Philip Rhoades wrote: > So I should upgrade to the latest (7.00.6) firmware I guess to see what > effect that has on OM WLAN uptime?
I think it would be good if you could upgrade, yes. I'm not sure if it will make a difference for this problem, but they fixed a LOT of issues, so it seems like a good move in any case. > What about the alternative OS firmwares? The VxWorks-based WRT54G are quite limited when it comes to alternatives. Starting with hardware version 5, the RAM was reduced, making it hard to run Linux, but DD-WRT managed regardless. With version 7, Linksys/Cisco also changed the WLAN chipset, which seems to have created a so far unsurmountable obstacle. See also http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-wireless-networking-41/wrt54g-v7-firmware-504449/ Linksys/Cisco also make the specifically Linux-friendly WRT54GL. For experimenting, you could also use a WLAN card with a PC and run hostapd. This has the added advantage that it's easier to patch hostapd and such than for a small embedded system. Finding a suitable WLAN card can be a challenge, though. I did a bit of field research, and of the readily available 802.11b/g PCI cards, the ones based on the RaLink RT2561 seem to work best: http://svn.openmoko.org/developers/werner/wlan/freeze/4if/HW Reluctant to add yet another layer of trouble, I didn't venture into USB land. I would really love to see master mode support for the RTL-8185L, though. These are the cheapest cards on the market, you can find them everywhere, and they have great reception. Ironically, master mode support used to exist in an ancient and long-forgotten driver http://rtl8180-sa2400.sourceforge.net/ and there's another fork that seems to have gone dormant after the new driver's been included in mainline: http://rtl-wifi.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Page - Werner _______________________________________________ devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
