[OpenWrt-Users] ASUS WL-500g Premium -- tying up some loose ends

Robert P. J. Day rpjday at crashcourse.ca
Mon Jan 28 09:51:06 CET 2008


On Sun, 27 Jan 2008, Lucas Yamanishi wrote:
... snip ...
> I just bought one of these, too, for the same reasons.  Here are a few
> points I also noticed:
>
> 	* The CPU speed, flash space and ram are among the best for
> 	  low-end devices.
> 	* CPU is underclocked by default / overclockable.
> 	* RAM is upgradeable to a maximum of 256MB.
> 	* USB host controller supports 2 additional ports.
> 	* 1 UART pinout is marked on the PCB and the chipset supports
> 	  second yet-to-be found port.
> 	* Hardware hacks from the WL-500g Deluxe are compatible or
> 	  nearly compatible, providing a good base of documentation.
> 	* Antenna on the back is replaceable with standard RP-SMA
> 	* There is enough room on the back to add two additional
> 	  antennas for 802.11n or a/b/g frequency diversity spread.
> 	* Space inside the enclosure is sufficient to add MiniPCI IIIA
> 	  cards, cooling, and the kitchen sink.
>
> I've been reading http://wl500g.info for a lot of initial support.

very cool.  i hadn't even got that far, i'll add the above to my wiki
page if you don't mind.

rday
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