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Router support

mkPirateBox has been successfully used on several routers. Here's an overview of the current status. Throughput is referring to the droopy / python web server.

Confirmed working

Model                        Tested with   Throughput [MB/s]   2.5" HD   Remarks
Asus WL-500g Premium         0.2-4         2 down / 0.2 up     some
Asus WL-500g Deluxe          0.2-4         2 down / 0.1 up     some
Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH        0.2-4         6 down / 0.5 up     yes
Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH (new)  0.2-5         6 down / 0.5 up     yes       requires OpenWRT trunk
D-Link DIR-825               0.2-4         ?                   ?
Linksys WRT160NL             0.2-4         ?                   ?
TP-Link TL-WR1043ND          0.2-4         6 down / 0.5 up     yes

Problems

Asus WL-500g: possible issues, USB 1.1 only, requires kmod-usb-ohci before installing piratebox ipk
Asus WL-600g: possible issues, random kernel crashes on 10.03.1-rc4, might be defective hardware
Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH (new version): Requires OpenWRT trunk image from http://forum.daviddarts.com/read.php?2,433
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