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The [http://www.netgear.com/Products/RoutersandGateways/GWirelessRouters/KWGR614.aspx Netgear KWGR614] is promoted as an "Open-source Wireless-G router for hobbyists".
Firmware is available [http://kbserver.netgear.com/release_notes/d103016.asp online].

= Hardware =
= Hardware =


The [http://www.netgear.com/Products/RoutersandGateways/GWirelessRouters/KWGR614.aspx Netgear KWGR614] is based (according to the support, chip is covered by fan) on a [http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=9&PFid=11&Level=4&Conn=3&ProdID=70 RTL8651B] chipset with a 200Mhz RISC CPU. The wireless chipset is a hardwired [http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=1&Level=6&Conn=5&ProdID=35 RTL8185L]. Memory is realized with is a [http://www.etron.com/manager/uploads/EM638165_v17.pdf 16 MByte EtronTech EM38165TS-7G SDRAM chip] and a [http://www.macronix.com/QuickPlace/hq/PageLibrary48256F5500439ED0.nsf/h_CE4C9490FDF4280B48256F550043C6D8/209CFCBBF4BCCB9148257031002F02E6/$File/MX29LV320CTBver15.pdf?OpenElement 2 MByte Macronix 29LV320CVBC-90G].
The [http://www.netgear.com/Products/RoutersandGateways/GWirelessRouters/KWGR614.aspx KWGR614] is based (according to the support, chip is covered by fan) on a [http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=9&PFid=11&Level=4&Conn=3&ProdID=70 RTL8651B] chipset with a 200Mhz RISC CPU. The wireless chipset is a hardwired [http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=1&Level=6&Conn=5&ProdID=35 RTL8185L]. Memory is realized with is a [http://www.etron.com/manager/uploads/EM638165_v17.pdf 16 MByte EtronTech EM38165TS-7G SDRAM chip] and a [http://www.macronix.com/QuickPlace/hq/PageLibrary48256F5500439ED0.nsf/h_CE4C9490FDF4280B48256F550043C6D8/209CFCBBF4BCCB9148257031002F02E6/$File/MX29LV320CTBver15.pdf?OpenElement 2 MByte Macronix 29LV320CVBC-90G]. There is no obvious internal interface like JTAG.

= Change Firmware =

The [http://kbserver.netgear.com/release_notes/d103016.asp firmware page] describes how to download a new firmware via TFTP.

Revision as of 07:02, 23 January 2007

The Netgear KWGR614 is promoted as an "Open-source Wireless-G router for hobbyists". Firmware is available online.

Hardware

The KWGR614 is based (according to the support, chip is covered by fan) on a RTL8651B chipset with a 200Mhz RISC CPU. The wireless chipset is a hardwired RTL8185L. Memory is realized with is a 16 MByte EtronTech EM38165TS-7G SDRAM chip and a 2 MByte Macronix 29LV320CVBC-90G. There is no obvious internal interface like JTAG.

Change Firmware

The firmware page describes how to download a new firmware via TFTP.