HOWTO turn a $60 Linksys router into a $600 super-router
"Simon Cousins" <simon-MTRkitCQmL6jF/[email protected]> Thu, 8 Jun 2006 17:47:45 +0800
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An open-source replacement firmware for a $60 Linksys router can give it the
functionality of a $600 enterprise device. That's because Linksys/Cisco got
caught using GNU/Linux in their routers without abiding by the GPL licensing
terms and were forced to publish the details of their firmware, opening the
door to open source hackers who added all kinds of improvements to the
router. With the instructions in this HOWTO, you can turn your Linksys into
a super-router that runs your phone network using the open-source
phone-switcher Asterisk, boost your signal strength and perform many other
cool tricks. Link
<http://www.lifehacker.com/software/router/hack-attack-turn-your-60-router-i
nto-a-600-router-178132.php> (via Gizmodo <http://gizmodo.com> )
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give it
the functionality of a $600 enterprise device. That's because =
Linksys/Cisco got
caught using GNU/Linux in their routers without abiding by the GPL =
licensing
terms and were forced to publish the details of their firmware, opening =
the
door to open source hackers who added all kinds of improvements to the =
router.
With the instructions in this HOWTO, you can turn your Linksys into a
super-router that runs your phone network using the open-source =
phone-switcher
Asterisk, boost your signal strength and perform many other cool tricks. =
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