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Node GHA is in central Brunswick (part of RGInnerNorth [1]).
STATUS
Testing. As soon as I have an assigned IP number and the system
running reliably, I will post an update to the inner north mailing
list.
* Hardware/software: FreeBSD [2] 4.7 running on a VIA 5000 Mini-ITX
system using EnterasysCards [3]. The [wi# problems in FreeBSD [4] (and
others)] page was extremely helpful in getting the Roamabout card and
SVEC (Ricoh chipset) PCMCIA/PCI cradle working properly.
* Antenna(s): Being built at the moment, starting with a Gumph omni
variant.
Email: for more information
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WIRELESS ADAPTER NOTES
I have two wireless adapters for the node: a MA101 [5] and an
Enterasys RoamAbout [6] card.
The MA101 [7] has been a pain to get up and running under Linux, but
it's got some benefits:
* I can run it at least 6 metres on a USB cable, which is a lot
better than 6 metres of lossy coax
* It's quite portable; no need for additional PCMCIA/PCI cradles
etc.
There is no MA101 [8] driver yet for FreeBSD [9] (or any of the
BSDs). Writing one is on the list of things to do.
Links:
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[1] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?RGInnerNorth
[2] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?FreeBSD
[3] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?EnterasysCards
[4] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?FreeBSD
[5] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MA101
[6] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?RoamAbout
[7] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MA101
[8] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MA101
[9] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?FreeBSD
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