Buffalo Routers Rock!

Waaaaay back in Janurary I mentioned that I might build my own wireless router. Well, like most of my projects I got half way then got distracted. The other day i got fed up with the lack of wireless (I needed to get my Wii online, apart from anything else), so I splashed out and bought a Buffalo Air-Station (£45).

This baby comes pre-loaded with the open source dd-wrt firmware. It was dead-easy to set up, and boy, what a difference the open firmware makes! This is easily the best router firmware I have ever seen - it boasts more feature than you can shake a stick at. Better yet - it's aimed at people who know what they're doing, and doesn't try to hide it's functionality behind restrictive setup "wizards".

All in all, I'm a very happy man with my new wireless network ;)

post-vacation blues.

Well, I'm back from my holiday, with a slight tan and some great photos. Works has been busier than usual, so I'm struggling to find spare time to domuch at all.

My next hobby project will be to build my own ADSL / Ethernet / Wireless router box. I'm planning on using a Soekris net 4501 motherboard running a cut down version of Debian Linux. I'll update the blog when I get the parts, and I plan on writing a short HOWTO document which will include selecting the hardware, putting it all together, and the software as well.

I've added a selecton of photos from New Zealand to the main page - these haven't been edited in any way - yes, the country really does look like that!


Until next time!