Re: [Debconf-discuss] volunteers wanted for setting up the WLAN
Hi,
I arrive July 18th, I can also help with the WLAN set up, if you do
not do it all the first and second debcamp days :-)
BTW, would it be helpful to have OpenWRT firmware binaries built
somewhere, just to flash the devices quicker?
Cheers
2009/7/4 Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>:
> Hi,
>
> the venue(s) dont have a suitable wireless setup for us, so we'll need to set
> up our own. For this purpose we have plenty (30) of APs which will need to be
> flashed (aka installed) and distributed on site and then moved again and
> again, to optimize the signal quality :-)
>
> We wont need all 30 APs, I assume for MT 10-15 will be enough, while for FdS 2
> or 3 should be fine.
>
> We have three modells to deploy, though I suggest to only use 2:
>
> - 15 fonera1 (some new, some used)
> - 12 bufallo airstation g54 (brand new, unopened :)
> - 4 fonera2
>
> I suggest not to use the fonera2s, as we only have few of them. Also people
> can use them to get d-i working on them :-)
>
> The bufallos have 5 lan ports, so they are best distributed in peoples room
> (where we (=you) will need to lay cat5 cables too...), while the foneras
> (which only have 1 lan port) should be placed where we dont want people to
> plug in extra cables, like the talk rooms and such.
>
> I suggest to install OpenWRT on all of them, as it supports all hardware and
> because we have documentation for it already and because I'm familar with it,
> so I can help if needed.
>
> http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf7/OpenWRT has some old instructions on
> building kamikaze, the latest OpenWRT release, as well as info how to flash
> the foneras. I dunno how to flash the bufallos yet, but I'm sure its
> documented somewhere on the web :)
>
> If you want to help, you should obviously arrive at DebCamp early and you will
> need to work together with the admin team :-)
>
>
> regards,
> Holger
>
> http://oldwiki.openwrt.org/Hardware(2f)Buffalo.html
> http://oldwiki.openwrt.org/Hardware(2f)Fon.html
>
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