From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 24 01:07:42 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0B7416A41F for ; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:07:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marcos@ThePacific.Net) Received: from webhost1.tasman.net (webhost1.tasman.net [203.86.194.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A207D43D6E for ; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:07:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marcos@ThePacific.Net) Received: from [203.86.192.98] (helo=[172.16.20.186]) by webhost1.tasman.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.52 (FreeBSD)) id 1EIwuk-000KRf-Cq; Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:25:10 +1200 Message-ID: <43353934.5000905@ThePacific.Net> Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:32:04 +0000 From: "Marcos Biscaysaqu - ThePacific.net" Organization: ThePacific.net User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (X11/20050912) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Scott Long , current@freebsd.org References: <433436E2.3040603@ThePacific.Net> <200509230725.21156.thierry@herbelot.com> <20050923090806.GA21906@poupinou.org> <200509231716.19434.root@solink.ru> <1127476245.17949.2.camel@cream.xbsd.org> <20050923120025.GD21906@poupinou.org> <433418B1.3020207@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <433418B1.3020207@samsco.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - webhost1.tasman.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [26 6] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - ThePacific.Net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Linksys WRT54G with freebsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:07:43 -0000 It will be very nice have a freebsd option with pf againt the WRT54G, what about do it with a different hardware, it must be some other similar hardware with a CPU supported by freebsd and similar price. Im not a kernel developer, but I ready to do any testing ;) cheers Marcos Biscaysaqu ThePacific.net Scott Long wrote: > Bruno Ducrot wrote: > >> On Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 01:50:45PM +0200, Florent Thoumie wrote: >> >>> Le Vendredi 23 septembre 2005 à 12:16 +0200, Bachilo Dmitry a écrit : >>> >>>> Forwarding to FreeBSD hackers. (Because i am hacking WRT right now >>>> and only Linux flashes work) >>>> ---------- ?????????????????????? ?????????????????? ---------- >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: Linksys WRT54G with freebsd >>>> Date: ?????????????? 23 ???????????????? 2005 17:06 >>>> From: Thierry Herbelot >>>> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org >>>> Cc: "Marcos Biscaysaqu - ThePacific.net" >>>> >>>> Le Friday 23 September 2005 11:08, vous avez écrit : >>>> >>>>> On the other hand, it's the wireless thing. If not needed, this >>>>> should be fun to do a port, somehow, even though it's a wireless >>>>> router. >>>> >>>> >>>> The "cool factor" of porting FreeBSD to the WRT54G cannot be >>>> underestimated, >>>> but Linux ports were enormously helped by the opening of the >>>> sources of the >>>> Linksys Linux port (which is absent for FreeBSD) and the big number of >>>> willing developpers (just have a look at the *number* of different >>>> Linux >>>> ports to the WRT). >>>> >>>> The latest 6.0 release would be an excellent target, with its >>>> brand-new >>>> support for WPA and virtual APs ... who volunteers ? >>> >>> >>> The Linksys WRT54g wireless router is based on a Broadcom CPU >>> (derived from MIPS) and FreeBSD/mips seems to be a dead >>> project :-( >> >> >> >> Indeed. It's targeted to SGI platforms anyway. Maybe there is a >> need to >> start a new port if there is enough people interrested? >> > > There has been talk of doing this in the past year from some people, but > I don't know if it got very far. If you're inspired, go for it! There > are plenty of docs on the web about how to attach a serial port header > and bootstrap it. And, don't underestimate the mips32 work that is > already in the tree; it's likely a good starting point. > > And, it's more than just a 'coolness' factor. I'd really like to have > pf running on mine, that way I could rid of the clunky machine doing > static NAT + firewall on my DSL line. THe linux firewall capabilities > are soooooo last century =-) > > Scott > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >