From 4a75bee9b1856bb35570099d1ce831d85ed0983b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Mottram Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2015 20:10:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Mesh router hardware --- doc/EN/mesh.org | 14 +++++++++++++- website/EN/mesh.html | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++-- 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/EN/mesh.org b/doc/EN/mesh.org index b1bfa7a1..17ee0784 100644 --- a/doc/EN/mesh.org +++ b/doc/EN/mesh.org @@ -42,7 +42,19 @@ Small computers acting as mesh routers can also be battery operated or solar pow /User devices/ are the computers with which you would typically access the internet - laptops, desktop machines, netbooks or any other device which can run a Debian-based distro (eg. Ubuntu) with a working wifi connection. ** Installing on routers -Whatever system you're going to use as a mesh router should have a new Debian Jessie install on it. It's advisable that this be a new install so that there is no existing software on the system which could confuse the mesh install process. Connect your system to your internet router with an ethernet cable, then ssh into it and type: +Whatever system you're going to use as a mesh router should have a new Debian Jessie install on it. It's advisable that this be a new install so that there is no existing software on the system which could confuse the mesh install process. + +Some recommended hardware: + + * Beaglebone Black + * 5V power supply + * Ethernet cable (for installation of the software) + * 8GB microSD card, or larger + * Wireless N USB Adapter TPE-N150USB + +If you are using the Beaglebone Black then you'll need to install the Debian image to the microSD card. You can find details of how to do that [[./installation.html][here]]. + +Connect your system to your internet router with an ethernet cable, then ssh into it and type: #+BEGIN_SRC bash su diff --git a/website/EN/mesh.html b/website/EN/mesh.html index 03688ab0..a01e3bee 100644 --- a/website/EN/mesh.html +++ b/website/EN/mesh.html @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ - + @@ -259,7 +259,27 @@ Small computers acting as mesh routers can also be battery operated or solar pow

Installing on routers

-Whatever system you're going to use as a mesh router should have a new Debian Jessie install on it. It's advisable that this be a new install so that there is no existing software on the system which could confuse the mesh install process. Connect your system to your internet router with an ethernet cable, then ssh into it and type: +Whatever system you're going to use as a mesh router should have a new Debian Jessie install on it. It's advisable that this be a new install so that there is no existing software on the system which could confuse the mesh install process. +

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+If you are using the Beaglebone Black then you'll need to install the Debian image to the microSD card. You can find details of how to do that here. +

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+Connect your system to your internet router with an ethernet cable, then ssh into it and type: