Small WifiDog Update

After a little tinkering around with the server, I found that there were a few maintenance items that needed to be done. I upgraded to the latest build of the auth server, cleaned up the database and reinstalled one of the libraries.

Anyone who wanted to sign up and found that logging in and other functions were too slow will find it back to normal (faster).

Currently, we only have one hotspot, located at East Tawas Library/Administrative Headquarters in downtown East Tawas. Go ahead and give it a try.

Meanwhile, I was able to install DD-WRT (an open-source router firmware based on Open-WRT) on the Buffalo WHR-G54S wireless router. It's a pretty impressive little distro with a nicer web interface than Open-WRT and far more complete out-of-the-box. I had it setup within half-an-hour with no issues.

However, the production hotspots will run Open-WRT Whiterussian RC6 since there will be no need for a web interface; any such interface will be disabled. Plus, WifiDog already has a pre-compiled package for this version. So, preparing a hotspot for use will take less than an hour.

So, the hardware and software are proven; all we need is the extra bandwidth and a place to put the hotspots.