Hello Rob,
Very cool... I like the captive portal capability.
I took the jump after seeing Jose's emerging technologies on an
EVDO card. I'm getting the Kyocera kpc650 card. I'll post to the list my
thoughts on it.
-Ben
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> Of Rob Kelley
> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 6:51 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [nycwireless] Re: skinny on the Junxion Box?
>
> So I've been doing a little digging around to figure out what
> makes the Junxion different from the Stompbox, if at all.
>
> It doesn't seem to be the software. Check out the scoop from
> the user manual (nice screenshots), in particular pages 39 and 40:
> http://www.junxion.com/pdf/Junxion%20Box%20JB-110b%20User%20Guide.pdf
>
> <quote>
> The following Open Source Software is included with the Junxion Box:
> __GPL and LGPL Software.__
> The Junxion Box is provided with the following software
> licensed under the GPL and LGPL. A copy of the GNU GPL
> license is available from the Free Software Foundation
> (http://www.gnu.org).
> * Linux operating system version 2.4.20
> * iptables from Harald Welte and others (http://www.netfilter.org)
> * BusyBox from Erik Andersen (http://www.busybox.net)
> * SPLASH from Willem de Bruijn (http://splash-snap.sourceforge.net)
> * PPP from Paul Mackerras
> (http://www.samba.org/ftp/unpacked/ppp/README)
> * Host AP driver from Jouni Malinen (http://hostap.epitest.fi)
> * Card Services for Linux from David Hinds
> (http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net)
> * WISP-Dist from Vladimir Ivaschenko
> (http://www.hazard.maks.net/wisp-dist)
>
> __Other Open Source Software.__ The Junxion Box is provided
> with the following software licensed under BSD licenses or
> other open source software licenses. The software and license
> details are available from the referenced web sites.
> * Internet Software Consortium DHCP Server (http://www.isc.org)
> * thttpd from Jef Poskanzer (http://www.acme.com)
> * OpenSSH from the OpenBSD Project (http://www.openssh.com)
> * Net-SNMP from the NET-SNMP Project
> (http://www.net-snmp.org) </quote>
>
> Is there any significant difference here? What added value
> is the Junxion providing (besides a nifty box cut-out and a
> nice paint job).
>
> I love both units--just looking to quantify the differences.
>
> Rob
>
> >skinny on the Junxion Box?
> >Somebody pointed out this unit as a solution for offering
> EVDO to wifi
> >users: http://www.junxion.com/product/
> >
> >As I get it, it's a wireless modem and a wi-fi AP inside one box?
> >
> >Seems to me this is similar to what was done with MagicBike (plugging
> a >wireless AP into a cell phone's Internet account).
> >
> >Is this something that can be homegrown with current
> open-source Linux
>
> > software
> > http://www.junxion.com/solution/
> >
> > Rob
>
>
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