The Filmfestival Ludwigshafen 2021 is over. The Freifunk Antenna on the roof of my house did a decent job: Even though it rebooted once in a while. I assume it couldnt handle more than 30 clients at once. The next time i will set up a separate router with Freifunk Software and a sector-antenna. We will see how that goes 😉
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Lift you skinny fists like freifunk antennas to heaven
After having set up a rather mediocre outdoor freifunk router (in terms of coverage and of being weatherproof) I decided to install a “real” outdoor antenna for my lovely Freifunk. After some research 2 antennas from Ubiquity where in my budget as well as compatible with the Freifunk firmware: Ubiquiti airmax Nanostation M2 Loco (low cost) Ubiquiti airmax Nanostation M2 The Freifunk Wiki provides a good overview of the the Ubiquity models. They’re robust, have great coverage and come with PoE. The M2 model (not the Loco) comes with two RJ45 Jacks. One is for itself the other one for...
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On Ebay Kleinanzeigen I have bought a TP Link WR841ND Router (15,- EUR) that can be installed with the Freifunk Firmware. Download it from the Freifunk Website (pay attention to the hardware version) and flash your Router with it. The Router reboots and is available under http://192.168.1.1 (make sure your Computer is connected to the Router with a cable). You now can configure your Freifunk Network and give the baby a name. After finishing the installation hook the Router up to your network and make it boot. After a while it will show up on the Freifunk Map. Mine is...
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