[TriLUG] Oh cool my router runs Linux!!!

[Greg Brown]

"NEM" - HA!!!

I have to admit, I'm no fan of Netgear myself and prefer Linksys if I can't
have professional grade hardware.

Greg

On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 2:40 PM, Shane O. <shaneodonnell at gmail.com> wrote:

> Agreed - the power supplies that come with the Linksys routers are not
> "pro-grade", but are often good for home use -- especially if you have any
> form of power conditioning/ups as well as environment controls with them.
>
> Otherwise, they have a tendency to slip into NEM (Netgear Emulation Mode).
>
> ;-)
>
> Shane O.
> Don't hate the playa, Hate the game.
>
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Neil L. Little <nllittle at embarqmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > The good news is there is firmware for Linksys Vxworks routers but last
> > I checked once you reflashed you either couldnt go back or you "bricked"
> > the router.
> > By the way one of the reasons these routers lock up like they do is the
> > "cheap" wall wart they use.
> >
> > Neil, WA4AZL
> > JARS Forever!!
> > www.jars.net
> >
> > Brian Phelps wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2008-07-30 at 10:27 -0400, David A. Cafaro wrote:
> > >
> > >> LOL, yeah, I tried one of those Linksys, would lock up every other
> > >> day.  Went back to Netgear for steady connections.
> > >>
> > > This was among many big problems at first when Linksys moved from Linux
> > > to Vxworks to save a few pennies on RAM/Flash.  I wonder if this really
> > > saved them $$ in the long run.  Probably did because people still
> bought
> > > Linksys partially based on their reliable reputation, not knowing that
> > > Linksys had completely changed whats under the hood.
> > >
> > >
> > >> Course I never tried running a custom firmware on the Linksys, didn't
> > >> have the time at the time.
> > >>
> > >> Funny how everyone has different experiences ;-)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> David A. Cafaro <dac at trilug.org> <dac at cafaro.net>
> > >> Cafaro's Ramblings:  www.cafaro.net
> > >>
> > >> On Jul 30, 2008, at 9:33 AM, Shane O. wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> And now we should be able to get some empirical data as to whether
> > >>> Netgear
> > >>> sucks because their hardware sucks or because their software sucks.
> > >>>
> > >>> Linksys WRT54GL is your friend.  :-)
> > >>>
> > >>> Shane O.
> > >>>
> > >>> On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 9:40 PM, David A. Cafaro <dac at trilug.org>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> Ok, I had no clue that Netgear had in braced linux so much.  I knew
> > >>>> they had just released a g based router specifically for supporting
> > >>>> linux hobbyists, but I just found this page:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/open_src.asp
> > >>>>
> > >>>> And download the firmware source code for my brand new WNR3500
> > >>>> Wireless N gigabit switch router.  In the source code includes full
> > >>>> instructions for building the firmware from source so that you can
> > >>>> load your own built firmware.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Now not sure it includes everything you need for a working router,
> > >>>> but
> > >>>> this does have some potential, just need to dig further and see
> > >>>> what's
> > >>>> there.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Anyone else notice this?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> -David
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> David A. Cafaro <dac at trilug.org> <dac at cafaro.net>
> > >>>> Cafaro's Ramblings:  www.cafaro.net
> > >>>>
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