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Support for it in [[OpenWrt]] seems to be pretty good, they have the latest releases prebuilt for it. I used instructions in this page to get it loaded.
Support for it in [[OpenWrt]] seems to be pretty good, they have the latest releases prebuilt for it. I used instructions in this page to get it loaded.
It took 10 minutes. [http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Mikrotik/RB532?highlight=%28OpenWrtDocs/Hardware%29
 
OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Mikrotik/RB532]
I installed KAMIKAZE (7.09)
 
Install took 10 minutes including opening up the case. [http://wiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Mikrotik/RB532?highlight=%28OpenWrtDocs/Hardware%29 OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Mikrotik/RB532]


Support in dd-wrt is not good. There is an old beta.
Support in dd-wrt is not good. There is an old beta.
=== ethernet ports ===
There are three, the one to the left of the serial port is eth0
To the right are eth1 and eth2
By default in Kamikaze eth0 is in DHCP so it would make a good WAN port
MAC numbers
* eth0 00:0c:42:10:1c:6c
* eth1 00:0c:42:10:1c:6d
* eth2 00:0c:42:10:1c:6e


==Manufacturers==
==Manufacturers==

Revision as of 17:22, 22 December 2007

RouterBoard

I currently am experimenting with a RouterBoard 532A (about $200 including a case and power supply).

Support for it in OpenWrt seems to be pretty good, they have the latest releases prebuilt for it. I used instructions in this page to get it loaded.

I installed KAMIKAZE (7.09)

Install took 10 minutes including opening up the case. OpenWrtDocs/Hardware/Mikrotik/RB532

Support in dd-wrt is not good. There is an old beta.

ethernet ports

There are three, the one to the left of the serial port is eth0 To the right are eth1 and eth2

By default in Kamikaze eth0 is in DHCP so it would make a good WAN port

MAC numbers

  • eth0 00:0c:42:10:1c:6c
  • eth1 00:0c:42:10:1c:6d
  • eth2 00:0c:42:10:1c:6e

Manufacturers

PC Engines makes WRAP boards, $129

Soekris boards are also popular for WiFi projects.

RouterBoard 133 model is just $59

PepLink makes load balancers, WAPS, and a general purposes gateway router/switch box calld the Manga. See also "Debian in 3 watts". This shows how to set up a Manga to run Debian from a USB storage device.

Metrix Wireless development kits