Comments on: Netgear open source router http://hackaday.com/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/ Fresh hacks every day Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:22:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Brian http://hackaday.com/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/comment-page-1/#comment-47860 Brian Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:22:22 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/#comment-47860 There is a really nice and decently active community site surrounding the new open source router at myopenrouter.com. I've been posting every now and then. They have some cool projects going on there. There is a really nice and decently active community site surrounding the new open source router at myopenrouter.com. I’ve been posting every now and then. They have some cool projects going on there.

]]> By: Boby http://hackaday.com/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/comment-page-1/#comment-38024 Boby Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:22:27 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/#comment-38024 does not wall mount...important in some circles :-( does not wall mount…important in some circles :-(

]]> By: tom61 http://hackaday.com/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/comment-page-1/#comment-38023 tom61 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:43:53 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/#comment-38023 Meh. Bring back the WGT634U at this price point and open it up a hair more software wise. The WGT634U has 8MB flash, 32MB of RAM, and most importantly, a USB port. Though, it seems you can get NSLU2s for around this price-point already.<br><br>B10hazard, that is a novel little board, but it nearly $100 more expensive than the NetGear. How powerful is the LX chip compared to a standard desktop chip? Meh. Bring back the WGT634U at this price point and open it up a hair more software wise. The WGT634U has 8MB flash, 32MB of RAM, and most importantly, a USB port. Though, it seems you can get NSLU2s for around this price-point already.

B10hazard, that is a novel little board, but it nearly $100 more expensive than the NetGear. How powerful is the LX chip compared to a standard desktop chip?

]]> By: B10hazard http://hackaday.com/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/comment-page-1/#comment-38022 B10hazard Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:28:11 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/#comment-38022 <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813153096" rel="nofollow">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813153096</a><br>Small size, check<br>low power, check<br>flash memory, after a CF card, check<br>open wireless, (depends on the card you plug in)<br>linux compatible, check<br>"....an x86 based router... to make porting stupidly simple.", check http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813153096
Small size, check
low power, check
flash memory, after a CF card, check
open wireless, (depends on the card you plug in)
linux compatible, check
“….an x86 based router… to make porting stupidly simple.”, check

]]> By: gth http://hackaday.com/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/comment-page-1/#comment-38021 gth Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:15:43 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/#comment-38021 This is not an open source router. The wifi driver is closed source, binary only. The driver works with a linux-2.4.20 kernel only (yup, thats from year 2002). The result is that all the nice firewall functionality in the 2.6.xx series is not supported (eg. SIP NAT).<br><br>Someone needs to come up with a real opensource router with plenty of RAM and flash, and a reasonable wifi chip set with linux 2.6 drivers.<br><br>Please stop calling this an open source router.<br> This is not an open source router. The wifi driver is closed source, binary only. The driver works with a linux-2.4.20 kernel only (yup, thats from year 2002). The result is that all the nice firewall functionality in the 2.6.xx series is not supported (eg. SIP NAT).

Someone needs to come up with a real opensource router with plenty of RAM and flash, and a reasonable wifi chip set with linux 2.6 drivers.

Please stop calling this an open source router.

]]> By: Jkx http://hackaday.com/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/comment-page-1/#comment-38020 Jkx Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:16:58 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/#comment-38020 <br>Netgear is doing the same issue : too much RAM and Flash to be a really killer stuff. For 1/4 of that price you can buy a Fonera which have the same functions ... and the same limited feature (due to lack of memory)<br><br>Bye Netgear is doing the same issue : too much RAM and Flash to be a really killer stuff. For 1/4 of that price you can buy a Fonera which have the same functions … and the same limited feature (due to lack of memory)

Bye

]]> By: Scottman http://hackaday.com/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/comment-page-1/#comment-38019 Scottman Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:18:02 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/#comment-38019 Hey just a little head's up: It's 4MB Flash & 16MB RAM<br><br>*Though 16MB Flash would be natively killer...can't say much about 4MB RAM in a to-be-hacked router ;) Hey just a little head’s up: It’s 4MB Flash & 16MB RAM

*Though 16MB Flash would be natively killer…can’t say much about 4MB RAM in a to-be-hacked router ;)

]]> By: jan http://hackaday.com/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/comment-page-1/#comment-38018 jan Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:08:06 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/29/netgear-open-source-router/#comment-38018 isn't it more likely 16mb of ram and 4mb of flash? isn’t it more likely 16mb of ram and 4mb of flash?

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