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Hacking Samsung 4510-Based APs

Posted by timothy on from the making-waves dept.

zoobab writes "Some belgian linux hackers met this week-end to hack some wireless access points based on the samsung4510 chip. They have succeeded in compiling and booting a uClinux kernel on a Dlink 614ap+, which is equipped with the infamous acx100 wireless chipset. There's still some work to do, but if you want to help, open your 22mbps AP and try to built your own JTAG adaptator to get access to the flash..."

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  1. Minitar too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The new Minitar (www.minitar.com) access point runs Linux. It uses the Realtek RTL8181 SoC (it's MIPS based) and if you look in the Minitar forum you will find the link for the source code. Unfortunately the good stuff such as the wireless core driver is in binary form only. Hopefully this will change soon.

  2. Linksys WRT54G runs on Linux by savaget · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The Linksys WRT54G runs on Linux. a lot of hacking done on them. some have even boosted its power output by send it command through its ping utility.

  3. gotta say by aminorex · · Score: 4, Interesting

    THIS is the kind of article that I started
    reading slashdot for, pre-dotcom.

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  4. For the uninformed by Clockwurk · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Dlink 614ap+, which is equipped with the infamous acx100 wireless chipset.

    I have this router (and I have been nothing but pleased with it), and would like to know why the acx100 chipset is considered infamous. It seems to function correctly and the 22Mbps is a nice bonus when used with the compliant cards. Where (or rather what)'s the beef?

    1. Re:For the uninformed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

      the acx100 chipset is considered infamous because of texas instruments' refusal to provide documentation for open source drivers (remember that this chipset is used both in APs/Routers and NICs).......anyway despite their refusal to cooperate the people over at acx100.sf.net have manage to create drivers anyway

      btw...i have to mention that i love the acx100 with its support for 256bit encryption and 802.11b+ (@ 22 mbps).........i think that there is also a low power version of the chipset in development..........

      heres hoping that this project can give me a little more flexibility for my D-link 650+ (unfortunately using the 256bit encryption breaks compatibility with anything but acx100 equiped computers)