Re: non WRT54(g) open firmware?

"Azaria" <azaria@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1133098592.004630.106240@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
> I am considering the purchase of a wireless router. Open source
> firmware would be a very big plus.
> However...
> So far I was able to determine that the Linksys WRT54 and WRT54g have
> several flavors of free open source firmware. But are there other
> routers that have this?
> Where can I find a comparison or at least a list of such routers?
>
> I searched the forum and the rest of the internet. Nowhere did I find a
> chart or table comparing open source firmwares. Not even the ones
> available for the WRT54 family.
>
> I really hope that it is only my fault for not looking hard enough or
> in the right places.
>
> How am I to chose the right router and the right firmware for me?


Yesterday I read that open-source is available for the Broadcom chip based
routers, including Linksys and I am sure others (such as Belkin).

Hope that helps some.


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