Editing FreedomLab

[[File:Lab_equipment.jpg|thumb|x300px|alt=equipment photo|Misc Equipment, 2011]]

==Introduction==

FreedomLab is a collection of networking hardware, compute resources and software to support  research & development, testing, education and serve as a proving ground for the FreedomStack. 

We aren't developing anything new, but rather evaluating/testing/proving existing software and hardware components and then helping turn them into a turn key community networking solution. 

==Status==



==Services==

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

== Software ==

* Horst (as a spectrum analyzer capable of understanding OLSR mesh networks)
* Wireshark
* Scapy
* Netdude
* gpsd
* nmap
* Twinkle SIP client
* Wavemon

== 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

== More Resources ==

* [http://freenetworkfoundation.org/?p=563 Blog post about FreedomLab] (December 2011)

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