Hey everyone, I hope you are well.
I recently purchased a TP-Link Archer C7 from a thrift store for 4 dollars and converted it into a pineapple router using a firmware build that someone made based on Open-WRT for testing and educational purposes, and it it has raised a few other thoughts and interests.
I have two questions.
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Is anyone aware of a software available through F-Droid or otherwise which can be used to turn a phone into a temporary access point serving FTP for file sharing purposes? I think it would be handy to be able to share files to several people in proximity and I would imagine turning a phone into a mobile FTP AP would be something that has been done. If anyone is aware of any such project, I would be highly interested.
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For running such a thing whether it be through a phone or a router, is anyone aware of a mobile power source which can fit in a backpack easily and power a 12 volt 1.5 amp router for ~10 hours?
I would love to be able to have the ability to basically have a backpack that acts as a mobile NAS that serves FTP/SFTP.
Thanks.
1.5 A for 10 h is 15000 mAh, at 12V. Current powerbanks can do that. Here is a redmi one, specs says it can do that, 20000 mAh, 12V is the maximum: https://www.mi.com/global/product/20000mah-redmi-fast-charge-power-bank/specs
Buy an usb-pd 12V cable, one end of the cable is type c, the other end is standard dc coax. The cable has a chip inside, so it will always ask for 12V from the power source, it’s like 5 USD, I have one for a similar usecase, works perfectly. They work only if the source can send the required voltage, if a powerbank can only send 5V or 9V it cant convert it up to 12.
It should look something like this, make sure the voltage is correct before buying:
I read this, thought “that’s gotta be something you can do in Termux”, searched it, and sure enough; that’s something you can do in Termux.
Honestly sounds like a job for a Raspberry Pi Zero.
Small battery pack and a USB key, a bit of software setup, off you go.
Install Raspbian: https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/getting-started.html#raspberry-pi-imager
Set it up as a hotspot:
https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#enable-hotspot
Configure Samba share:
https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/remote-access.html#samba
Wonderful suggestion, I have an older raspberry pi and a libre sweet potato and i know i could achieve this with those, but I was hoping there was a project out there that would let anyone with a phone do it! I think this would be an excellent way to get people interested in torrent and libre software, because if someone shows up to a location and all it takes is attaching to a wifi access point and then downloading files, it feels very simple and easy to become engaged with it.
Thank you nonetheless though, I think this is wonderful suggestion!
Car battery works.
True, they are typically 12 volt aren’t they!
I just took mine out of my car for an unrelated issue haha, totally valid suggestion!
