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July 01 2008
Netgear router is open-source in both software and hardware
Back in the day, Linksys slipped GPL software into its routers and was obliged to open-source the firmware as a consequence. The result was the much-loved, much-hacked WRT series, into which was added all sorts of fancy features usually reserved for business-class machinery. Netgear's getting in on this enthusiast-friendly game with the WGR614L, which is designed to be to tinkered with from the rubber feet-up.
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. The WGR614L features a 240 MHz MIPS32 CPU core with 16 KB of instruction cache, 16 KB of data cache, 1 KB of pre-fetch cache, and incorporates 4 MB of flash memory and 16 MB of RAM.
As the hardware itself is open-source, it attains a kind of philosophical purity that few major manufacturers care to express. Regulator schematics are available for the pointy-headed few to enjoy, for example, and from looking at them, one indisputable fact is immediately clear: it's prettier than a Linksys WRT54G.
Netgear points to My Open Router as the place to go to get involved.
Product Page [Netgear via Make]
