[MLB-WIRELESS] {Spam?} Cheap (I think) hackable wireless APs

[Dan Flett]

I have two WL500g units and they run OpenWRT just fine - with USB support.
You can install Samba on OpenWRT and share the contents of a USB memory key
or hard drive across your network.  You can also plug in webcams, printers,
USB-Serial converters, modems of different flavours - all kinds of stuff if
you're willing to do a small amount of homework.

I believe Peter Buncle will confirm that the R100's are an exact carbon copy
of the WL500g.  More details can be found in our Wiki here:
http://www.melbournewireless.org.au/wiki/?WL500G

They have a mini-PCI Broadcom wireless NIC in them which can be swapped for
an Atheros or Senao wireless card.  Again, Peter Buncle has had some success
doing this with the R100.

I just ordered two of these units from Dealsdirect.

Hope you don't mind me dobbing you in, Pete. :)

Cheers,

Dan

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au 
> [mailto:melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of 
> Andrew Wagstaff
> Sent: Sunday, 5 February 2006 10:28 AM
> To: ian at myinternet.com.au; fenn_b at smktech.com.au; 
> melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] {Spam?} Cheap (I think) hackable 
> wireless APs
> 
> I-Store have the Asus wl-500g for $115. The wl-500g has a 
> removable mini-pci wireless card, the wl-500g deluxe is non 
> removable :( but it is only $50 dearer at $165, and is also 
> available from I-Store.
> 
> Andrew
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Donaldson" <ian at myinternet.com.au>
> To: <fenn_b at smktech.com.au>; <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 11:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] {Spam?} Cheap (I think) hackable 
> wireless APs
> 
> 
> >
> > "Fenn Bailey" <fenn_b at smktech.com.au> on Fri, 3 Feb 2006 
> 18:44:33 +1100 
> > wrote:
> >> Hey Guys,
> >>
> >> Just noticed that DealsDirect is selling the diamond R100, 
> which from 
> >> memory
> >> is openWRT/etc compatible for $79:
> >>
> >> http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=818
> >>
> >> I have no idea whether you can get them that price 
> elsewhere, but that 
> >> seems
> >> like a good price for that sorta thing to me.
> >
> > These are rebadged Asus WL-500G routers, right down to 
> being in the same 
> > case.
> > Not the Deluxe version sadly, but still good value for $80, 
> seeing as the 
> > Asus
> > version goes for about $125.
> >
> > FWIW I ordered one, and being my first order from 
> DealsDirect the shipping 
> > was
> > free.
> >
> > Ian
> > ---
> > ian at myinternet.com.au (Ian Donaldson)
> > http://www.myinternet.com.au/
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