From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail1.merlins.org (magic.merlins.org [209.81.13.136]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6BD8621F0EA for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:55:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from merlin by mail1.merlins.org with local (Exim 4.77 #2) id 1TRdpm-0001xe-Ly for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:55:58 -0700 Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:55:58 -0700 From: Marc MERLIN To: cerowrt-users@lists.bufferbloat.net Message-ID: <20121026065558.GA3117@merlins.org> References: <20121026042902.GG8019@merlins.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20121026042902.GG8019@merlins.org> X-Sysadmin: BOFH X-URL: http://marc.merlins.org/ X-Operating-System: Proudly running Linux 3.1.5-core2-volpreempt-noide-hm64-20111218/Debian squeeze/sid X-Mailer: Some Outlooks can't quote properly without this header User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: marc@merlins.org Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-users] Some setup questions X-BeenThere: cerowrt-users@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Support for user problems regarding cerowrt List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 06:56:00 -0000 On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 09:29:02PM -0700, Marc MERLIN wrote: > 2) I'm going to need usb to serial (pl2303) support. I already read that cerowrt > doesn't have most packages from openwrt, but since they should be mostly compatible > can't I just point cerowrt to > http://downloads.openwrt.org/attitude_adjustment/12.09-beta2/ar71xx/generic/packages/Packages > and use those packages instead, including > http://downloads.openwrt.org/attitude_adjustment/12.09-beta2/ar71xx/generic/packages/kmod-usb-serial-pl2303_3.3.8-1_ar71xx.ipk ? Actually as a followup, considering that I need to use my WNDR3800 as a rock solid internet gateway for my house, and it will double as a serial console server for my server (hence the need for 3rd party modules and packages that are in the openwrt tree). I won't be reflashing it often, ideally once every few years at most, and on top of wanting to benefit the fq_codel work (I already signed up for a monetary donation to help pay for it), all I see myself using is: - bind - dhcp - minicom - screen This is what I currently have on my old WRT-600N with dd-wrt, but dd-wrt is obsolete, and the router's wireless is poor, hence my upgrading. Given that, am I better off with openwrt 12.09-beta2 if I want a long term stable build or the latest cerowrt? Thanks, Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/