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102 Class 06: SOHO Networking
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Reading Fascinating history: What one home router can do - The WRT54GL
Knowing about Routers, 5GHz, open source, and why this particular router hasn't upgraded has to do with the FCC Regulations and Linux being known for being Open Source
- it's longevity of good quality product that can last long and never break, the userability of it delivers what people want most in a product. And best of
- Linksys WRT54GL delivers the consumer's needs instead of being the most up to date, which consumers don't like new, because new means, strange, and unpredictable, so if it ain't broke, why go with a new product
- WRT- Wirles Router 54- 54 mbps and G- is for using 802.11g wifi and L- is for Linux
- It sold routers without wireless capability
- 1999
- Bill Gates, while he was just walking around and came by the booth at the exhibit
- It made it very difficult to flash with open source firmware and customers were not happy, so Linksys reissued a previous version of the WRT54G new name back to Linux being open source
- FCC regulations apply only to the 5GHz band, so the WRT54GL didn't need to be modified.
- yes, and they provide a 1 year warranty.
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