[TriLUG] Router Recommendations

[Neil Little via TriLUG]

TP-Link was sued and lost their case. They have to allow their waps and 
routers to be flashed

https://www.flashrouters.com/blog/2016/08/19/tp-link-allows-open-source-router-firmware/


73,
Neil Little, WA4AZL

On 6/30/2017 5:13 AM, Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Jun 2017, Michael Marley via TriLUG wrote:
>
>> Instead of OpenWRT, you might want to look at the LEDE project
>> (https://lede-project.org/), a fork of OpenWRT.
>
> There was a problem a couple of years back for opensource code running 
> on WAPs.
> Some of the manufacturers wouldn't allow you to flash the ROM because 
> of the module that controlled the frequencies of the radio. People in 
> the US could run the Japanese extra channel if they wanted. I remember 
> TP-Link being one of the brands that no longer let you flash their 
> hardware.
>
> I may not have the story quite right. Does anyone know what the story 
> is and whether the opensource people have a work around?
>
> Thanks Joe
>



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