[MLB-WIRELESS] Re: DWL-900AP and Linux

[Tom Parker]

Hi,

I'm not sure which Dlink AP you are referring to here.  I think there are a
few versions of the 900AP (not the AP+) - mine certainly has the Atmel
76C510 Atmel chip.  I think this will never run linux because there is no
data available on the chip without non-disclosure agreements.  From the two
page summary I have it seems to have two ARM cores in it, but very little
SRAM.

As for the OpenAP project, I've said before that I've got an SMC2632, but
the memory cards to flash the chips are very expensive (~$US70).  I'm
planning to build a circuit board to replace the SMD flash chip (080) with
two socketed PLCC flash chips (040) that I can program easily - this will be
cheap but I haven't got the time at the moment.  I want to run linux so I
can use them in Adhoc/Bridging mode.  If anyone else wants to discuss/do
this send me a mail.  Ralph, what sort of AP do you have?  If you want to
sell it let me know, I might be interested.

Cheers,
Tom

ps. you can see some of the guts of my AP at
http://www.wiresncode.com/projects/wireless/dlink/

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Tom Parker tparker at netspace.net.au
http://www.wiresncode.com/projects



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> [mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au]On Behalf Of Ralph Fowler
> Sent: Monday, 25 November 2002 11:21 PM
> To: Craig Sanders
> Cc: melbwireless at wireless.org.au; wireless at lists.samba.org
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Re: DWL-900AP and Linux
>
>
> That would be great, because the 3 brands of APs that work with
> the OpenAP
> project are getting pretty hard to find, even on Ebay.
> I have one here that I have been considering reselling now because what I
> wanted (client mode) is already in the DWL900AP+
>
> I wonder if the folks who did the work to get the OpenAP working on the
> earlier boards are already thinking about this.
> I don't know enough to even know it that's possible, but maybe with the
> right software, it could be flashed in through the PC card slot.
>
> Also, as I said in the review- I can't find any evidence of a serial
> console port other than the UART contacts on the CPU chip.
>
> Today I'm going to do an update on the review to add info on what
> you have
> to do to get repeater mode, more on the site survey mode, and
> what happened
> to the AP after I put the card back in. Today I'll also get the remaining
> picture posted- the one of the board in the case with the card
> inserted. It
> should show the little 1/4 wave internal antenna.
>
> Ralph Fowler N4NEQ
> http://ralphfowler.com
>
>
>
> At 06:21 AM 11/25/2002, you wrote:
> Begin Quoted Text
> >has anyone heard (or thought) about running linux on these beasties?
>
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