Wifi/wlan Connection Works Very Well

[Emu&Co]

You need a PSU and a EXT to USB Adapter.

 

[minkster]

Could this possibly work with one of those SDIO cards?

 

[jmetal88]

Pfft. What good is WiFi when you're tethered to the wall via a PSU? I say make the BoB battery powered.

 

[Aninhumer]

Could we just have battery powered WiFi?

Perhaps GPH could make one, or some determined dev...

 

[Emu&Co]

Right now you need a PSU. If you would have read the whole post you would know that it works well without one. You just need a good mobile solution which does not exist yet.

 

[lippy]

OK, guys I'll make a video to prove it. First I have to recharge my batteries for my Digicam and my GF will arrive very soon, too. So I will make it ~ 22:00 GMT+1. But I WILL post it today. This was 7 hours of work yesterday and I dont want people ask if I'm a liar or not.

Hey Emu&Co...todays ending in 10 minutes for me.....no sorry 9 minutes 57 seconds... we're waiting for the vid!...9 minutes 45 seconds...

 

[OmarNawaz]

would i be able to run samba client over wireless using this?

 

[nickspoon]

OmarNawaz: Yes.

Minkster: Yes, provided you have drivers for the card compiled for the GP2X. However the only available drivers for Linux are completely closed-source. So, in short, no.

 

[cbox]

What if you have a wireless LAN router, what would you pick instead of Ad-Hoc?

 

[aapje89]

What if you have a wireless LAN router, what would you pick instead of Ad-Hoc?

wouldn't that be the same situation as its now?
I think he has his wireless card on his pc in the "router mode" if you get what I mean .

 

[ssj195]

Actually, while we're talking about a mobile solution for WIFI, I wonder if someone who knows about hardware/ electronics (I know practically nothing, alas ) could answer a few questions? I don't think I've seen either of them asked/ answered elsewhere.

1) How hard would it be to use the GP2X's batteries to power a USB device? Is there enough power available to power a USB w-fi device? How hard would it be to wire it up? How much empty space is available inside a GP2X?

Here's some specs for a USB wi-fi stick - I chose this model as I own one and it has open-source (ralink rt2570) drivers:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ASUS-WL-167G-USB-2-w...1QQcmdZViewItem

Power is rated as "350-450mw in transmission mode", and is apparently adjustable.

2) Has anyone ever hacked open one of these USB wifi sticks and seen just how much is casing/ empty space? Are the internals of the stic the kind of size and shape that could be "spread around" inside whatever empty space is available inside a GP2X?

Cheers!

 

[Emu&Co]

Nooooo, it looks like I fucked up my Windows XP WLAN configuration. It still finds the GP2X, but it does not respond to anything anymore. Help me, what did I do....

EDIT

 

[Emu&Co]

My Tripod Account stinks, ah btw, IP problem fixed, my PC was the problem :angry:
So movie is too much for my connection, but 15 pics should be enough, too. Anybody left who thinks I'm a liar?

 

[SkullFire]

Is there some way a n3wb at this could do it? I'm 100% interested and 1% experienced... If someone could gimme a detailed post about how to do this... I'd love to give it a try! Also, is there a way I could use the USB plug to go online with my GP2x? What do I need to do so? (software instructions please )

-Thanx

SkullFire

 

[aapje89]

Is there some way a n3wb at this could do it? I'm 100% interested and 1% experienced... If someone could gimme a detailed post about how to do this... I'd love to give it a try! Also, is there a way I could use the USB plug to go online with my GP2x? What do I need to do so? (software instructions please )

-Thanx

SkullFire

if I where you I would either wait some time, or download a bootable linux cd first and try to get wifi working with that (try backtrack). Wifi on linux is not really the easiest thing to do.

 

[DijiTao]

How about WEP & WPA support? I've never gotten WPA to work on any Linux box..

 

[SkullFire]

if I where you I would either wait some time, or download a bootable linux cd first and try to get wifi working with that (try backtrack). Wifi on linux is not really the easiest thing to do.

Let me get a new computer first... let me just say that my GP2x runs much better than my PC >_< it suxxorz!

-SkullFire

(I am in the process of getting new PC parts... and I'm planning on putting Linux on it. Have any suggestions for a dummy-proof linux?)

 

[aapje89]

Of the many distro's I tried I think suse linux (opensuse) is the best
Its really easy to install and get going, even my mom can use it!

download here:
http://en.opensuse.org/Released_Version

 

[nubie]

if I where you I would either wait some time, or download a bootable linux cd first and try to get wifi working with that (try backtrack). Wifi on linux is not really the easiest thing to do.

Let me get a new computer first... let me just say that my GP2x runs much better than my PC >_< it suxxorz!

-SkullFire

(I am in the process of getting new PC parts... and I'm planning on putting Linux on it. Have any suggestions for a dummy-proof linux?)

nVidia > ATI

don't expect anything to work perfect, but nVidia has good drivers if you are going to use linux for 3D stuff

 

[aapje89]

yep, though I must say my ati card works fine with suse .
Not that I tried any kind of 3d stuff, thats where windows is for