NETGEAR has launched an open source wireless-G router, which will allow Linux developers and hackers to create Firmware for specialised applications.
Open Source Wireless-G Router (WGR614L) delivers higher processing power an has more memory for a wide variety of customised applications, and is supported by a dedicated and at acting open source community.
The WGR614L, which is Windows Vista certified, features a 240 MHz MIPS32 CPU core with 16 KB of instruction cache, 16 KB of data cache, 1 KB of pre0fetch cache, and boasts 4 MB of flash memory and 16 MB of RAM.
In addition to an external 2 dBi antenna, the WGR614L comes with an integrated internal diversity antenna, which will provide enhanced performance and range. The router supports free open source Linux-based Tomato and DD-WRT firmware, and will soon support OpenWRT.
The router features include; Hotspots – the ability to install any firmware, guest access via separate SSID, and Upstream and downstream QOS, and intelligent bandwidth monitoring.
The WGR614L includes one 10.100 Internet WAN port and a four-port 10/100 LAN switch, an 802.11g access point (54 Mbps), and 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, and support for 40-, 128- and 152-bit WEP encryption, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2-PSK, and Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is also included.
Additional security features include DMZ, MAC address authentication, URL content filtering, logs, and email alerts of Internet Activity.
The NETGEAR Open Source Wireless-G Router is available at a retail price of $69US.
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