[TriLUG] Dell wireless access point runs Linux

Chris Magnus Hedemark chrish at trilug.org
Thu Jun 12 11:20:42 EDT 2003


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I just ordered a couple of these Dell 1184 access points (actually, 
they are routers) because of some news that not only do they run Linux, 
but Dell is doing the right thing and shipping source code per their 
GPL obligations.  The wireless chipset is a prism so there are no 
binary only modules to worry about.

The idea is to put together my own custom firmware enabling IPv6 and 
some routing protocols, put the prism into HostAP mode, and get a 
wireless mesh going in the Philadelphia area.  I'm posting it here to 
see if I can plant the seed "back home".

Will post more when the units come in and I can gut one of them.
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