Michael Torrie wrote: > Richard Esplin wrote: >> Will an open firmware like OpenWrt, DD-Wrt, or Tomato work on routers that >> do >> not have wireless hardware? Google suggests that it won't, but I wanted to >> check with you experts. > > Of course. While Tomato is specifically geared for wireless hardware it > probably works. I know that OpenWrt, and probably DD-Wrt, absolutely > work without wireless. I tend to avoid DD-Wrt because large parts of it > are not open source and you have to pay to get DD-Wrt on x86 hardware > (if you use an Alix embedded board for example).
I should qualify that. If the processor and flash system are supported by OpenWrt, then yes, OpenWrt can run on it. Wireless is just a peripheral in many routers, in a MiniPCI slot. So you could have it without, or swap out a different wireless card. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
