<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">How about consider another approach. I have been working with Thin Client maker to convert one of their Thin Client into a portable server. The original spec is the following:</span><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.atrustcorp.com/product/index/path/1_63/id/86/language/en_us.html#ad-image-0" target="_blank">http://www.atrustcorp.com/product/index/path/1_63/id/86/language/en_us.html#ad-image-0</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">An Athero WiFi solution and battery has been added in the new model.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Since it is classify as PC, I don't think they will lock the firmware and you should be able to load the Commotion software. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px">I am not sure if it is using a Athero solution that is supported by Commotion</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">This is more expensive than WiFi router but it has battery.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 9:55 PM, Dan Staples <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dan@disman.tl" target="_blank">dan@disman.tl</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">It's hard to say whether you'll be safe or not. Most of these companies<br>
will make decisions based on risk of perceived liability, which is why<br>
we're seeing them lockdown firmware before the FCC regulation even goes<br>
into into effect. They really don't have any interest or stake in<br>
supporting open source firmwares, as that's not their business model.<br>
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On 09/26/2015 08:58 AM, <a href="mailto:dpeel@vtlink.net">dpeel@vtlink.net</a> wrote:<br>
> A small group of us are really excited about building a small mesh<br>
> network in our low income neighborhood in a city in Vermont. The<br>
> politicians all say they want to expand broadband internet, but the<br>
> people we would like to reach can't afford to pay much at all for<br>
> internet. The cheap internet the big providers offer them is not very<br>
> good at all. We think a mesh could do much better for them. It makes me<br>
> extraordinarily angry that once again government is serving the needs of<br>
> big corporations. Right now we're using mostly Ubiquity routers. Will<br>
> they be safe from being locked down?<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: "Ben West" <<a href="mailto:ben@gowasabi.net">ben@gowasabi.net</a>><br>
> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 10:20pm<br>
> To: "commotion-discuss" <<a href="mailto:commotion-discuss@lists.chambana.net">commotion-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [Commotion-discuss] New wifi products now already with<br>
> locked firmware<br>
><br>
> Wired published an article today as well:<br>
> <a href="http://www.wired.com/2015/09/hey-fcc-dont-lock-wi-fi-routers/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/2015/09/hey-fcc-dont-lock-wi-fi-routers/</a><br>
><br>
> On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Ben West <<a href="mailto:ben@gowasabi.net">ben@gowasabi.net</a><br>
</span><span class="">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ben@gowasabi.net">ben@gowasabi.net</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> This is the thread start on the PRPL Foundation listserv discussing<br>
> the appearance of wifi routers that now have locked stock firmware<br>
</span>> that prohibits flashing alternate firmware. Yes, /before/ the FCC's<br>
<span class="">> proposed rulemaking even gets approved!<br>
> <a href="http://lists.prplfoundation.org/pipermail/fcc/2015-September/000339.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.prplfoundation.org/pipermail/fcc/2015-September/000339.html</a><br>
><br>
> This thread began at prompt of an Ars Technica writer, who just<br>
> published this story:<br>
><br>
> FCC: Open source router software is still legal—under certain conditions<br>
> Locking out OpenWRT and DD-WRT is the easiest way to comply with new<br>
> FCC rules<br>
> <a href="http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/09/fcc-open-source-router-software-is-still-legal-under-certain-conditions/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/09/fcc-open-source-router-software-is-still-legal-under-certain-conditions/</a><br>
><br>
> These are the specific products mentioned in the thread where locked<br>
> firmware was encountered:<br>
> Rosewill RNX-N300RTv2<br>
> TP-Link TL-WR841N v8.2<br>
> Netgear WNDR4300<br>
><br>
> Some of these products were observed to not have locked firmware<br>
> previously, even for the same hardware revision.<br>
><br>
> The TL-WR841N, for example, appears on the list of hardware<br>
> potentially supported by Commotion, which evidently may change very<br>
> soon.<br>
> <a href="https://wiki.commotionwireless.net/doku.php/development_resources/router/hardware_compatibility_list" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.commotionwireless.net/doku.php/development_resources/router/hardware_compatibility_list</a><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Ben West<br>
</span>> <a href="mailto:ben@gowasabi.net">ben@gowasabi.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:ben@gowasabi.net">ben@gowasabi.net</a>><br>
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> Ben West<br>
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