From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mout.gmx.net (mout.gmx.net [212.227.17.22]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "mout.gmx.net", Issuer "TeleSec ServerPass DE-1" (verified OK)) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0793A21F346 for ; Thu, 9 Oct 2014 01:48:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hms-beagle.lan ([134.2.89.70]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx101) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0Lr32V-1Y6pBi1Zrv-00efpX; Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:48:33 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) From: Sebastian Moeller In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 10:48:31 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: Ranga Krishnan X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:HSf14zu290ZReMm2TYOrCXrorAVstbooCXl64X6v3rOSWfpcgq9 ZF8sw3LL/Gd20uzR9yzo5xD1gPhxKA3uNLJFdi/Ekkax6nfGZH8kQDm6a0KI4NPq+GZsC+B rzLbTHcxtK590ulzfwowe832kiuZuqyBnfCOjTN1vpXj4aWwxcwRHcxGEP2KE2UVbS2JQ9N mC16GYwfRN4nHtBf2FwdQ== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1; Cc: "cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net" Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] Other router models for OpenWireless deployment X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 08:49:08 -0000 Hi Ragna, On Oct 9, 2014, at 01:51 , Ranga Krishnan wrote: >=20 > As folks on this list might know the OpenWireless project at EFF = adopted > CeroWRT as a base for the hacker release of the OpenWireless router > in July -- which as a result is based on the WNDR 3800. Thanks very = much=20 > to the CeroWRT community for providing such a solid base on which to=20= > build. We could not have got the release out without the help of this=20= > community.=20 >=20 > For the OpenWIreless project we want to move toward wider deployment.=20= > I have started to look into how the EFF could support more router = models.=20 > The idea is to find a few routers with OpenWRT (Barrier Breaker or = later) that=20 > are widely deployed in the field today. By releasing images for an = additional > 3-5 widely deployed router models we hope to reach more people with a=20= > software only solution for openwireless -- i.e remove the need to buy = a=20 > specific router model.=20 So, what about packaging the Openwireless magic into a series of = openwrt packages so all openwrt supported routers (if hardware = capabilities allow) are ready? >=20 > We do want one very modern high end platform that can support 100+ = Mbps > on the WAN link. This might be the one people on this list have been = searching=20 > for over the last few months. > However, we also want to pick 3 or 4 previous=20 > generation routers with just 802.11n (no need for 11ac) and processor = / memory=20 > equivalent or just a bit better than the 3800. =46rom my totally unscientific monitoring of = https://forum.openwrt.org/viewforum.php?id=3D10 the TP-link wdr4900 v1.3 = seems to be in the right ballpark: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=3D244167#p244167, the used = powerpc SoC seems to be quite capable. No idea how long this will still = be available and what hardware will power the successor (it is just me = or do other=92s also dislike the router manufacturer=92s inclination to = keep the same name for wildly hardware platforms, e.g. wndr3700 v1 to = v4) >=20 > With OpenWRT support, presumably it would be simple to port over the=20= > Openwireless code. However whether that is true is TBD. Ease of = porting=20 > would be an important consideration.=20 >=20 > Are there any router models folks on this list can recommend for me = to look=20 > at ? Large existing installed base and good OpenWRT support are the = main=20 > metrics for ranking candidates.=20 I would assume that the size of the installed base should = anti-correlate with price ;) Best Regards Sebastian >=20 > Thanks, > Ranga >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Cerowrt-devel mailing list > Cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/cerowrt-devel