<http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/fcc-forces-tp-link-to-support-open-source-firmware-on-routers/>
I don't quite get it. The FCC made a rule that was easy to comply with if the manufacturers prevented loading of third party firmware. (The rule: don't let you user set the router to use too much signal strength.) TP-Link's new firmware "could not" be replaced by 3rd party firmware. That firmware also allowed out-of-spec signal strength. As a settlement, FCC required TP-Link to pay a fine, to allow third party software, and to update the firmware to not allow the user to specify (through the GUI) too much signal strength. So the original problem remains: how can TP-Link prevent existing hardware from generating too strong signals if it cannot control the firmware? --- Talk Mailing List [email protected] https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
