So lately some peeps cant seem to get the hang of connecting to a irc server, luckely i stubled across a nice thing called mibbit. Users can now connect to the CTWUG channel with the push of one button. To check it out or use it follow the CTWUG IRC link at the top of my site. Happy irc’ing noobs.
DD-WRT has for long been the custom firmware of choice for many Linksys WRT owners. The initial target was just a modification of the original Linksys Firmware for supporting simple Radius Authentication. But the creator decided to add some more small tools and fancy things, just for fun.
Today it has become one powerful firmware and most Linksys WRT owners run it on their devices. To date DD-WRT V23 SP2 was the release that seemed to have the biggest success and many people still use it to date. At the time of DD-WRT V23 SP2 release the creators also started porting the firmware to other platforms like Avila Gateworks, X86, FON Fonera and whatever was comming to the dev table. (about 90 different router types so far).
Today I’m proud to announce the release of DD-WRT v24 packed with even more features.
DD-WRT v24 offers many new features, on of the most important is support of Atheros wlan chipsets and SOC designs. By supporting special features of the Atheros wireless designs like half- and quarter channels and extended channel support DD-WRT is now perfectly suited for long range wireless links. With this DD-WRT is now also supporting the whole Ubiquity line of wireless products using all available features the hardware offers.
Highlights of DD-WRT v24:
- Virtual SSIDs, Virtual DHCP-Servers, PPTP over WAN enhencements, Bridging + VLAN support, VDSL Support, OLSR-Routing / Freifunk, My Ad Network (powered by AnchorFree), Quaqqa instead of Bird (in X86 + Xscale default), PPPOE-Server, EOIP-Tunnel, Network configuration enhencements, UP-Downstream (QOS), New Packet Scheduler HFSC, Save & Apply, extended DDNS options, extended status information, New Languages, Sipwerk integrated Milkfish into the new release, turning every DD-WRT router into a SIP-aware firewall.
New hardware platforms:
- X86, Avila Gateworks, Cambria Gateworks, Atheros Soc (for a list, please look into the Download Section), Compex,Senao, Fonera, Ubiquiti
I will certainly be upgrading my DD-WRT v23 SP2 to the new one as there is some nice new features aswell as support for longer distance links now. Or with the support of X86 I’ll even consider turning an old pc into a nice RouterPC with some Atheros cards.
Can you say 30ms pings? CTWUG certainly can now. Yesterday some of the guys braved the cold rain and marble sized hail and went out to install the latest addition the the CTWUG high site family namely Jupiter.
Jupiter is situated on top op Tygerberg Hill and cuts the hops in more that half to go from one side of the network to the other side. It boast backbone links to Saturn and Neptune, also another new site, aswell as a 5.8 sector and 2.4 panel towards Durbanville/Brackenfell area. What is great is the latency, its the lowest the WUG has had so far and this is a great plus point for all the gaming enthusiasts.
Just want to give a great thanks to the guys that made this possible in the weather, we as a WUG greatly appreciates it. As for all the users on the WUG, hope you have your KY ready!
During this weekend some of the guys from CTWUG went out to do some maintenance on our Mars high site. During this time they also thought it would be a good opertunity to sort the backbone link to LoemWug.
LoemWug is a Wireless User Group operating in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, they have about 40 users according to their admins. CTWUG en LoemWug have been negotiating now for a long time to link up and the day has finally arrived.
CTWUG and LoemWug are now officially linked via the Mars high site, so it safe to say the the combined user total of both WUGS are now almost 100 users. All that has to be done now is sort the routing as the 2 WUGS run on different ip ranges, but I’m sure this will be sorted anytime soon.
And some other news, CTWUG will be putting up its Tygerberg Hill high site tomorrow. After the completion of this site we will have our own fully owned backbone reaching from one point of the network to the other end. The site will provide a one hop link to the other side of the hill which should drop latency quite a bit, it will also have 1 5.8 sector covering Durbanville Brackenfell side of the hill aswell as a 2.4 panel cover the same area. The site will be called Jupiter and will link to Saturn and Pluto via Rellik for now.
Good luck to the team going up tomorrow, hope everything goes smooth and as planned. We are really starting to build a kick ass network now.
