From: Gus S Calabrese <gsc@...>
Date: 2007-08-05T10:10:04+09:00
Subject: Ruby: Looking for advice regarding Linux, wireless networking  will pay for time  20070804

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I want to hire a teacher/advisor to get me past some knowledge  
roadblocks.  My budget
is a max of $250 to $500.
http://oh-god.com/a335/ <----- diagram of concept

( I don't know the proper nomenclature, and I apologize for that
... part of what I am trying to learn)

What I am trying to right now is understand if it is possible to make  
a Meraki mini
( http://meraki.com ) act in the following way :


I want the Meraki to appear as a fixed IP address webserver to a  
device accessing it via wireless 802.11b/g.
Let's say I have an iPhone. I instruct the iPhone to log onto a  
wireless network ( provided by the Meraki )
with an SSID of "meraki". The security is WEP or WAP or ????. ( I  
don't care about the security aspect at present. That will come later. )

The iPhone connects wirelessly to the network. Now the iPhone is  
instructed to access either a local IP or Global IP www.xxx.yyy.zzz .

The IP www.xxx.yyy.zzz addresses the Meraki.
The Linux running on the Meraki directs this request to a Webserver  
running on the Meraki which offers up HTML created by a Ruby script  
or by a PERL script. The Webserver accesses the outside world using a  
LLSP ( low level serial port ) to a PSOC processor. The PSOC allows  
the webserver to control external devices and gather data. ( For  
example: in a car you could access car status, start the car, unlock  
the door, etc. ) I am comfortable with the PSOC part of the project.  
( http://www.cypress.com/psoc )

The end result is that a user would see a webpage on the iPhone which  
would allow him/her/it to see status of the car and control aspects  
of the car. Same with hottubs, home environment, office building, etc.

I don't what kinds of Linux wireless extensions or configurations to  
look for to do this, if it can be done at all. How should I proceed?

Gus Calabrese

I noticed that my SMC7004 wireless router allows me to webpage  
configure it through either the ethernet port or the wireless port.  
Webpage configuring
through the wireless port is is what I think I want on the Meraki.  
Why use a Meraki ? cuz it is $49 and cute ( has wireless port, serial  
port which is what I want )



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