FreedomLab

The FreedomLab is a collection of networking equipment available for R&D, inter-op testing, etc.

Status

June 2012: hardware is collected but not configured for easy remote access and has not yet been put to use

Location, Facilities, Access

Everything is in Austin, TX. Remote access will be made available on request.

Services

• Continuous integration testing
• Firmware development and tuning
• Shell access to fancy equipment for experimentation?

Hardware Available

Routers:

• Cisco 6509
• Cisco 1841
• Cisco 3540

Switches:

• Cisco 2950
• Cisco 2924

Access Points:

• Ubiquity NS2
• Mesh potato
• Linksys repeater
• Orinoco 802.11b
• AirLink

Computers:

• Optiplex 745 VM server (lxc/virtualbox)
  • VirtualBox host to run PfSense virtual machines so we can test out configurations, test compatibility with Cisco gear (OSPF/BGP)
  • VirtualBox host to run FreedomNode virtual machines (with a genode base, and Debian guests)
  • LXC host to run GIS and other computationally intensive work loads in support of FNF network operations
  • LXC host to run various software packages / experiments (very early stage FNF software application research projects)
  • The system has a USB bluetooth adapter. It also has multiple 802.11b/g USB wifi adapters.
• ASUS EEEPC
  • running Lubuntu to perform coverage and performance testing as well as network diagnostics)

Accessories:

• Serial to USB converter (for use with serial consoles on switches, soekris rigs, access points etc)
• External (USB) wireless card capable of monitor mode,packet injection etc
• GPS Receiver

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