Vol. 03: StompBox: Mobile Hotspot

Turn your car into a Wi-Fi hotspot, then use GPS and webcam input to map your current location online and auto-generate a photo travelog.

By Tor Amundson

+ Downloads & Extras:

NOTE: The article mentions scripts for vehicle tracking. The scripts changed drastically due to the Gmap APIs being released. Tor will have them up within a week on the stompboxnetworks.com site, barring any unforseen delays, and we'll add them to this page as soon as they're available.

+ LINKS

Old laptop as EVDO router

You may have all parts needed to build your own EVDO router!

Stompbox .IMG file for download

Download and directions for a ready-to-go "disk image" for the CF card.

DynDNS service

Stompbox website

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� MAKE: AMENDS Errata for This Article

Correction for page 67
There is one missing word in the sidebar at the bottom of the page, "Adding a Webcam." The missing word is "script."

The complete sentence should be

Change the interval by editing the file etc/cron.d/getcam and add cameras by duplicating the script."

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Dodge Ram 1500 Hotspot
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While not quite as compact as the Stompbox projects, I've "converted" a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 into a roaming hotspot using a Rogers Portable Internet service (WiMax based) and some old 802.11b gear. Great range, great speed, and most of it fits neatly in the center console ;-)

http://www.guyshow.ca/ram1500 for pictures.

Powered by a 5.7L Hemi V8 it's not the most fuel-efficient hotspot going...

Posted by guyshow on March 28, 2007 at 06:42:41 Pacific Time

Where are the GPS Srcipts?
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I have the Magazine in my hand I it says to come here for the PHP scripts for Vehicle tracking. I do not see them.
Posted by matrichins on September 06, 2005 at 13:05:39 Pacific Time

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