Hi Niels, The build environment I tested it with is RedHat 9. Let me know what error do you get when you try to build on RH9.
Atheros (madwifi) driver included in WISP-Dist is quite outdated. One of the reasons is that there weren't many testers, if you're willing to try it on an outdoor link I will integrate a newer version and make a new build. As for best practice - I have a 150+ router network, and we use OSPF everywhere. If you just enable OSPF it should start working without any additional configuration. Niels Chr . SЬrensen wrote about "[leaf-wisp] Re: [leaf-devel] wisp-dist build environment": > Hi Vladimir, > > We are very exited about your Wisp-Dist implementation - good work! > > We wish to use the distro for building links on the UNII (802.11A) band in a > volunteer wireless community called DjurslandS.net. So far we have 2.500 > homes online using WiFi in a rural area in Denmark. All work is based on > volunteer amateurs building their own net. > > For now we use the Mikrotik distribution for our infrastructural links but > would really like to use the Wisp-Dist on Soekris / Atheros based hardware. > > I have been fighting for several days now, trying to set up a build > environment - on Debian (Stable, testing and unstable), Mandrake 10.1 and > Redhat 9 - so far without any luck. Especially the pcmcia-cs package keeps > sending me bouncing in a apt-get or rpm install hell. On Redhat the > mkfs.minix simply would not install. Every time i've end up with a messed up > distro that needs re-install to proceed. Is there a "howto" on the build > subject anywhere? > > Anyway, using a pre-build image, I have succeded in getting some Soekris' to > work - they even find the Atheros cards without any problems (5004 and > 5354MP) - setting up an initial setup works so far that I can detect the net > on my Netstumbler and even associate to it. > > BUT... All i really need is to use these devices for links - typically > between 2 sites (point-to-point) but in some cases also point-to-multipoint. > I have only little experience in doing this on the Linux platform. > > Is there a "howto" or "best practice" in setting up these types of links > using wisp-dist? > > I need to traffic TCP/UDP/ICMP and have no need for DHCP relays as all will > get public addresses as they are simply used as "extensions" between linux > routers. > > Anyways, keep up the nice work - when we get this running, You will get a > place in our "hall of fame" as this distro really seems like a good > community replacement for a highly commercial product. > > Thanks in advance > > /Niels - DjurslandS.net > > (Please email-reply-to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.13 - Release Date: 16-01-2005 > > -- Best Regards, Vladimir Ivashchenko ThunderWorx - www.thunderworx.com Senior Systems Designer/Engineer ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ leaf-wisp-dist mailing list leaf-wisp-dist@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-wisp-dist
