situations.
> 
> Someone on the OpenWRT forums has gotten a Ralink RT2570 USB WiFi dongle to
> work with OpenWRT Kamikaze after compiling it themselves...

USB Dongle

External antenna

Big saving if you bay 100+


http://au.wifi-link.com/product.php?action=product&class1_id=13&class2_id=409&class3_id=410&product_id=994








> http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=9623
> 
> If you download the current Kamikaze source, or a known good revision of the
> Kamikaze source, you should be able to easily add support for the RT2570 to
> the kernel and compile the driver just by doing "make menuconfig" and
> selecting the RT2570 package.
> 
> OpenWRT makefile for the rt2570 driver
> https://dev.openwrt.org/browser/trunk/package/rt2570/Makefile
> 
> How to use the rt2570 driver
> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=106846
> 
> Lists of devices that use the rt2570 driver
> http://www.vendorwatch.org/index.php?title=Ralink
> 
> http://ralink.rapla.net/
> 
> How to get the Asus WL-167G to work (using the RT2570 driver)
> http://folk.ntnu.no/gronslet/blog/2005/06/05/asus-wl-167g-usb-wireless-wlan-
> adapter-in-linux/
> Staticice shows the Asus WL-167G for $AU33 at msy.com.au
> 
> Link to the Netcomm wlg25usb adapter which has a non-removable external
> antenna (which might be easier to hack another antenna onto)
> http://www.dynalink.com.au/products/wlg25usb.htm
> Staticice lists these as AU$32.39 from Minidigital in WA.
> 
> This is a funny USB-wireless solution which might actually be useful:
> http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=9412
> I.e. you could use the USB power from a WL-500GP to power a Meraki Mini, and
> connect the two routers with a crossover cable inside a weatherproof box.
> Or it might be possible to power the Meraki with PoE and then pick 5V off
> the Meraki's board to power the WL-500GP.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
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