"KG0WX" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:
>Thanks for the great info, Jeff - I just sold my v5 (for a $4 profit)
>and got a new v4 (for $73).
Nicely done. V4 is a bit of an oddity. The stock Linksys firmware
allegedly has a 3MByte limit to uploading firmware. This means that
the standard version of DD-WRT might not fit. The recommended
proceedure is to upload the small version of DD-WRT, and then upload
the standard version. However, there have been reports that you don't
have to do this any more. I didn't want to risk turning a friends
WRT54G into a brick, so I did it the 2 step way.
>I've invested some money and considerable time building a
>WiFi system. I have a hi performance laptop internal card
>with 6dbd gain antennas and now I have a better router on
>the way. I built a 16 element co linear antenna and mounted it
>(with good coax) on a 30' pole.
Nice. I'm not a big fan of high gain colinear antennas because of the
combiner losses. Past about 12dBi, a dish is cheaper and easier to
build.
>I don't intend on driving around town with my router in client
>mode - maybe wardriving was a poor choice of terms on my
>part.
Yep. My comments are mostly why you would want to drive around with a
WRT54G on your vehicle roof, when a much simpler USB radio or antenna
will work as well.
>I'm simply trying to get some real world numbers on the
>results of my work.
You mean like signal strength and coverage area?
>I'll find the various hotspots around here
>with my laptop, come home and then put the router as a base
>in client mode to see if it hears them too.
Well, ok. That's interesting but not sufficient justification for
this exercise.
>It's all just a fun study project for me..... I mean, all I have to
>do to get online is enable my ethernet port on the thinkpad and
>Boom! I'm online.
Well, it's quite easy with a WRT54G running DD-WRT. You find the well
hidden site survey page and it will find all the hot spots. Then just
hit connect and you're on.
Status -> Wireless -> Site Survey
This is what you get:
http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/crud/dd-wrt-site-survey.jpg
If you hit "join", it messes up many of your settings by turning the
WRT54G into a client wireless bridge radio.
Or, you can do it from the telnet command line:
wl ap 0 (turn off access point mode)
wl scan (scan for access points)
wl scanresults (display results)
wl ap 1 (turn access point mode back on)
SSID: "Mariposa's Art"
Mode: Managed RSSI: -89 dBm noise: -99 dBm Channel: 6
BSSID: 00:0D:88:BF:5A:97 Capability: ESS WEP ShortPre ShortSlot
Supported Rates: [ 1(b) 2(b) 5.5(b) 11(b) 6 12 24 36 9 18 48 54 ]
SSID: "CMS"
Mode: Managed RSSI: -75 dBm noise: -93 dBm Channel: 11
BSSID: 00:11:50:0C:92:F7 Capability: ESS WEP ShortSlot
Supported Rates: [ 1(b) 2(b) 5.5(b) 11(b) 18 24 36 54 6 9 12 48 ]
WPA:
multicast cipher: TKIP
unicast ciphers(1): TKIP
AKM Suites(1): WPA-PSK
No WPA Capabilities advertised
>No need for all this wireless stuff but then
>again there is a park about 1/3rd of a mile from me and I could
>go sit on a bench, drink a coke, read email and watch the
>sunset. I guess this has a purpose, after all.....
I try not to think about it too much. Reality has a way of ruining
hobbies and adventures.
>Ken KG0WX
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