{"id":380,"date":"2003-07-21T14:46:00","date_gmt":"2003-07-21T12:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.multiplicity.dk\/?p=380"},"modified":"2003-07-21T14:46:00","modified_gmt":"2003-07-21T12:46:00","slug":"linux-on-the-linksys-wrt54g-wireless-router","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krag.be\/index.php\/2003\/07\/21\/linux-on-the-linksys-wrt54g-wireless-router\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux on the Linksys WRT54G wireless router"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"O'Reilly Network: Linux on the Linksys [July 21, 2003]\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oreillynet.com\/pub\/wlg\/3525\">O&#8217;Reilly Network: Linux on the Linksys [July 21, 2003]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, we&#8217;ve known for a while that Linksys 802.11g unit (the WRT54G) runs linux underneath the hood, and O&#8217;Reilly Network: Rob Flickenger [July 21, 2003]\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oreillynet.com\/pub\/au\/80\">Rob FLickenger<\/a> from Seattle wireless, and Author of the excellent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oreilly.com\/catalog\/wirelesscommnet2\/\">Building Wireless Community Networks, 2nd Edition<\/a>, talks about the struggle to get a custom linux onto this box.<\/p>\n<p>If they succeed, this box, which is cheap, reasonably stable, and handles external antennas, could become the de facto standard for building low-cost wireless networks. Especially in the developing world, where a cheap embedded solution with no mechanical parts should, in most cases, outlast the P-based approach for complex access points. <\/p>\n<p>Of course there have been wireless devices from a number of vendors which have been &#8216;flashable&#8217; with linux for years, but the current market offering is kind of limited, and Linksys is the number one distributor of WiFi hardware in terms of units shipped, so let&#8217;s hope the guys at SeattleWireless succeed in this mission.<\/p>\n<p><bq>A number of SeattleWireless geeks and I have been working on getting a shell on the Linksys WRT54G access point. 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