The CUWiN Foundation develops decentralized, community-owned networks that foster democratic cultures and local content. Through advocacy and through our commitment to open source technology, we support organic networks that grow to meet the needs of their community.

CUWiN Release: 0.5.9 (CUWiN)

Release Notes


This CUWiN release is version 0.5.9, issued on November 8, 2005.

The binary system images and source packages in this release are not configured for a real-world network. As such, the root password is set to "changeme" by default.

Binary System Images

CD-ROM

Soekris Net 4526 Flash

SanDisk 128MB CompactFlash

SanDisk 64MB CompactFlash

Updater

Source Packages

CUWiN package

  • Download (tarred and bzipped package 579K)

External software package

  • Download (tarred and bzipped package 5.3M)

NetBSD package

  • Download (tarred and bzipped package 134M)

Supported Chipsets

  • Aironet/Cisco
    • Driver name: an
    • Note: Many firmware versions cause IBSS splits.
  • Atheros
    • Driver name: ath
  • ADMtek ADM8211
    • Driver name: atw
  • AMD PCnetMobile
    • Driver name: awi
    • Note: This is a FHSS card in some incarnations, a 1-2Mbps DSSS card in others.
  • Intersil Prism II/2.5
    • Driver name: wi
  • Lucent/Agere/Orinoco
    • Driver name: wi
    • Note: Many firmware versions cause IBSS splits.

More Information

For more information, please visit our downloads page.

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