February 2009
What is it?
Projects
These are the projects currently hosted on WETNET
Requirements
What you need to make it work.
- An OpenWrt compatible device with either a serial port or USB capability.
- Check the supported devices at OpenWrt
- Known to work are:
- Linksys NSLU2
- Linksys WRTSL54G
- Linksys WRT54G (with serial port mods)
- A serial or USB capable TNC modem with KISS capability
- TNC2 or clone
History
As the Linux HowTo says: “The Linux operating system is perhaps the only operating system in the world that can boast native and standard support for the AX.25 packet radio protocol utilized by Amateur Radio operators worldwide.”
While this is true, using that built-in support has always required more Linux specific knowledge than many hams are willing to learn.
OpenWrt/X-Wrt AX.25 Project
The OpenWrt/X-Wrt AX.25 Project allows any router supported by OpenWrt to use the amateur radio AX.25 protocol.
The core AX.25 tools and applications turn your router (along with a tnc and radio) into a tcp/ip capable packet system.
A version of digi_ned http://digined.pe1mew.nl/ turns your router into a smart digipeater while aprsd http://sourceforge.net/projects/aprsd/ gives it the ability to be an aprs Internet gateway (igate).
