 A Linksys befsr41 DSL router with a wired 4-port switch. Linksys is a division of Cisco Systems that sells products for home and small office networks. Originally founded in 1988, Linksys was acquired by Cisco in 2003[1]. Although best known for their broadband and wireless routers, Linksys also manufactures consumer and small business grade ethernet switching and VoIP equipment, as well as various other products. For the computer game by Peter Molyneux, see The Entrepreneur. ...
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Linksys befsr41 DSL Router DSL Routers are a type of router that connect a LAN to the Internet via a DSL connection. ...
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An overview of how VoIP works A typical analog telephone adapter for connecting an ordinary phone to a VoIP network Ciscos implementation of VoIP - IP Phone Voice over Internet Protocol, also called VoIP (pronounced voyp), IP Telephony, Internet telephony, Broadband telephony, Broadband Phone and Voice over Broadband is the...
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Perhaps the most notable product produced by Linksys was the WRT54G. Linksys WRT54G version 3. ...
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Consumer level routers consist of a processor and operating system, with the majority of the features implemented as software code with dedicated physical hardware kept to a minimum to save manufacturing costs. However, consumer routers have been known to be unreliable due to their dependence upon software to provide features. Software-based routers not equipped with a fast processor can be slow to direct network traffic. The WRT54G was notable for having a fast processor but the firmware was imperfect and lacked high-end features. CPU redirects here. ...
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To minimize costs, Linksys decided to base the firmware upon the Linux operating system. In 2002, Columbia Law School Professor Eben Moglen pointed out that due to the Linux-based nature of the firmware, Cisco was legally obligated to release the source code to the routers, under the terms of the GNU General Public License], or GPL. After some period of time, Cisco acknowledged its obligation, released the code, and revealed the secrets of how the software code interfaced to the hardware. A microcontroller, like this PIC18F8720 is controlled by firmware stored inside on FLASH memory In computing, firmware is a computer program that is embedded in a hardware device, for example a microcontroller. ...
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This subsequently spawned an open source community, dedicated to modding Linksys router firmware. Amateur programmers quickly learned how to add $600 features to $60 routers. This changed the dynamics of the router market as expectations of both stability and features on the part of consumers increased. Open source refers to projects that are open to the public and which draw on other projects that are freely available to the general public. ...
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Linksys and other vendors then had to respond, since open source firmware is now freely available for licensing and customization, which would enable new router vendors to enter the market without the traditional barrier of having to develop the firmware code. The best consumer routers are now arguably comparable to what were formerly high-end routers.
The WRT54G and WRT54GS series of wireless routers were later changed to use a VxWorks kernel, which reduced the memory requirement for the box. Version 3 of the WRT54GS had 8 MB of flash, version 4 had 4 MB, and version 5 only 2 MB. The reduced flash capacity limits feature rich open source firmware from being added to standard Linksys routers. Linksys has continued production of a Linux-powered version labeled the WRT54GL, but it is not promoted as one of its flagship products. This article may contain original research or unverified claims. ...
VxWorks is a Unix-like real-time operating system made and sold by Wind River Systems of Alameda, California, USA. Like most RTOSes, VxWorks includes a multitasking kernel with pre-emptive scheduling and fast interrupt response, extensive inter-process communications and synchronization facilities, and a file system. ...
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A reaction to this is the open wireless hardware movement, including OpenPattern,[2] [3] and the Open Flexible Router device.
More recently Linksys released the WRT54GL router, which like the original WRT54G is based on Linux and therefore easier to upgrade with third party firmware; although this practice is still not directly supported by Linksys, it is an acknowledgment that enthusiasts are still interested in "tweaking" and redefining the multitude of uses of their routers. This article may contain original research or unverified claims. ...
The WRT54GS is a newer model of the WRT54G, which looks quite different; the WTR54GS (note the transposition of the second and third letters) is a "travel router" with an integral power supply, suitable for setting up an ad-hoc wireless network in a hotel room.
The Linksys WRT300N series is the successor to the WRT54G series. Linksys WRT300N version 1. ...
WUSB54G series Linksys WUSB54G series uses Ralink RT2500 chipsets.[4] Ralink is a Taiwanese Wi-Fi chipset manufacturer which claims to have 10% of the WLAN chipset market worldwide. ...
Linksys WUSB54GC is the Linksys Compact Wireless-G USB Adapter, that can be set up in Linux.[5]
NSLU2 The NSLU2 is a network storage device. It does not have much storage capacity itself, but does have two USB ports to allow external hard drives or a USB modem to be attached. There are various projects to enable the usage of Linux (OS) on the machine.[6] The NSLU2 The NSLU2 is a device made by Linksys for making USB Flash memory or hard disk devices accessible over a network (NAS). ...
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Acquisition of Sipura Technologies The parent company Cisco Systems acquired VoIP maker Sipura Technologies and made it part of its Linksys division on April 26, 2005. Cisco redirects here. ...
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SPA Series VoIP Products With the Sipura acquisition Linksys got into the VoIP business. Sipura products are well tested and feature rich ranging from VoIP PBX to ATA and phones, all the products are SIP v2 compatible but they do have some quirks when Linksys decides to defer from the protocol on some features (ex WMI, Voice Messages).
SPA Series Phones The SPA series is basically the original Sipura series SIP compatible phones.
SPA Series Products | Phones | PBX | ATA | ITG | | SPA901 | SPA9000 | SPA2002-ER | SPA400 | | SPA921/941 | | PAP2 | SPA3102 | | SPA922/942 | | SPA8000 | | | SPA962 | | | |
Criticism While Linksys products are advertised as having a wide array of features and management tools, they are often only available through an IE/ActiveX web interface. On these ActiveX dependent products, their advertisements and documentation make no mention of the operating system or browser requirements, leaving consumers to find out that their Mac OS X, Linux and Unix systems are unable to configure the devices, only after they are purchased.
Notable offenders:
- The SRWXXXX line of managed Gigabit switches, for eaxmple SRW2024
Devices known to work properly without ActiveX browser support Linksys does provide legacy interfaces to configure the devices, however they are severely stripped down telnet and serial console interfaces, that only expose the minimum functionality.
Linksys has responded to many consumer's complaints simply by stating the following paraphrased positions:
- There is no demand for devices that can be configured by non-windows systems.
- They have firmware upgrades being developed, but have no plans to release them.
- Their devices are not suitable for enterprise level functionality. The implication here being that only enterprises need non-microsoft support.
Note About Criticism This should probably be taken to the discussion page soon...but.
While reluctant to remove the previous section about criticism the section is not accurate. Some home Linksys Routers and Access Points use a standard Web Based GUI that utilizes Java Script for configuration changes. Mozilla, Opera, Safari Etc. all support Java Script and are able to configure said Linksys Devices no matter what operating system they are being run on.
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References - ^ Cisco acquires Linksys for 500M, Clint Boulton, March 20, 2003
- ^ Holistic ICT for EcoLiving » Open Hardware Router
- ^ OpenHardware - wiki.freifunk.net
- ^ Ralink chipsets based wireless devices
- ^ Marc Abramowitz » Setting up a Linksys WUSB54GC WLAN adapter in Ubuntu
- ^ NSLU2-Linux
- ^ Linksys WUSB54GC
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