Mikrotik RouterOS includes an excellent hotspot solution. Read on for details on getting a basic hotspot going using RouterOS on any standard x86 PC hardware or a RouterBOARD.
The RouterOS hotspot solution is very powerful and only the very basics of the solution are covered here; just enough to get you started. Read the rest of this entry »
I had my first go with a low-profile 5GHz Rootenna from Pacific Wireless today. The Rootenna is a panel antenna designed to accommodate electronics as well so you can have a completely integrated unit.
I thought I’d throw a RouterBOARD 532 inside and be done but found there was a bit more involved than what I originally expected (next time I’ll be getting the full-size version). Because of this I thought I’d share how I went about things in case anyone else runs into the same problem. I have also made a scale drilling template available.
A note to anyone planning on using a RouterBOARD 100 series in one of these; order the full size version! The filter capacitors on the board are much taller than on the 500 and therefore will not fit in the low profile version.
This goes back to September 2004 when we had an attempt at warflying. I piloted a Cessna 172 rented from the local aero club, and along with some members we flew around Blenheim and Picton armed with a small Sharp Zaurus handheld PC. There are a few photos posted here you can view.
This article describes opening a Senao SL-2511CD+EXT2 wireless PCMCIA card and replacing the MMCX connector with a RP-SMA pigtail. I did this back in the day when MMCX pigtails were really expensive and hard to come by, and we needed a quick fix to get a high-power access point operating on the network.