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From: Ignoramus30458 on 25 Sep 2007 12:34
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:29:35 -0500, � <tdstr(a)foadspammer.com> wrote:
> Ignoramus30458 wrote:
>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:06:38 -0500, � <tdstr(a)foadspammer.com> wrote:
>>> Ignoramus30458 wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:43:11 -0700, CptDondo <yan(a)NsOeSiPnAeMr.com> wrote:
>>>>> act as a GPS server for my handheld
>>>> How does it act as a GPS server? Does it have a built in GPS receiver?
>>>>
>>> I'm interested in the function as well.
>>>
>>>> My own feeling about all this is that a regular Linux box can do those
>>>> routing things with more convenience.
>>> The convenience factor for me was *not* tying up another pc and spending
>>> the time for a linux install/config.
>>
>>> The DD-WRT flash and config took all of about 15 minutes total.
>>>
>>
>> Just 15 minutes? That's great. I am very impressed. I am not trying to
>> demean what you do, at all, I think that it is great.
>>
>> As for tying another PC, a Linux box can do all kinds of things
>> besides being a firewall. I do not have a "dedicated firewall linux
>> box" myself.
>>
>> My approach is, obviously, much more applicable to a wired situation
>> than to a wifi situation, where your solution excels.
>>
>> (I have a wifi subnet at home, and use ssh port redirection to
>> accomplish some of the things that you are doing)
>
> That's a busy box!

It is not a big deal traffic-wise and CPU-wise.

I have another linux box that is my plasma TV box (we watch movies
with it), that is also a nameserver for my domains, backup webserver
for algebra.com, and it does quite a bit more of other things as well.


>>
>>>> I have a network at home with NATs, private subnets, etc, all
>>>> controlled by a regular Linux computer acting as a firewall.
>>>>
>>> Still a very good way of doing it.
>>
>> Yes. I absolutely love linux in that it gives me the full power to do
>> whatever I want, without me being restricted to "no more than 64
>> sockets without a Professional license", etc.
>>
>
> I hear yah on that one. I'm real curious on how CptDondo did his usb
> gps thing on his wrt54. Google searching as I type....
From: Mark T.B. Carroll on 25 Sep 2007 13:23
Ignoramus30458 <ignoramus30458(a)NOSPAM.30458.invalid> writes:

> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:10:18 -0700, CptDondo <yan(a)NsOeSiPnAeMr.com> wrote:
>> Ignoramus30458 wrote:
(snip)
>> It's got a $30 USB GPS puck.
>
> I am very interested in buying one for my laptop. Would you recommend
> a particular one that works with Linux?
(snip)

Holux do a SiRF III one IIRC. I think I needed the PL2303 driver for
that, and for another one I bought. So long as it talks NMEA 0183 you're
probably fine - gpsd and other applications tend to understand that.

Mark (not sure how he should trim the Newsgroups: line)
From: Ignoramus30458 on 25 Sep 2007 13:58
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:23:02 -0400, Mark T.B. Carroll <Mark.Carroll(a)Aetion.com> wrote:
> Ignoramus30458 <ignoramus30458(a)NOSPAM.30458.invalid> writes:
>
>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:10:18 -0700, CptDondo <yan(a)NsOeSiPnAeMr.com> wrote:
>>> Ignoramus30458 wrote:
> (snip)
>>> It's got a $30 USB GPS puck.
>>
>> I am very interested in buying one for my laptop. Would you recommend
>> a particular one that works with Linux?
> (snip)
>
> Holux do a SiRF III one IIRC. I think I needed the PL2303 driver for
> that, and for another one I bought. So long as it talks NMEA 0183 you're
> probably fine - gpsd and other applications tend to understand that.
>
> Mark (not sure how he should trim the Newsgroups: line)

OK, I think that I will buy this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16858179009


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From: Grant Edwards on 25 Sep 2007 20:31
On 2007-09-25, Ignoramus30458 <ignoramus30458(a)NOSPAM.30458.invalid> wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:43:11 -0700, CptDondo <yan(a)NsOeSiPnAeMr.com> wrote:
>> act as a GPS server for my handheld
>
> How does it act as a GPS server? Does it have a built in GPS receiver?
>
> My own feeling about all this is that a regular Linux box can do those
> routing things with more convenience.

You can get a brand new WRTG54 (or some other equivalent) for
$40 (used ones you can get for $0-$20), it's the size of a
paperback book, it's completely silent, it only burns about 5
Watts.

> I have a network at home with NATs, private subnets, etc, all
> controlled by a regular Linux computer acting as a firewall.

Which cost somewhere between $300-$1000, is a _lot_ larger, has
annoying fans, and burns about 20X the power.

--
Grant Edwards grante Yow! RELAX!!... This
at is gonna be a HEALING
visi.com EXPERIENCE!! Besides,
I work for DING DONGS!
From: Ignoramus30458 on 25 Sep 2007 20:46
On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:31:57 -0000, Grant Edwards <grante(a)visi.com> wrote:
> On 2007-09-25, Ignoramus30458 <ignoramus30458(a)NOSPAM.30458.invalid> wrote:
>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:43:11 -0700, CptDondo <yan(a)NsOeSiPnAeMr.com> wrote:
>>> act as a GPS server for my handheld
>>
>> How does it act as a GPS server? Does it have a built in GPS receiver?
>>
>> My own feeling about all this is that a regular Linux box can do those
>> routing things with more convenience.
>
> You can get a brand new WRTG54 (or some other equivalent) for
> $40 (used ones you can get for $0-$20), it's the size of a
> paperback book, it's completely silent, it only burns about 5
> Watts.

That is indeed great.

>> I have a network at home with NATs, private subnets, etc, all
>> controlled by a regular Linux computer acting as a firewall.
>
> Which cost somewhere between $300-$1000, is a _lot_ larger, has
> annoying fans, and burns about 20X the power.
>

except the linux firewall box can do all sorts of other things, it
does not have to be dedicated.

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