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802.11 Based Linux
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Here you will find the packages and tools you will need to successfully
get basic 802.11 functionality on a Linux box. Pcmcia tools, wireless
tools, and card drivers is all you really need.
cqureAP: Floppy Based Access Point
This can be very useful for those that have a low budget and stumble aross some old 486/pentium I laptops with floppy and pcmcia sockets. A dual pcmcia
controller is required, one socket for ethernet, the other for wireless card.
This package needs work, but is promising. Check for updates here
before download what I have mirrored.
NoCatAuth: Wireless Gateway Manager Package
Check for updates here
before download what I have mirrored.
GNET AP Setup
Gnet methodology and package to create an Access Point on Redhat 7.1. This
package consists of the linux-wlan-ng-0.1.6 drivers with code and setup
document to turn a PrismII (we used SMC2632) STA card into an Access Point.
gnet-AP-setup_linux-redhat71-v1.0.tar.gz - the Package.
Wireless Tools Packages
Here is a list of wireless cards
that are supported in the pcmcia-cs-3.1.26 distribution mirrored at Gnet.
Check for updates here before downloading what I have mirrored.
Many of the drivers listed above are written to work with the Wireless tools
extensions. Two versions are mirrored here.
Prism I/ Prism II Linux Drivers
Some drivers are better than others. Cards using the Harris/Intersil
Prism I/II chipset are by far the most interesting to play with. The
development boards for the Prism I used the AM79C320 MAC processor which
allowed one to easily access all the low-level 802.11 MAC level framing.
This is very important if you want to sniff at the 802.11 MAC level.
The Prism II development board is built around Harris/Intersil's own MAC processor
8641/8642 which is remarkably similar to the Lucent Hermes MAC processor.
It seems in a prior life that Lucent/Harris were jointly working on an
802.11 MAC solution, but eventually took different roads.
We have Prism I and Prism II drivers mirrored on Gnet in the event that
Absolute Value systems goes away some day.
As mentioned in the Gnet 802.11 Architecture Document, one may want to examine
the surrounding environment for existing wlans, and mitigate accordingly should
you find some. Or, if they are public access nodes, use them to supplement
the network.
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AX.25/HAM Based linux
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I would start with a linux kernel 2.0.31, and ax25-module-14f.tar.gz.
Apply the patch, configure your kernel. Build it, build your modules.
Get the net-tools-1.33.tar.gz and the net-tools-1.33.rose.tjd.diff.gz file
and patch it before compiling. Now get the ax25-utils-2.1.42a.tar.gz,
compile and install. That's it!
I realize that 2.0.31 is awfully old, but this combination works.
I suggest you get all your hardware working with this software configuration,
THEN, begin experimenting with the newer software. For the latest
AX25 Software check
ftp.pspt.fi.
The soundmodem and baycom drivers are included in the kernel sources.
Technical
details on the soundmodem and baycom drivers and how they interface
into the linux kernel are available.
Of course you have to configure your interfaces and the various daemons
before you are servicing requests on the air. undoubtedly, you will
forget to configure a hardware interface properly, either a soundcard or
a baycom interface. Eventually, there will be sample configuration
files to use as a reference. For now, consult the
AX25-Howto.
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MobileIP will allow you to roam a mobile network with the same IP address
by ecapsulation techniques.
Other useful linux programs.
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Software Package
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Package Description
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| xcircuit-2.0.tar.gz |
Linux Schematic Capture software v2.0. Works well as a general purpose drawing program too. |
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