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Can FreedomBox be an alternative to commercial home routers?

Can FreedomBox be an alternative to commercial home routers?

Posted Jul 12, 2012 0:56 UTC (Thu) by BenHutchings (subscriber, #37955)
In reply to: Can FreedomBox be an alternative to commercial home routers? by paravoid
Parent article: Can FreedomBox be an alternative to commercial home routers?

I don't believe there are any wifi cards that don't require firmware. Some of them load it from flash, but that doesn't make it any more free than firmware loaded from disk. (It may be easier to install, though.)


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Can FreedomBox be an alternative to commercial home routers?

Posted Jul 12, 2012 0:58 UTC (Thu) by BenHutchings (subscriber, #37955) [Link]

Having said that: there is free firmware for some wifi cards.

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