This router seems pretty good, but could be much better with DD-WRT. If the above listed chip isn't the flash memory than I apologize. It is the only non-networking related chip that is zoomed in on to be readable. I noticed a few smaller chips on the board, including one located under a metal cage of sorts in the overview picture (1st or 2nd pic).
Upon further inspection of the router setup page, it appears that the router may very well be running an open source operating system. The following is copy and pasted straight from the system log:
Code:
an 1 00:00:15 disable write rom conf.
May 17 05:20:34 smbd version 3.0.34 started.
May 17 05:20:34 Warn: select() failure; Errno(4): Interrupted system call
May 17 05:20:34 Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
May 17 05:20:34 Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!
May 17 05:20:34 Netbios nameserver version 3.0.34 started.
May 17 05:20:34 startsmbfilepwent_internal: file /usr/local/samba/private/smbpasswd did not exist. File successfully created
Sorry I just wanted to add that this is Belkin's newest top of the line router that I picked up for $99.99 at walmart by my house tonight. The features are as follows:
Simultaneous Dual Band (up to 300Mbps (2.4Ghz) + 450Mbps (5Ghz) )
Two USB ports for file & printer sharing
5 Internal Antennas
Exclusive Multibeam technology (high powered signal for multiple devices) (A form of MIMO I guess?)
GIGABIT Ethernet ports (Ethernet Chipset specs say that the switch is 4+1 gigabit enabled, so I think the WAN port is also a gigabit port)
Hope this helped a little bit.
If this is running on an open source os, just how much would it help if we had the source code? Because this router is so new, Belkin hasn't even created a support page for it yet. So no firmware, no source posted.
I filled this out exactly as asked to on the request router support page. Is there anything else that might help? This router so far, even without dd-wrt, seems to be a decent router for the price. I still want my dd-wrt though, so if there is anything more I can do (short of buying another one and sending it, because I don't have that kind of money) please let me know.
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 13:34 Post subject: I just got one too...
I can confirm this has the new RaLink 3883 cpu in it and it is in fact an upgraded Asus Rt-n56u. This model does have the Hardware based NAT and can support 300k+ connections which should make it one amazing P2P gateway.
I have to admit this $99 Walmart special is by far one of the best performing stock routers I have ever bought. Now when DD-WRT becomes available on it, I am betting this will become the new Hot Setup.
Any news on support?
Is dd-wrt on this model technically even possible? Is the default firmware based on Linux?
I would personally LOVE to see DDWRT on this unit. Mostly because I prefer the DDWRT Firewall and routing features, and plus IPv6 would be nice in the future considering the price paid for this router.
It definately is running a *nix of some sort. Looking at the firewall log, I have seen calls for Samba. Like this for example:"Unable to open printcap file /etc/printcap for read!" Which is a not uncommon error for when samba is running and printer shareing is not enabled.
If I understand correctly, the Main CPU and 5ghz comes from a Ralink RT3883F.
The 2.5ghz is on a Ralink RT3092.
The Ethernet Switch is a Realtek RTL8367R.
It apparently has 64MB of ram, and possibly 8MB flash.
I'd also like to see DD-WRT on this router. The default web interface is really lacking in features; it has far less than the Netgear or Cisco interfaces. It'd also be nice to crank up the radio power a bit more.
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I'm would also like to see dd-wrt support for this router. I recently wrote Belkin about adding ipv6 support, better QoS controls (the preset is it...), ability to control samba better (hey, maybe I don't want "Workgroup" = workgroup ...), and adding a wins = line to the dhcp daemon conf (yes it's legacy.. but hey, some soho techies like it [though it seems to work fine without]). See what happens (if any) on the requests.
Otherwise, it so far screams in performance. Gotta love good ol iptables running the show in the background.
I would love to see the Guest Access expanded so we can set our own IPs. And make the Guest Access work in AP mode getting IPs from the main router when connected to the remote routers just like the regular network does in AP mode. Has anyone even been able to look at the firmware code yet?