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Open Source Routers Are Worth Considering
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| When you buy a computer today, you choose
| between the consumer-friendly platforms of
| Windows or Mac. Alternatives such as Linux are
| completely ignored.
|
| The kernel of the Linux operating system is
| "open source," meaning that no company owns or
| controls it completely. Commercial software
| packages are built around the Linux kernel
| (such as Red Hat), but the core platform
| remains free for anyone to revise, modify, and
| authenticate.
|
| Many folks are leery of open source software
| because society is programmed to embrace
| products from companies like Microsoft and
| Apple. Linux is universally celebrated for its
| rock-solid performance and stability, but it
| requires a little more effort to find layman-
| like support and help.
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http://www.law.com/jsp/lawtechnologynews/PubArticleLTN.jsp?id=1202443092669&Open_Source_Routers_Are_Worth_Considering
Recent:
GNU/Linux: Replacing a Dead Router with a Linux System
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| Enter an old Dell Dimension XPS R400 PC that has
| been gathering dust in the closet. It has an
| 80GB Western Digital IDE drive, a Startech
| 10/100 NIC and 192MB of RAM in it. I received
| this old PC from a client that bought a new,
| custom built system from my company in October
| 2007. He no longer needed the Dell and was just
| going to trash it. Instead I convinced him to
| let me wipe the drive, install Mandriva 2008 on
| it and try to sell it on eBay. It did not sell
| when I listed it. The client did not want it
| back, so I just stuck it in the IT junk closet
| with several other old systems and flaky
| monitors. I decided to make this old Dell PC
| into my ânewâ router. Since it already has
| Mandriva 2008 on it I figured I could use that
| to get routing going and then upgrade the
| Mandriva later.
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http://blog.eracc.com/2010/01/23/gnulinux-replacing-a-dead-router-with-a-linux-system/
OpenWrt Kamikaze 8.09.2 for network routers
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| OpenWrt Kamikaze 8.09.2 is released. This is a
| Linux distribution for network routers, like
| the Linksys WRT54G, or the Asus WL-500g and a
| lot of other routers. This distribution adds a
| lot of new functionality to routers, like
| improved ipv6 functionality.
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http://www.itrunsonlinux.com/news/154-openwrt-kamikaze-8092-for-network-routers
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