Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:03:07 +0100 From: Stefan Bethke <stb@lassitu.de> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tplink TL-WR1043ND access point is now ready (was Re: svn commit: r227926 - head/sys/mips/conf) Message-ID: <54647787-8E25-4955-9D4A-7E076FD9099F@lassitu.de> In-Reply-To: <F7C01918-F1E8-41A6-841F-46109F8BCB5E@lassitu.de> References: <CAJ-Vmo=aLVTgA10UAg=KQMyybeLmBjF75qXdpmFAkqdU9GzJvA@mail.gmail.com> <F7C01918-F1E8-41A6-841F-46109F8BCB5E@lassitu.de>
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Am 26.11.2011 um 00:01 schrieb Stefan Bethke: > Am 24.11.2011 um 08:47 schrieb Adrian Chadd: >=20 >> http://code.google.com/p/freebsd-wifi-build/wiki/TpLinkTLWR1043ND >>=20 >> I haven't yet tried building and testing a sysupgrade image, so = please >> don't ask me how to update it via the default firmware webui. So to >> play this game you'll (for now) require a serial console. >>=20 >> I do however have the unit running as a 2.4ghz 11n hostap, natively >> booting from flash with a 64k flash partition to store configuration >> data on. >=20 > Got it up and running, this is very nice. A couple comments and = questions: >=20 > I managed to write the firmware image from OpenWrt's sys upgrade, so = the format seems to be sane. I *think* the TP-Link web interface should = accept this image as well, but I haven't tested that. >=20 > People wanting to try this: as this moment, you do need the serial = console, since the image will not allow you to log in over the network = and become root (AFAICT). If the cofnig that goes into the image is = improved, I'm confident you can run this without console access. >=20 > Wifi speed seems to be decent, from an old MacBook I have lying = around, I managed about 38 MB/s to and from my server using ssh and dd. >=20 > Is there a read-write filesystem for the flash, or are we limited to = an archive in the cfg flash partition? One more I forgot: can the Realtek switch be configured? > Is the root MFS copied to RAM, or is it read on demand? >=20 > I see that you went to some lengths creating your own config = framework. Why did you choose to not use the standard? >=20 > I haven't looked at nanobsd in ages, and I did see in the last status = report that there is another attempt at creating an OpenWrt-like setup. = I'm currently running about six or seven OpenWrt routers (mostly at the = extended family), and I'm interested in eventually replacing OpenWrt = with FreeBSD. Any guesses where a trimmed-down but fully functional = (incl. ports) distribution might emerge? >=20 > Thanks for all your work, if you ever happen to come over to Hamburg, = I'll have a beer waiting :-) --=20 Stefan Bethke <stb@lassitu.de> Fon +49 151 14070811
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