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== Distribution and Driver Developers ==

The orbit testbed is open for public use for development and the advancement wireless infrastructures. We encourage Linux and BSD developers to use our infrastructure for the advancement of their drivers and wireless infrastructure.

Quick steps to take as a developer to start making use of Orbit:

 * [http://www.orbit-lab.org/register Register] for an account
 * [https://www.orbit-lab.org/schedule/ Make a reservation] on the Schedular
 * Access nodes

Lets assume you registered as user "rms" and made a reservation for sandbox6. Here is how you would access the sandbox console, image sandbox nodes, access nodes and optionally save a node image from work on node1-1:

 {{{
  ssh rms@sb6.orbit-lab.org
  omf load [1,1] wireless-2.6.ndz
  omf tell on [1,1]
  ssh root@node1-1
  # Hack hack hack
  halt && exit
  # optional, from the console if you really need to save the entire image
  omf save [1,1] 
 }}}

If you are working on FOSS projects and not part of a University with a partnership with Orbit you can request an account here:

http://www.orbit-lab.org/register

Be sure to select "Linux Wireless Networking" for your organization (this will be renamed soon to be Linux-agnostic). Be sure to also send an e-mail to mcgrof@winlab.rutgers.edu explaining your FOSS wireless development projects.


Other information you might be interested in:

 * [https://www.orbit-lab.org/schedule/schedule.php Orbit Schedular] (sandbox/grid reservations)
 * [wiki:SandBoxes What is a sandbox?]
 * [wiki:Tutorial/Testbed#HardwareComponents Sandbox hardware details]
 * [wiki:SandboxMap Sandbox wireless hardware map]
 * [wiki:Documentation/SupportedImages Supported Images]
 * [wiki:Documentation/UserContributedImages UserContributedImages]
 * [wiki:Documentation/BuildingCustomOS Building alternative custom images]
 * [http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download#Administrative Adminstration of compat-wireless at Orbit]