On Thursday 20 November 2003 22:38, Paul Dickson wrote:
> I finally got my router into a usable state today.
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> Anyone want me to post more details or instuctions on how I built it?
Paul,
I'd be interested at two levels. First, of course, there are the ste=
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you went through to reach the successful level your router is now at. Thi=
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such as "what booter did you use," and "how did you get it into the flash=
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and "which parts of the system need which files" would be great to know.
But additionally, and perhaps a harder thing to answer, would be the=
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process you went through in figuring out those steps. That is, did you ha=
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"cook book" that laid out every step or were there areas where you had to=
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figure it out on your own and, if so, what resources (the net, man-pages,=
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looking at a live system, asking an expert, etc.) did you try? This "view=
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what you've built may often be about the wrong turns taken as much as abo=
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the right ones, and may help others at a meta-level in finding their own=20
solutions to different problems.
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Ed Skinner,
ed@flat5.net,
http://www.flat5.net/
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