Node Atoys

[Casey Halverson]

You could setup a multicast "radio station", and use any old broken WRT
as a radio receiver to relay these multicast packets to an end PC.

We have talked about doing this with NodeAtoys, we even have a potential
content provider (EDU station) lined up for it, but it hasn't gone past
the concept stage.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev-bounces at seattlewireless.net 
> [mailto:dev-bounces at seattlewireless.net] On Behalf Of Bill Vodall
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 9:15 AM
> To: SeattleWireless Development List
> Subject: Re: Node Atoys 
> 
> On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, Matt Westervelt wrote:
> 
> > Node Atoys is live.  
> > 
> > http://seattlewireless.net/NodeAtoys
> 
> 
> In the spirit of Atoys, and other great node adventures, I'm 
> comtemplating putting up a WiFi "radio station!" 
> 
> Not a full time AP -- but should be capable of running as one 
> if so desired.  Also not a dedicated client -- but should be 
> capable of running as one.
> 
> The idea is I would calculate the bearing towards ATOYS, 
> rotate the direction antenna and listen for packets.  I'll 
> probably never hear it as I have a little hill (aka Kirkland 
> - Hi Todd) in the way.
> 
> I'm thinking of a decent outside directional antenna -- one 
> of the plastic saw shapped beams - on a rotator slightly over 
> the roofline.  That will be connected by a very short run of 
> LMR-400 (or better) to a BOX which might even be mounted on 
> the mast.  From there it's Ethernet and POE to the home network.
> 
> The question is - what's in the BOX?   Ideal would probably be
> a cpu (Hi Metrix) with the 200 mw Senaio card.  Unfortunately 
> that's outside the current budget so I'd like to do it with a 
> modified WRT54G.  Is that possible?  Does the software 
> available for the WRT54G allow using the tools available for 
> looking for packets and running in all the possible configurations?
> Does IWCONFIG run on a WRT54G like it would on a basic LInux 
> box with an old Orinoco card?
> 
> Any other suggestions for a reasonably flexible and 
> economical set up for the radio box?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bill
> 
> 
> 
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