Well, I had pfSense working for a wired interface, but once I enabled the wireless interface and a client connected to it, the machine hardlocked. I am not one to be defeated by technology, so I dug out my IPCop install disc and attempted to load that on instead. Sadly IPCop 1.4 does not have … Continue reading
Netbooks
Netbooks as Routers
In my last post I talked about building an alternative to Cradlepoint’s routers, and as I’ve decided to use my Dell Mini 10v for my “carry” netbook, I’m looking at what to turn my Eee PC 901 into. The most obvious choice I’m seeing is loading pfSense on it and using it as a prototype … Continue reading
The Netbook OS Shuffle, Part the Second!
In the end, the lack of xorgcfg and the seeming lack of documentation on writing a proper xorg.conf file led me to install Ubuntu Netbook Edition on the Eee. Works like a champ. Need to get a touchscreen installed now!
The Netbook OS Shuffle!
I’ve been doing some work on my Eee PC lately trying to decide which OS to load on it. I had Windows on it for a while and that worked, then I set it aside when I got the Dell Mini 10v and Hackintoshed it. I was going to set the Eee up for one … Continue reading
Portable Connectivity or How DC Power Is Our Friend
A few years back, some friends and I had the crazy idea to utilize my MFJ-1800 2.4GHz Yagi antenna and a PC set up as a “reverse AP” to allow us all to use the hotel’s free wifi at a convention. The only downside to this was that we didn’t have wireless for ourselves, but … Continue reading
Netbook Musings
As I finally decided to do something with w4jdh.net again, I’m gonna post a blog post then decide what to do with the root site (currently just a blank index page). While the new forthcoming rage is sure to be the second (third?) iteration of the Tablet PC shown at CES, I am still drawn … Continue reading
Life with Netbook, Rev. A
I made a few posts in a series called “Life with Netbook” this past year. Well, I noticed that Dell had a good price on the Mini 10v last week, so I decided to drop the money so I’d have a 10.1″ netbook vs the Eee 901’s 8.9″. I decided this on the fact that … Continue reading
Life with Netbook, Pt. 2
Slashdot ran an interesting article a few days ago about “The First ‘Netbook’”: the Toshiba Libretto 70CT. I actually pined for one of these (or was it the 110CT, the faster one?) for quite some time back when I first learned of mobile Internet. While the battery life was less than stellar on them (at … Continue reading
Life with Netbook
As I’ve been a netbook user for about three weeks now, I figure I’d write about it. I picked up an Asus Eee PC 901 20G (Linux) a couple of weeks ago. I picked this particular model because it includes Bluetooth and uses a pair of SSDs (4GB and 16GB) and shipped with Linux, so … Continue reading