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Linux Firmware For Some 802.11b Access Points

Posted by timothy on from the now-that-is-a-busybox dept.

drwho writes "This just unveiled at the BAWUG meeting tonight: Linux firmware for Access Points. Check this URL for more info. I haven't tried it yet but it looks great!" The upshot is that certain Access Points can be flashed with a stripped-down Linux system, which makes them more flexible than they'd be under the included firmware. There are even some screenshots of a modded access point booting up.

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  1. Re:READ THIS!!!!**!!! by Marcus+Brody · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    He's Right. I checked this thread perhaps 15 minutes ago (more interesting than most stuff on slashdot at the moment...). The parent was at +5, and there were a number of posts at 2, and many at 1 and 0. Within 15 minutes, the whole thread got bitchslapped to -1.

    What does this tell us?

    -The slashdot editors (unsuprisingly) have tools to moderate a whole thread in one go.

    -They are willing to use these tools.

    As this thread was highly critical of the slashdot moderation system, this would appear to be a form of hypocritical censorship.

  2. About you sig... by DAldredge · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Make sure you update it to reflect the people killed by the suicide gunmans attack on the 12 year olds party that happend in the past 24 hours. I don't want you stat to be out of date.

    1. Re:About you sig... by linzeal · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I did around 4:00 am my time.

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  3. Re:802.11b ? by quinto2000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    that was fairly transparent. Post as AC, thus allowing you to reply logged in and accumulate some karma points and not be redundant or offtopic!

    I admire someone with your dedication.

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