I read on several websites, that some people managed to wire a SD Card (or a MMC) to a Fonera access point. After a little googling, I discover this can be done easily, so I decided to test.. but I … Continue reading →
It’s time to get quit ndiswrapper to use something little more open. I decided to test the latest Broadcom bcm43xx driver on my Debian system. This seems to work fine, and is really simple to install (unlike ndiswrapper) So, first … Continue reading →
Here some photos (hi-res) of the Fonera, the Fon routeur. This little box has: 8Mo Atheros CPU + Wifi Here you can see the AR2315 CPU from Atheros. One stuff really funny, they decide to use exactly the same layout … Continue reading →
I was looking for a atheros mini-pci for a while. I want to remove the broadcom from my laptop. You can find some mini-pci wireless card in special shop, but they’re a little pricey. A week ago, a friend give … Continue reading →
Here is my collection of wifi tests. You will find here a lot of stuffs about: Access Point (WRT54 and others) Antennas (mainly homemade) Cards Wireless Software (some I wrote ;) Happy reading ..
I already done a AMOS Antenna before but I need to build another one. A bit more robust. I decided to use a N connector, a bit of plumbing.. and here is the result: This stuff, is quite robust right … Continue reading →
Last week I decided to build a map of the wireless access point in the Town. It is not really easy to find the right tools, so I decided to write this little Howto. To archive this goal you need … Continue reading →
I spend a little time to write an article on the Brest Wireless website about various hack to add a connector to a PCMCIA, or USB card. You can find it out here a PCMCIA: a USB one: – Enjoy … Continue reading →
This is perhaps one of my best homemade antenna. I found the original design here: http://yu1aw.ba-karlsruhe.de/Amos.pdf You can find my construction guide on Brest Wireless website at http://www.brest-wireless.net/wiki/materiel:amos My conclusion: First: Take care of this antenna, I broke the first … Continue reading →
While running my access point in public mode, i want to know when people log in. This can be a good way to find intruders too, but not my purpose. I decided to run arpwatch on my linksys access point, … Continue reading →