Downloaded the Meshcom OpenAP firmware and installed it onto a Linksys WRT54GL router. The firmware is 2141KB in size. The flashing part was very easy. The admin interface of the router provides a very easy to use GUI to change the firmware. Just login to the admin interface and select the file and press the button. Within 1 minute the router has the new Meshcom firmware. The admin page for the new firmware is totally different...

With the meshcom client driver installed on 5 laptops and the mesh browser showing all the nodes, the next plan was to share the internet connection on my laptop with every other laptop in the mesh. I am using a tata indicom data card to access the internet on my laptop. In its connection properties, enable internet connection sharing. Then select the local area connection that was formed when you installed the mesh driver as...

If you are using any third party software to manage your wireless connection, then turn them off. Let windows manage your connection. Install your driver only after enabling windows to manage your wireless. I was having trouble with my linksys router which I am using to connect to the internet. My wireless was always getting connected to linksys and I had to manually disconnect and connect to mesh. So its better that you turn...

Today I successfully setup a 5 node mesh network using the meshcom client driver. Installed the driver onto 5 different laptops and after some tweaking and trouble shooting it started working. The laptops used were 2 lenovo 1 Thoshiba 1 HP and 1 Dell This is the screen shot of taken from the mesh browser. Now all the nodes are directly in range. Next Im going to test the mesh routing by placing the laptops at various palces so...

Meshcom was founded by experts in the wireless industry from Finland, with a vision to creating self configuring self healing network to provide broadband access to everyone. The company is funded by Finnish industry investment LTD and Nordic growth. The Meshcom products include a driver for normal client devices like the laptop, pda etc, a mesh firmware for access points. They also provide an mesh management software to see...