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THIS PAGE IS OUTDATED. SEE [[Mesh/Home and extender nodes|Home and extender nodes]] instead. | |||
sudo mesh supports only a few routers for use as home nodes but supports a bunch more for use as extender nodes. | |||
== Ubiquiti Picostation 2 HP == | == Ubiquiti Picostation 2 HP == | ||
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*Ethernet ports: 5 non-PoE | *Ethernet ports: 5 non-PoE | ||
*USB ports: 1 | *USB ports: 1 | ||
=== TP-Link TL-WDR3500 === | |||
This was recommended by the Guifi net people who visited on August 28th 2014. It's basically a Western Digital N600 with two large'ish external omni antennas. The case is a bit physically larger. Unfortunately it's $42. | |||
= Second milestone = | = Second milestone = | ||
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We have a lot of these, but the Linux kernel currently has no support for their watchdog and it is enabled with a 5 minute timer per default. These are otherwise basically the same as the Picostation 2 HP, but with two ethernet ports and less power. | We have a lot of these, but the Linux kernel currently has no support for their watchdog and it is enabled with a 5 minute timer per default. These are otherwise basically the same as the Picostation 2 HP, but with two ethernet ports and less power. | ||
*Frequency: 2.4 | *Name: Long Range | ||
*Board: [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Sparky MicroTik RB133] | |||
*Frequency: 2.4 GHz | |||
*Chipset: AR2315 | *Chipset: AR2315 | ||
*Ethernet ports: 2 | *Ethernet ports: 2 | ||
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= Fourth milestone = | = Fourth milestone = | ||
Support an open hardware router (does not yet exist, though a Beagle Bone Black with an Atheros Chipset is probably as close as we're likely to get soon). | Support an open hardware router (does not yet exist, though a [[Beagle Bone Black]] with an Atheros Chipset is probably as close as we're likely to get soon). | ||
= Fifth milesone = | = Fifth milesone = | ||
Support an even more open hardware router, possibly with everything implemented with FPGAs and DACs. Possibly not even limited to the wifi standard. | Support an even more open hardware router, possibly with everything implemented with FPGAs and DACs. Possibly not even limited to the wifi standard. | ||