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Build or Hack my own wirelesss router

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  • 26-03-2008 12:06am
    #1
    damnyanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,276 ✭✭✭


    Howdy ,

    Want to mess about with the network in the house. I've got some netgear wireless router at the moment. It's not much fun. Just some sort of web interface that lets me set up the firewall and what not.

    I'd like to have something with a little more control (Stick squid on it or something like that).

    Anyone know where I can find more info about either

    A) Building my own wireless router from scratch (I'd want something that isnt much bigger then your standard linksys / netgear - not the size of a desktop)

    or

    B) A router that can be hacked to pieces (ideally let me stick some form of linux on it)

    Cheerio Guv


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,079 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    damnyanks wrote: »
    Howdy ,

    Want to mess about with the network in the house. I've got some netgear wireless router at the moment. It's not much fun. Just some sort of web interface that lets me set up the firewall and what not.

    I'd like to have something with a little more control (Stick squid on it or something like that).

    Anyone know where I can find more info about either

    A) Building my own wireless router from scratch (I'd want something that isnt much bigger then your standard linksys / netgear - not the size of a desktop)

    or

    B) A router that can be hacked to pieces (ideally let me stick some form of linux on it)

    Cheerio Guv

    Depending on what Netgear model it is, you may be able to use DD-WRT on it.

    http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices#Netgear


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    JimmyCrackCorn!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭JimmyCrackCorn!


    -Whats your budget?

    -Routerboard + CF card + Antenna + case + wifi card

    -Alix board + CF card + Antenna + case +wifi card

    -Wrt54gL + dd-Wrt/openwrt

    -Old Pc + wifi cards

    just some of the options

    [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Arial, Sans Serif][/FONT]


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    #4
    damnyanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,276 ✭✭✭damnyanks


    Budget I'm willing to go up to 250 at most I guess


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    Spear
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    damnyanks wrote: »
    Budget I'm willing to go up to 250 at most I guess

    A Linksys WRT54GL is only €54. €250 would buy a fairly serious bit of router. How many people is this intended to serve?


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    #6
    damnyanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,276 ✭✭✭damnyanks


    No idea. Just doing it for fun. As many as possible :D


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    Spear
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    damnyanks wrote: »
    No idea. Just doing it for fun. As many as possible :D

    Use this then
    http://www.ex-parrot.com/pete/upside-down-ternet.html


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    damnyanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,276 ✭✭✭damnyanks


    Hah excellent. This is the sort of lark I want to mess around with :)


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    JimmyCrackCorn!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭JimmyCrackCorn!


    have fun. for that budget you should have nice options

    http://www.aerial.net/shop/


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