MP3 Player Made From a Router

gergoid writes "Check out this mp3 player hacked onto a small router. The router runs uClinux/ColdFire, a port of Micro-controller Linux on a ColdFire processor. Very neat toy!"

Comments

But OOH, that ROUTER!

[OmniGeek]

I find the router itself WAY more interesting than the router-as-MP3-player.

I've long been looking for a low-cost dedicated router/firewall suitable for a cable Internet connection, and this box looks VERY nice (assuming it doesn't cost five times as much as a cheap desktop PC); the Moreton Bay people appear to have done a Neat Thing, even without the optional MP3 output.

To those who question the article's relevance, I say that the router is a worthy story in itself. Consider the following:

1) NO ONE with a cable connection and a Windoze PC is safe from script kiddies; the OS just isn't safe. If you have a cable 'Net connection, you need a firewall.

2) Configuring a firewall isn't for the typical PC user, or even for many Linux newcomers. Proper security is tricky. Botched security is worse.

3) Here's a widely useful Open Source based device that does tricky tasks a less-than-expert probably can't do. And oh, by the way, Mr. User, that's Linux running your router and keeping the barbarians out. The Penguin Army marches on!