BWGroup Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) Seeing as shipping costs are a problem for me, I am confused on what alternatives I can buy to save money. I found this standalone board on ebay (strange but very cheap); does this need hardware programming (usb ttl)? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ALFA-Hornet-UB-802-11n-Embedded-Board-w-1-USB-Port-Chipset-Atheros-AR9331-/281031495462?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item416ec84f26 Or to save even more money I can just get a TL-WR703N.... But it's not as fun. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SLBoat-The-TL-WR703N-Mod-64Mbyte-RAM-16Mbyte-Flash-And-TTLout-Inside-MicroUSB-/181078954797?pt=COMP_EN_Routers&hash=item2a2925932d <-- But then there's this freak of a thing... Or should I get this: http://www.data-alliance.net/servlet/-strse-667/Alfa-Open-dsh-WRT-802.11n-AP/Detail - Which I know does not need evasive programming and is also a saving of $50 compared to the actual one from the hak5 shop. Suggestions? Edited April 30, 2013 by BWGroup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaotic57 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I would go with the one from data alliance I have used them to purchase that board before and it has worked great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWGroup Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 I would go with the one from data alliance I have used them to purchase that board before and it has worked great And it doesn't need any hardware flashing? Last thing I want to do is wait weeks for it to arrive and then wait a few more weeks to buy something I needed earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaotic57 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) You will need to buy a serial cable to flash it, they are around $3-4 us on ebay. I pasted a link to one, there are many to choose from if you do a little searching. http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-USB-2-0-to-TTL-UART-6PIN-Module-Serial-Converter-CP2102-STC-PRGMR-Free-cable-/310511987503?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item484bf4eb2f Edited April 30, 2013 by khaotic57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 It needs flashing and there is a very detailed tutorial here: https://wifipineapple.com/?flashing You would need a USB TTL cable like this: http://hakshop.myshopify.com/collections/accessory/products/serial-ttl-cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWGroup Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 Even this one? http://www.data-alliance.net/servlet/-strse-667/Alfa-Open-dsh-WRT-802.11n-AP/Detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibrokeit Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Yes. It's a painless process. I would recommend the adapter from the hack shop. I've flashed 2 with it. Took all of 20 minutes to flash both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psydT0ne Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Just finished flashing mine this arvo. Bought an ALFA 121u and Usb to UART chipped cable and away we go. Worked just fine, done in about 20 mins of so. Got a real buzz outta doing it myself too :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWGroup Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 (edited) What about the TL-WR703N? Worth getting? @Mnemonic - Brisbane ey? Me too! Where did you get your AP121U? Edited May 1, 2013 by BWGroup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebkinne Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 What about the TL-WR703N? Worth getting? @Mnemonic - Brisbane ey? Me too! Where did you get your AP121U? No, the TL-WR703N isn't really worth getting as it is not as powerful. That is my opinion anyway. It is also not FCC etc certified. Flashing your own AP121U is really not time consuming though - as others have said, 20 minutes max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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