On 5/2/2013 6:18 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 2 May 2013 05:47, Bruce Layne <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm looking for a robust method to connect a LinuxCNC device to a WiFi >> network. > Why WiFi? assuming that your LinuxCNC machine is powered by the mains, > you might find Homeplug to be a more robust, simpler, solution. > http://www.amazon.com/ZyXEL-HomePlug-Powerline-Wall-Plug-Adapter/dp/B003ULOZ5W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1367489806&sr=8-2&keywords=homeplug > For example. > > I actually use > http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Powerline-Network-Adapter-PLSK400/dp/B006JG5S6U/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1367489806&sr=8-11&keywords=homeplug > To connect the 2 LinuxCNC machines and an IP camera in my garage >
To quote Yogi Berra, "it's Déjà vu all over again." I remember suggesting what was then nearly proprietary powerline networking back when IIRC Gene was talking about stringing Ethernet cable to his workshop. Since then it's gotten faster, better, cheaper, and has an industry association that has greatly improved interoperability of different vendors' products. I prefer it for interconnecting hubs in several parts of the house, using WiFi only for my mobile devices. Just to remind folks, though, the original poster's problem isn't LinuxCNC, it's the underlying ancient Ubuntu 10.04LTS and 2.6.x kernel we use to deliver LinuxCNC. One can backport drivers for more recent WiFi adapters but it takes a certain amount of savvy. Regards, Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
