Hi We would like to setup a simple wifi based file server. / file displayer . To start with , just a one node network - which will expand as per user requirements and usage. The node will have a Linksys wrt54gl router and a computer to store / serve the data !
This is for a very small educational campus - with few students and some itinerant travellers and researchers. There will be research data / information and other documents that would be available on this server. The idea being that the user should be able to see (browse) / download and upload data and information. We don't expect much load initially - We are also not expecting to provide internet access through this WLAN at the start (maybe at a later date). We also don't expect the networked users to connect to each other, it won't be a user to user communication medium. (again atleast not in the initial phases) The only possibility of users interacting with each other is "maybe" through a wiki kind of mode. Where information pages would be accessible for users to use and edit. So my questions are 1, Is this possible in a simple way - not too much programming - but using readymade easy to configure tools.If so what would they be and are there live examples. 2. Is there a particular version of firmware for the wifi router (Linksys ert54gl) that we should use - if so what would it be 2.1 - can this firmware also have the user login interface 2.2 is there a possibility of having a method, such that when a new user wants to logon they can be sent (by a hand written note / sms or something) a password for login or a guest login from where they can create a new user ?? 3. What kind of server !! software should the computer be using - 3.1 What would be the best way to display the available material The computer OS would be based in Linux ( preferences to Mint / Ubuntu ) - *** Look forward to advice and suggestions thanks Ram _________________________________________________________<http://www.munsiari.com> Amazing Indians: Transforming lives in the hills<http://www.timesnow.tv/Amazing-Indians-Transforming-lives-in-the-hills/videoshow/4383022.cms>
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