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This firmware contains a tiny but sufficiently equipped Linux kernel, [http://busybox.net/about.html busybox] userland tools, ssh, iptables and a package manager called ipkg. | This firmware contains a tiny but sufficiently equipped Linux kernel, [http://busybox.net/about.html busybox] userland tools, ssh, iptables and a package manager called ipkg. | ||
An additional package called '[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.sredzki40.de/Users/flow/2006/03/freifunkfirmware-feste-ips-bekannte.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=5&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dfreifunk-dnsmasq%2B%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:unofficial%26sa%3DG freifunk-dnsmasq]' has to be added to the Friefunk firmware in order to allow DHCP IP allocation for WLAN users. It has to be added in the way as explained below. This package is available for the Freifunk 1.5 versions only. | An additional package called '[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.sredzki40.de/Users/flow/2006/03/freifunkfirmware-feste-ips-bekannte.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=5&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dfreifunk-dnsmasq%2B%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:unofficial%26sa%3DG freifunk-dnsmasq]' has to be added to the [http://wiki.freifunk.net/Freifunk_Firmware_%28English%29 Friefunk] firmware in order to allow DHCP IP allocation for WLAN users. It has to be added in the way as explained below. This package is available for the Freifunk 1.5 versions only. | ||
First ensure that your mesh is up and connected to the internet. Then ssh into your wireless router using 'ssh ip_address'. Enter 'root' as the username and your 'password' for password. Run the following commands. | First ensure that your mesh is up and connected to the internet. Then ssh into your wireless router using 'ssh ip_address'. Enter 'root' as the username and your 'password' for password. Run the following commands. | ||