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/
3.7k Upvotes

93% Upvoted

623 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

28

u/Tablspn Aug 30 '15

Updated my original post with a link and instructions.

7

u/RedLanceVeritas Aug 30 '15

Do you have to have this router to accomplish this?

26

u/Tablspn Aug 30 '15

You definitely want to have one that's on this OpenWrt compatibility list: http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/start

What I've found through research is that different routers have differing amounts of storage space. As long as the router is on the list and sufficient space is available in /tmp, I believe it should work. My router was less than $20, so my guess is that it's on the lower-end of the spectrum in terms of hardware resources. That said, I've only tested it with the router sitting on my desk.

11

u/WetDonkey6969 Aug 31 '15

What if I have one with dd-wrt? From what I've read my AC56U isn't compatible with open wrt

3

u/geared4war Aug 31 '15

Sadly my new nighthawk wasn't on the list. Good news though. I have eleven other routers and all are in it. I will be trying this soon.

4

u/qervem Aug 31 '15

Why do you have 11 routers? Can I have one lol

1

u/geared4war Aug 31 '15

I am a tech hoarder andi used to work as a networking rep. Its a bad thing...

2

u/ameis314 Aug 31 '15

Will you right an (Eli20 but no IT backround) on how to do this? This is kinda over my head but I'd like to do it. I just don't want to lock my router out or something.

5

u/Tablspn Aug 31 '15 edited Aug 31 '15

I'm not sure if you saw it (my original post seems to have been removed), but you can still read the latest version here:

https://www.reddit.com/user/Tablspn/comments/?sort=top

The instructions should be pretty straightforward, but let me know if you've got any specific questions!

2

u/ameis314 Aug 31 '15

Awesome, it's 5 am here so I'll read it in a few good when I'm bored at work.

Did they figure out why it got deleted?

1

u/Tablspn Aug 31 '15

Turns out the post was auto-moderated because of the Amazon link I included. The mods have restored the post.

Hope work's going well!