quinta-feira, 26 de fevereiro de 2009

NETGEAR WGR614L - O Router Wireless Livre, suporta diversos firmwares baseados em GNU/Linux

A Netgear tem o seu NETGEAR WGR614L, um router inteiramente dedicado aos amantes do Software Livre e open source.

Com as seguintes características, “The high-performance WGR614L, features a 240 MHz MIPS32(R) 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. In addition to an external 2 dBi antenna, the WGR614L integrates a second internal diversity antenna to provide enhanced performance and range. The router supports free open source Linux(R)-based Tomato and DD-WRT firmware and will soon support OpenWRT.”, a Netgear criou ainda um site que lhe serve de suporte e apoio por parte da comunidade FLOSS, que poderá assim desenvolver firmwares para este, trata-se do www.myopenrouter.com

O mais interessante é que já suporta um dos melhores firmwares que nasceram no mundo FLOSS, o DD-WRT, mas também se prepara para suportar o OpenWRT, outro firmware FLOSS.

NETGEAR Launches Open Source Wireless-G Router Enabling Linux Developers and Enthusiasts to Create Firmware for Specialized Applications

The NETGEAR Open Source Wireless-G Router (WGR614L), which features one 10/100 Internet WAN port and a four-port 10/100 LAN switch, incorporates an 802.11g access point to support wireless connectivity at speeds of up to 54 Mbps. The WGR614L supports static and dynamic routing with TCP/IP, VPN pass- through (IPSec, L2TP), NAT, PPTP, PPPoE, DHCP (client and server), and Bigpond. A Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall protects the network from intruders, and the wireless connection is secured with support for 40-, 128- and 152-bit WEP encryption, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2-PSK, and Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). Additional security features include: Exposed Host (DMZ), MAC address authentication, URL content filtering, logs and e-mail alerts of Internet activity.

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