From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 30 17:52:33 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DB0D1065670 for ; Fri, 30 May 2008 17:52:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cwhiteh@onetel.com) Received: from raq3.nitrex.net (raq3.nitrex.net [213.165.226.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31C068FC28 for ; Fri, 30 May 2008 17:52:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cwhiteh@onetel.com) Received: from [192.168.10.141] (gate.zenatode.org.uk [213.165.225.167]) by raq3.nitrex.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m4UHqUut003641 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 30 May 2008 18:52:30 +0100 Message-ID: <48403EDE.1090409@onetel.com> Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 18:52:30 +0100 From: Chris Whitehouse User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080528) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jim Stapleton References: <80f4f2b20805300608s13ec0fa7x7034f1a89ea07c46@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <80f4f2b20805300608s13ec0fa7x7034f1a89ea07c46@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, connexion@psand.net Subject: Re: Best solution - mobile wifi hotspot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 17:52:33 -0000 Jim Stapleton wrote: > My dad makes instruments and goes to a lot of festivals. They are > typically in the middle of nowhere, without internet. Many vendors > still bring notebooks as they provide quick & easy access to many > things, but there is no internet. For credit cards, many use their > cell phones to make the transaction. My dad wants to get a satellite > connection (pure sattelite, no phone), and set up something to offer a > wireless hotspot. > - Some shows will just pay a flat fee, and have the hotspot open. > - Some shows won't pay a fee, and so he'll want to charge to recover > some of the cost. > > For the open hotspots, a simple wireless router will do. For the > charge hotspots, we'd want something a little more flexible. My first > thought was 'FreeBSD can do that!'. The trick is that we will be using > battery power most of the time. Low power is the key. I'm thinknig > sub-20W max power drain worst case, SUB 10-15W is ideal. > > > With that background info, my questions are: > 1) Is building a low power computer based on FreeBSD the right way to > go? Or would you all recommend something else? What? > 2) Does anyone have experience with the GeodeNX or VIA C7 boards > available on NewEgg? Heads ups and pointers? > 3) Does anyone have experiences with these and a given wireless > adaptor, How good/bad is/was it? > > Thanks, > -Jim Stapleton > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > This particular wheel has already been invented several ways :) http://psand.net/ https://en.wiki.aktivix.org/SquatTelecoms To keep power down you probably want to opt for a dedicated wireless router box not a computer (unless you are also saving bandwidth with squid etc). And to generate electricity use wind or solar. Chris