__Node: CIE Hallville__%%%



__What's Brewing in Simons' Kitchen__%%%

Wouldn't we all like to know?  While waiting on my WNICs and Pigtails from Ryan

I am pondering about the loss dilemma we have with long runs of LMR 400.%%%



__Current Project__%%%

My current project it to get an access point working, but a very special one here are the constraints:



- Not more than 1 meter from the antenna%%%

- Remotely managble%%%

- Be homebrew (no cheating with hacked ap's)%%%

- Cheap%%%

- Small%%%



How do I achieve this... I have a few Ideas in the pipeline.



__Idea 1: Compaq Contura Aero AP__



My initial idea was to build an AP out of a Compaq Contura Aero.  However the specs of that subnotebook although good and there is a lot about them on the web with regard to installing *nix was excellent.  However it only has 1 PC slot.  I have scrapped that idea.



__Idea 2: Gut a Broken Notebook Approach AP__



I am now in the process of working around the idea of using the guts of a notebook with a broken screen and putting it into a weather proof enclosure.



__Stay Tuned__



If anyone has a notebook with the following specs and is willing to part with it please let me know.



__Specs__



- Broken Screen%%%

- Fdd Drive%%%

- P100 cpu%%%

- 16 Mb RAM%%%

- 500 Mb Hdd%%%

- all ports working (SVGA,Serial,PCMCIA slots x2)