[NTLUG:Discuss] Linksys

[Kelledin]

On Wednesday 07 January 2004 02:14 pm, MadHat wrote:
> OK, I just got a Linksys Wireless-G VPN Router model WRV54G.
> http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33&scid=35&pr
>id=565 http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/LinksysWrv54g
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wrv54g/
>
> As it turns out this is a Linux box.

Heh, Linksys actually got in a bit of trouble over that a while 
back.  GPL source requirements and all that. ;)

IIRC that got resolved without a problem tho.

> # cat /proc/version
> Linux version 2.4.19openrg-rmk6-ds1 (root at guava54-Desktop)
> (gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release/MontaVista)) #68 Fri Aug
> 29 16:53:28 CST 2003
>
> # cat /proc/cpuinfo
> Processor       : Intel XScale-IXP425 rev 0 (v5b)
> BogoMIPS        : 266.24
> Features        : swp half thumb fastmult edsp
>
> Hardware        : Gemtek IXP425 WX5715
> Revision        : 0000
> Serial          : 0000000000000000

Ah, an XScale CPU.  You'll probably see these a lot in stuff like 
this, because the power requirements are so minimal (<10W).  
I've even seen people power a LART (open-hardware StrongARM 
SA-1100 SBC) using just a common brick-shaped battery from Radio 
Shack. ;)

-- 
Kelledin
"If a server crashes in a server farm and no one pings it, does 
it still cost four figures to fix?"