Good ${greeting_time}, Maurice!

08 Mar 2017 19:37:28, you wrote to me:

 AV>> Hardware part:
 AV>> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/details/32754558554.html
 MK> Right now I only have one router working and it's a Supermicro
 MK> SYS-1017A-MP with a Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless
 MK> Adapter for the wireless part. It has two Intel Corporation 82574L
 MK> Gigabit Network Connection to cover both a internet and intranet
 MK> wired connections. A very nice little setup for sure.

However, it's slightly bigger than 62*24*14 mm box with RT5350F inside.

Also, these devices have some not-yet-TBA applications.

 MK> Your idea looks interesting and definetly affordable. I'll have to
 MK> investigate it more.

If you need just a livedrop, simply install OpenWRT and rsync.

 AV>> Implementation thoughts: disable SSID broadcast, transfer only
 AV>> encrypted (RSA4096+SHA2+Twofish256CFB) files.
 MK> I was doing a similar thing with wireless mesh with some success.
 MK> The problem with mesh is that it is extremely selective about
 MK> wireless chipsets and there aren't many readily available that can
 MK> handle it, which might actually be a good thing.

Unlikely. The wireless devices may (and generally should) be promiscuous on
supporting different peers, including possibly buggy ones - but the wireless
connection must always be considered unsafe and insecure, just like "wild"
Internet is.

 MK> However at the moment I have one neighbour who needs me to be running
 MK> hostapd so she can connect with her Android based smartphone. Too bad
 MK> they can't mesh as that would definetly make them far more useful.

The "star" topology with AP in the center and several clients is much more
effective, so you may like to install dedicated AP and assign a separate VLAN
for it.

 MK> As is they make good paperweights ... as long as they don't catch
 MK> fire.  ;-)

Low-voltage devices generally don't. Improperly engigeered power supplies do.


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