Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 03, 2009 at 11:16:05AM -0700, Tim Wescott wrote:
>   
>> Does anyone know if, by chance, the WRT54GL has this, or did they just
>> rely on JTAG as their download of last resort?  They don't need to be
>> serviced remotely, and Linksys probably doesn't feel like folks
>> downloading their own firmware is a big part of their market share, so it
>> makes oodles of sense for this not to be the case.
>>     
>
> The GL unit is explicitly for this kind of hacking.  More memory,
> higher price.  The regular WRT54G unit started out with enough ROM
> and RAM to hack, but devolved.  That does not mean the GL has the
> appropriate protected firmware and reset pins and such;  few people
> are as smart as Tim.  When Wescott Wonderful Wireless starts selling
> access points, I will buy one.
>   
Don't!  It'll have all the weird and esoteric stuff done better than 
anyone else can do, with several of the ordinary (boring) details 
completely fouled up due to lack of attention.

(I know my own limitations).

-- 
Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
Voice: 503-631-7815
Cell:  503-349-8432
http://www.wescottdesign.com


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