<quote name="Michael Torrie" date="Wed, 23 Feb 2011 at 10:30 -0700"> > On 02/23/2011 10:22 AM, Eric Olsen wrote: > > If you wanted to go a bit more pricey, at one point I spent $200 for a > > PCEngines Alix2d3. It's a small device, practically a PC, that's roughly the > > same size as a 4-port switch. It's way more powerful than I need for my home > > router, but was a lot of fun setting up. It's also a lot less > > power-consuming than a PC as I first suggested as the free option, and > > smaller so it's easier to place wherever you want. It should be able to run > > any of the OSes I mentioned in that same paragraph (m0n0wall, etc). I don't > > mean to advertise, but if you want this option email me off the list and we > > can discuss the possibility of me letting mine go. > > Another DIY SBC would be the RouterStation Pro. It's about $120, plus > you need a 802.11 radio, antennas, and a case. Still kind of fun > though. It has SD slot as well as onboard flash and runs openwrt by > default.
Very interesting... along these lines, suppose someone had a couple laptop wireless cards (one broadcomm bc4x and one from an iBook, airport something or other) laying around unused? -- Von Fugal
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