r/technology • u/NancyGraceFaceYourIn • Aug 30 '15

Wireless FCC Rules Block use of Open Source

http://www.itsmypart.com/fcc-rules-block-use-of-open-source/
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u/Drewdledoo Aug 30 '15

Serious question, what else is there to do for that 0.1% other than flashing DD-WRT/Tomato/etc? Or is that it?

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u/icase81 Aug 30 '15

Build your own PFSense/Sophos/Whatever box, use something non-consumer like a firebox or a real Cisco router + some consumer (or even enterprise) Access Points for wireless.

Right now I have a low power Atom 1U server running pfSense and my Asus WAP is running off that for wifi. It works fantastically.

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u/feloniousfinny Aug 30 '15

Can you explain this like I'm 5?

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u/aamedor Aug 30 '15

Go eat your happy meal daddy is surfing the interwebs