From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-ee0-f41.google.com (mail-ee0-f41.google.com [74.125.83.41]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority" (verified OK)) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7663E21F112 for ; Sun, 26 May 2013 18:23:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ee0-f41.google.com with SMTP id d4so3779320eek.28 for ; Sun, 26 May 2013 18:23:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=mRhgoYC3PLA7BWy3yi63xmPvh5JZmdkYKVxycmO74LY=; b=EEpUWc5SubTA8ZcSEOPw4Q8vmFecwuTWFm17FSXmJUkd80kYYn16TUzAq6lRgbOAt9 ZapjQFDZzrYffrDMUbEdmzFhXqVb9/Qh6oqRt11BWJKAipLIpWXJZOwuVJB9f12R2095 a65fF6vJCUsAfZBvFzGW0sGWa8ZymyPw0ZarCEnszWYjrOtPmQ3KyZ1v3WVqOTesOgfN JWue4HUg8hNeyAOCHfCjuGM1JhMbsPlJwZXSUMiMS4PxOjX0RKdwWXYBTuK/ocX5KSs8 mxAw3UmSdCIKL9y/0mhIMGenKx1nKdAeb1As7WVRnKromLZPZLrab3h1pJml64l4TOZ3 SHbA== X-Received: by 10.15.32.68 with SMTP id z44mr8006290eeu.103.1369617825111; Sun, 26 May 2013 18:23:45 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.80.10 with HTTP; Sun, 26 May 2013 18:23:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Lance Hepler Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 18:23:04 -0700 Message-ID: To: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0160c81ef1cf7c04dda8ff6d Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] tp-link 4300 evaluation 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: Mon, 27 May 2013 01:23:47 -0000 --089e0160c81ef1cf7c04dda8ff6d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 That's tragic. I just picked up a Netgear WNDR4300 (openbox on sale at the local Fry's) to see if I could hack up a CeroWrt clone on it. It seems to be mostly the same hardware as the WNDR3700v4 and the TP-Link WDR43[01]0, with things just wired up slightly differently. I'd be interested in your netperf testing setup. With the AR71xx chips going out of style, the AR934x series is probably our best bet for readily consumer-available hardware with open-source friendly SoCs. (Maybe a Xilinx Zynq-based router funded through Kickstarter? =) This is all pretty new stuff, perhaps some more performance can be gleaned by tuning the compiler optimizations (-march=74Kc?), and perhaps the AR8327N switch chip could use someone poking about its driver (the rtl8366s in the WNDR3800 _has_ been around a while). Although, in all honesty, the omission of that second ethernet port could just be a coffin nail. Helpfully, the WNDR4300 has 128MB of NAND flash, as does the WNDR3700v4. So compiling a full CeroWRT distribution shouldn't be a problem. The fixeth script will need to be changed, but not much else. Lance PS: I apologize if this post doesn't show up where it should. I joined the list to respond to this email, as such I naturally didn't receive the original.. --089e0160c81ef1cf7c04dda8ff6d Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
That's tragic. I just picked up a Netgear WNDR4300 (op= enbox on sale at the local Fry's) to see if I could hack up a CeroWrt c= lone on it. It seems to be mostly the same hardware as the WNDR3700v4 and t= he TP-Link WDR43[01]0, with things just wired up slightly differently.

I'd be interested in your netperf testing setup. W= ith the AR71xx chips going out of style, the AR934x series is probably our = best bet for readily consumer-available hardware with open-source friendly = SoCs. (Maybe a Xilinx Zynq-based router funded through Kickstarter? =3D)

This is all pretty new stuff, perhaps some = more performance can be gleaned by tuning the compiler optimizations (-marc= h=3D74Kc?), and perhaps the AR8327N switch chip could use someone poking ab= out its driver (the rtl8366s in the WNDR3800 _has_ been around a while). Al= though, in all honesty, the omission of that second ethernet port could jus= t be a coffin nail.

Helpfully, the WNDR4300 has 128MB of NAND f= lash, as does the WNDR3700v4. So compiling a full CeroWRT distribution shou= ldn't be a problem. The fixeth script will need to be changed, but not = much else.

Lance

= PS: I apologize if this post doesn't show up where it should. I joined = the list to respond to this email, as such I naturally didn't receive t= he original..
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