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

[Neil L. Little]

Talk about embracing linux/FOSS, I saw earlier this week that Atheos is 
open sourcing its drivers on their 802.11n wireless chips

73,
Neil, WA4AZL
JARS Forever!!
www.jars.net

OlsonE at aosa.army.mil wrote:
> ...wow! that's awesome. I've been forecasting when the future N routers
> are out of draft which one I should go with...
>
> My only requirement is that it be able to load something OTHER than the
> "default" firmware you get from the company. It would be nice if they
> ran DD-WRT, since its simple enough to update and has all the features I
> need.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> Behalf Of David A. Cafaro
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:40 PM
> To: Triangle Users Group discussion list
> Subject: [TriLUG] Oh cool my router runs Linux!!!
>
> 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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