From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from bifrost.lang.hm (mail.lang.hm [64.81.33.126]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8990521F907 for ; Tue, 18 Aug 2015 21:16:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from asgard.lang.hm (asgard.lang.hm [10.0.0.100]) by bifrost.lang.hm (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-3) with ESMTP id t7J4GmOc019822; Tue, 18 Aug 2015 21:16:48 -0700 Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 21:16:48 -0700 (PDT) From: David Lang X-X-Sender: dlang@asgard.lang.hm To: Jim Gettys In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.02 (DEB 1266 2009-07-14) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="680960-1968398323-1439957808=:23683" Cc: "cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net" Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] anyone have real info on the google router? 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: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 04:17:13 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --680960-1968398323-1439957808=:23683 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Tue, 18 Aug 2015, Jim Gettys wrote: > On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 3:31 PM, David Lang wrote: > >> >> http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/meet-onhub-new-router-for-new-way-to-wi.html >> >> specifically the issues of firmware and drivers? > > > ​ > It runs a very recent kernel (3.18, IIRC). > ​ The devel prototype originally ran OpenWrt; should be pretty easy to > make OpenWrt run on it again. Has a speaker on it (so you can do proof of > actual presence to help bootstrap security stuff). Ath10k wireless. Has a > TPM module on board, so you could do a poor man's hsm for storing keys.​ IIRC the Ath10k wireless is not very hackable (big binary blob), so that would mean that unless Google has been able to do something new here, it's not very hackable for make-wifi-fast. Am I remembering correctly? otherwise it sounds like a nice device for the price. David Lang > ​ > > ​ Android style unlockable bootloader.​ The intent is it be an open > platform. Has a hardware packet assist engine: there will be the usual > issues of latency vs. bandwidth; not much use of that this instant. > > Current software admin is done entirely via Android apps and a google back > end: no web gui for it at the moment (Trond isn't comfortable with a web > server on the router). Secure upgrade of the firmware. > - Jim > > >> >> David Lang >> _______________________________________________ >> Cerowrt-devel mailing list >> Cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net >> https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/cerowrt-devel >> > --680960-1968398323-1439957808=:23683--