985ach wrote:I'm back... from outta space.
not really - ear / chest infection sapped my concentration and balance
I know how that ear-dizzy stuff can feel...
Sort-of like you ARE in outta space
Glad you're feeling better
I kept reading posts on the OpenWRT forum about this failsafe stuff.
But hadn't gotten 'into' reading up on it, because I've always used the backup/restore option in LuCI, and my firstboot command
but, if I understand it, it may be a way to write a default settings file that gets loaded when the reset button is pressed.
Maybe I'll read that link you so wisely posted about it...
985ach wrote:with the repos I left an original file in the same location that way its just a case of SCPing in and renameing the files
I must look-up this SPC-ing thing, you mention, sounds interesting.
If it's done remotely, without needing a serial to USB cable to do a standard firstboot type of reset, it could be useful.
985ach wrote:chip programming is beyond my brain so I'll just nod and smile at this point
I'll just hope I never screwup that bad
it's actually easier than you think.
Wingspinner posted that he was able to read/reprogram the 8MB FlashROM chip whilst still soldered to the nano board, using the small USB programmer and a special spring-loaded chip clip device, that attached to the chip pins directly.
So no soldering the chip OFF/ON the board was needed.
If this is true, it could give a great way to solve a bad setting that bricks the device, or if it gets bricked by flashing a wrong file to it.
Or even if the nano simply burns out...do you really want to start completely over again with the replacement nano?
985ach wrote:nope just encodes videos on the fly to lower bitrates for streaming over wifi / 3g / 4g connections
but direct file trasfers sound good
Yes...I've tried to find an App that offered both functions, of playing videos/audio files, and also file transfer, so I gave the developer the idea to update his App...and he agreed to do it.
I'm waiting to see how it turns out.
This was also why I never put OpenWRT on the 3rd nano, and kept it factory stock FW...to see if his new App update worked better than the HooToo TripMate App
985ach wrote:how does the stock firmware act / work as a wifi repeater or as an access point?
It works, but it's a bit limited in some uses, that's why I wanted to see what they changed with the latest FW .040 update.
When I wanted to bridge from my ISP's hotspot it didn't support logging in with a name / password ...and just supported password entry.
Plus there were other quirks with their factory FW too.
985ach wrote:one of my daugters bedroom is a little bit of a wireless blackspot and its just occured to me that this could be a decent way of getting a small wireless footprint from a small amount of power
I'm going to end up addicted to these little devices soon :p
I'm already addicted to these,
when using OpenWRT it has much more use-ability.
I was able to do exactly as you're needing, by making one nano as a
STAtion mode, that picks-up the signal from my home main router, and bridges it thru the built-in Ethernet port, then my 2nd nano is the
AP mode that takes the Ethernet from nano 1 into it's nano 2 Ethernet port, and retransmits it thru the 2nd Nano's radio, on a totally different radio channel from the first nano, so no speed loss is made, using the same frequency of the same radio from just using one nano to try to do it.
This was also why I haven't added any other packages to the two Nano's already using OpenWRT.
These two uses are invaluable to me...and I can't take a chance of screwing the configs and setups.
Also why I'd get the programmer...just as a backup so I can test different configs and packages out, easier, and without worry.
I can also change the 1st Nano's STA link, by simply entering the MAC address and network name of the scanned hotspot, when using the OpenWRT LuCI RF-SCAN function to view them, to connect to my ISP's hotspot outside from my window, and have it bridge to another full router's Ethernet input, and distribute it to other computers or devices thru all 4 Ethernet ports on the other full router.
If the signal from your home router is strong enough to pickup the signal at least half-way between the home router and your kids bedroom, then you'd be able to setup the two Nano's to retransmit the signal closer to her bedroom, wirelessly to her room from the second nano, that was bridged to the first nano thru both Ethernet ports.
You could even stretch that range by using a longer Ethernet cable between both Nano's so it would allow a stronger signal to the first nano, closer to your home router, then use a longer Ethernet cable to extend further than normal RF would go, and the 2nd nano would retransmit that strong signal speed from the 1st nano, wirelessly to her bedroom.
I don't know what the distances are from your main router, to your daughters room, so if it's way too far...it depends on how long a cable you want to use between each of the two Nano's, and how they'd be powered ...but it IS do-able.
***Edited... I forgot to tell you...my 2nd nano also supports USB WebCamera streaming video in 1080p, transmitting to my iPad 2 from the network created by the 2nd nano.
using an iOS App called CamViewer on my iPad.
I'm using a LogiTech Camera Model C600. It's an old obsolete USB camera, but it was just $25 USD on special around 5 years ago, and all I had available, to test the MJPEG streaming video package. ...
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Plus other needed packages with it)
The camera works very well at full 30 frames-per-second on a PC, at 1080p, but with the Nano it's a bit slower over wifi.
Whilst not at full 30 FPS, (
it's still surprisingly smooth), it's still good to view video remotely, locally, or by forwarding ports allowed by a firewall-rule ... It can be routed to your main home router to be accessible over the public internet, using security settings of course.
Yeah, but there's also free shipping, so it's still not that bad.
Other devices similar to these cost almost double.
especialy with no soldering needed xD
