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:Nasty bugs in both DDWRT & Tomato by Anonymous Coward · 2008-06-28 13:39 · Score: -1, Troll

Maybe you should try the working firmware that I imagine comes with the box? It was probably written by people who know the hardware and actually have to support the stuff - likely it doesn't have the problems the Tomato and DDWRT versions have. After all, a device like (for most people) is just an appliance. Plug it in, set it up and let it run. No need to jack with it.