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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. 2.4.x by tulare · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A quick thought - iptables on an access point? That I like. Think of all the possiblities...

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    1. Re:2.4.x by 1010011010 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Another thought:

      IPSec on the access point. Screw WEP!

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  2. firewall replacement by 47PHA60 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    One thing that irks me to no end is that my home firewall is a noisy old Pentium 200 with disks and fans. I've been looking into embedded systems to do this, and the current access points I've seen are not effective firewalls at all; no logging, and they don't _reall_ block everything, even though they say they do. A small Linux kernel which does not need to be built up with support for PCI, two ethernet cards, disks and multiple filesystems might just do the trick.

  3. Slogan by Hougaard · · Score: 5, Funny

    I Like their slogan:

    "All your base stations are belong to us"

    .. Sense of humor :)

  4. Hmm, security? by RC514 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    After the initial install with the SRAM card the access point can be upgraded over the network.

    Does that mean the vendors of access points do not write protect the operating system on the hardware level? Or are future modifications only possible when the jumper remains in the upgrade position? If the jumper becomes meaningless after the upgrade, its implementation is a serious design flaw and an undetected rooting waiting to happen.

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