From: Joseph Schiller <tendingcows@...>
Date: 2007-08-06T22:31:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby: Looking for advice regarding Linux, wireless networking  will pay for time  20070804

Hi Gus,

Try http://forums.maraki.net or www.cypress.com
discussion board with the actual description of the
problem you are having and/or steps you have taken.
The WEP is not very secure though, I doubt anyone
would want to port a garage door opener to WiFi.

Regards,

joe

--- Gus S Calabrese <gsc@omegadogs.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> 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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