Netgear WGT634U

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Introduction

A Linux router with a 200MHz MIPS32-like core with Atheros wireless and USB host supported by MIT's Roofnet project.

[http://www.pdos.lcs.mit.edu/roofnet/doku.php?id=wgt634u Roofnet Installation]

[http://www.personaltelco.net/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=NetgearWGT634U Photos]

Source

Netgear has the source availabe here: BR http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n101238.asp BR ftp://downloads.netgear.com/files/GPL/ BR

• boa
• bpalogin-2.0.2
• bridge-utils-0.9.6.orig
• broadcom-src
• busybox-0.60.5
• check-4.2
• debianutils-2.6.1
• dhcpcd
• dnsmasq-1.18.orig
• e2fsprogs-1.27
• ez-ipupdate-3.0.11b8
• ifupdown-0.6.4
• iproute2
• iptables-1.2.7a
• linux-2.4.x
  • Kernel 2.4.20 is used.
• linuxigd
• mawk-1.3.3
• mtd
• net-tools-1.60
• nfqueue
• pptp
• procmail-3.22
• proftpd-1.2.5
• quagga-0.96.5
• rp-pppoe-3.3
• samba-1.9.16
• sed-2.05
• smtpclient-1.0.0
• snarf
• sysklogd-1.4.1
• sysvinit-2.84.orig
• tinylogin-1.2
• uClibc
• upnpsdk
• wireless_tools.25

For this source code release, two toolchains are required:

1. A MIPS little-endian toolchain. For example, hndtools-mipsel-linux-3.0

• from Broadcom Corporation. This toolchain is used to compile uClibc and Linux kernel.

2. A MIPS little-endian toolchain compiled with C++ and uClibc support.

• This toolchain is used to compile linuxigd. CPP_STAGING_DIR in Makefile must be modified to indicate the exact path of this toolchain.

Then, a "make" should suffice to build all GPL components of WGT634U.

USB

This device has a USB2.0 port.

CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y
CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=m
CONFIG_USB_OHCI=m
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=m

As you know, this allows one to add an external HDD/USB keychain, etc. [:GPS], BlueTooth?

Serial

There is a serial header on the board. For more information on adding a port, see http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/AddASerialPort

CONFIG_CMDLINE="root=/dev/ram console=ttyS1,115200"

I simply added a serial cable to the outer-most header and booted the device. The bootlog can be found [http://personaltelco.net/~jason/wgt634u_bootlog here].

Battery Power

Input 12VDC. I've been testing a 12V 7 amp-hour sealed lead-calcium (leadacid) battery. I get 60 minutes of run time. I think the battery may be damaged though, because I find it hard to believe the AP takes 7 amps. I'm going to compare the runtime to the WRT54G on the same battery tonight. -- DonPark