Netgear Launches Open Source-Friendly Wireless Router

Posted by timothy on Saturday June 28, 2008 @12:10PM from the market-linksys-chose-to-mostly-ignore dept.

An anonymous reader submits news of Netgear's release of the "open source Wireless-G Router (model WGR614L), enabling Linux developers and enthusiasts to create firmware for specialized applications, and supported by a dedicated open source community. The router supports the most popular open source firmware; Tomato and DD-WRT are available on WGR614L, making it easier for users to develop a wide variety of applications. The router is targeted at people who want custom firmware on their router without worrying about issues, and enjoy the benefits of having an open source wireless router."

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Re:What's the point of a new wireless-G one? by mhall119 · 2008-06-28 12:19 · Score: 0, Redundant

The 802.11 N spec isn't even final yet.

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Re:no USB? by Jesus_666 · 2008-06-28 13:12 · Score: 0, Redundant

And no decent graphics chipset, not even a GMA950! Given the fact that AMD is now actively contributing to the OSS Radeon drivers, there's no excuse for not building an HD4850 into the router.

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