[App_rpt-users] Portanode

Fri Nov 7 01:14:04 UTC 2014

Mark,

 Yes, you would need to use a hub to run the wifi dongle on the BBB but the vonet would also need power which could come from a usb port or a stand-alone power source. Having a hub on the BBB is not a bad thing though as it allows the use of a USB memory stick for backup and additional storage as well as other USB devices you might want to support.

The wifi on the BBB will also support multiple wifi connections. So it is really a tossup as both methods have advantages and disadvantages.
In either case if you want to take it on the road you would still have to deal with the fact that most "free" wifi hotspots do require some user intervention, like access through a web page, for authorization.

73 Doug
WA3DSP
http://www.crompton.com/hamradio

From: mark at micro-node.com
To: doug at crompton.com; n1xbm at amsat.org; app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Portanode
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 16:00:24 -0800

 Since the BBB has only one USB port you will have to use an external hub or switch to allow connection of the sound dongle and the WiFi adapter if you go with the one supported in the documentation. My suggestion is to use the Vonet VAR11N Mini Bridge/Wireless router or similar unit. I  believe these units support multiple wireless hotspot connections in a prioritized manner. This mean that if you setup multiple SSID's and passwords for different WiFi hotspots the unit will connect to whatever hotspot is available at the time. MarkK7IZAhttp://micro-node.com  From: app_rpt-users-bounces at ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces at ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of Doug Crompton
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 2:42 PM
To: Robert Newberry; app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Portanode Robert,

No not at all as far as tone. It is just sometimes hard to understand exactly what ones intentions are when writing. When you think of it, it is a little crazy how much time we spend texting and writing and if we just spoke it could probably be resolved in a few minutes!

Yes, your approach is sound and it should work. In any case you would need to create a wifi hotspot on your phone  and then either use the wifi adapter on the BBB or a stand-alone Ethernet to wifi adapter. The one mentioned -

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H4WMZ1O/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00C08GTA0&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=05BRWWZ8BFR6JAGX7MZP

or here is a more expensive one but name brand unit -

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Universal-Ethernet-Adapter-WNCE2001/dp/B003KPBRRW

If you get the wifi adapter for the BBB that is mentioned and supported in the docs I see no reason for the external adapter. Either way the wifi would need to be setup to talk to your phone hotspot.

No mater how you do this you probably won't have the ability to do incoming port forwarding so you will only have outgoing connection capability which is probably fine in most cases.

73 Doug
WA3DSP
http://www.crompton.com/hamradio

Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 14:26:20 -0500
From: N1XBM at amsat.org
To: app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] PortanodeMaybe my terminology is off or I didn't communicate that I'd be using my android phone to broadcast wifi in a fixed locations that are known to have stable/reliable signal.  I was planning to use some sort of wifi bridge and then plug the BBB into the bridge.  Please don't assume my reply has a rude tone. Maybe you did understand me and I'm just missing the big picture. I'll take your advice into consideration when I try to test this. 

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