Re: questions about Airport _Express_, *not* Airport _Extreme_

[mike dentifrice <fluor@poivron.org>]

Hi again,

I feel that most people disregarded my message as "just another of these
questions about Airport Extreme, that have already been answered a
zillion times".

So I allow myself to send it again, with a clearer subject line. Here
are my questions:

> I'm wondering what to do with an Airport Express, and have a few
> questions in mind, that a first bunch of google queries didn't really
> solve:
> 
> - is there a configuration tool available under GNU/Linux, or a
>   telnet/web interface of some kind to bypass Apple's proprietary
>   configuration software?
> 
> - since I read that Airport Extreme had been "cracked" by "DVD Jon", is
>   there any open-source alternative to using iTunes to stream music?
> 
> - is it possible to flash Airport Extreme with an (open-source)
>   alternative firmware, as on Linksys WRT54G(S), for instance?
> 
> - can some people share their experience on using an Aiport Express as
>   is, together with computers running free software? What options are
>   available then? Should it just be used as a small-sized access-point,
>   or can there be more to it?
> 
> Waiting for your feedback, thanks in advance!

-- 
mike dentifrice <fluor@poivron.org>