[App_rpt-users] Portanode

Fri Nov 7 05:11:43 UTC 2014

Doug,

Agreed there are many advantages to using a hub with multiple ports, I just
wanted to make sure he was aware there is only one USB port available on the
BBB.

BTW... I want congratulate and thank you and all that have worked to put
this image together for the BBB it works great.  We have used it to host
multiple RTCM's simultaneously without a hitch.

Mark

K7IZA

http://micro-node.com

From: outlook_97fc649978f54bf0 at outlook.com
[mailto:outlook_97fc649978f54bf0 at outlook.com] On Behalf Of Doug Crompton
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 5:14 PM
To: Mark Guibord; 'Robert Newberry'; app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Portanode

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.

Mark

K7IZA

http://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=1
535523722
<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=A
TVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=05BRWWZ8BFR6JAGX7MZP>
&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00C08GTA0&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0D
ER&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/B003KPB
RRW

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

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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] Portanode

Maybe 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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