[OpenWrt-Devel] How to start

Pumaridd Pumaridd pumaridd at gmail.com
Sat Oct 31 20:29:18 EDT 2015


Hi,
thanks for yours reply! I will read the guides that are suggested.

cheers!


2015-11-01 1:11 GMT+01:00 Javier Domingo Cansino <javierdo1 at gmail.com>:

> Hi,
>
> If you are willing to implement a simple mac protocol, you could start
> exploring the Linux kernel code, the network part. There are several
> manuals and books around linux networking that could be useful. After that,
> you could try to compile an image for any board you are willing to use.
>
> I have supposed you meant real hardware like a linux based implementation.
> If you just intend to make a MAC protocol, and don't plan to use Linux, I
> am afraid that it's going to be easier, but openwrt just works on top of
> Linux (someone correct me if not...).
>
> Also, take into account that openwrt is a set of tools, scripts and
> software to create fine grained customized OSes. It uses Linux as it's
> kernel, thus the first paragraph I wrote.
>
> Cheers!
>
> On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 11:08 PM Pumaridd Pumaridd <pumaridd at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>   I'm new in the world of openwrt. I'm a computer science student and my
>> goal is to start implementing simple mac protocol on real hardware.
>> I started reading some documentation but I'm loosing... If someone of you
>> can help my to find the right direction of my study I will really
>> appreciate.
>>
>> Bye all
>>   Pumaridd
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