>From a Karlnet user perspective, it seems quite interesting. We are always
looking for low cost customer units. While I am very excited about the
Ubicom product, the limited flash space not allowing nat, dhcp, etc. is
limiting. This might be the best of both worlds.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruno Lopes F. Cabral" <bruno@openline.com.br>
To: "Karlnet Mailing List" <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 2:35 PM
Subject: [Karlnet] WL11000 low cost CPE was Re: ATTN: KARLNET
> Hi there
>
> I have here several WL11000 boards, with linux preloaded
> (http://opensource.instant802.com). They are sold as
> SMC2655W, SMC2652W, USR2450 and other labels
>
> from what I can tell, it's more or less the same hardware of
> RG1000s, but with a little more flash (1MB) and a prism card
> (with thertiary firmware 0.7.5, which is somewhat old) instead
> of orinoco
>
> as there is plenty of info available from the openap project
> for this board, I wish to know if Karlnet couldn't afford trying
> a direct port of its RG1000 software to this unit, so it can
> become a TC low cost CPE
>
> I was planning to include the linux TC support on it but, from
> what I've learn on this list, the linux TC driver isn't being fully
> supported anymore (my running system uses kernel 2.4.20),
> and it uses old wavelan_cs (the unit runs hostap_cs driver
> and the orinoco_cs driver also seems to work)
>
> nevertheless to say, Karlnet firmware could make this beasts
> run like a rock, if there is enough interest to try a port
>
> What did you guys from karlnet say about my idea?
>
> TIA, !3runo
> from Brazil
>
> On Wed 29 May 2003 13:11, Kevin Knuth wrote:
> > Hey!
> >
> > I UNDERSTAND your frustration!!
> >
> > They really are on their way. Charles has units on their way to us, and
we
> > will have them reflashed and out the same day.
> >
> > Kevin
>
>
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