[ NNSquad ] Re: Visualizing your bandwidth...

["Scott Ullrich" <sullrich@gmail.com>]

On Nov 27, 2007 12:49 AM, Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com> wrote:
> I do feel that this is a fine idea for the techies who are ready and
> willing to provide special "high quality" data feeds based on
> modified firmware.  But ideally we want *vast* numbers of volunteers,
> and it's very likely that most of them won't be hardcore techie
> types.
>
> I suspect that it will be a lot easier to convince folks to run an
> open source software package on their existing computers, as opposed
> to getting most people to make firmware modifications to their
> router hardware or convincing them to obtain new routers.  Flashing
> WAN router firmware is simply going to be too scary for many users,
> and not necessarily without good reasons (I've personally seen a WAN
> router bricked by flashing an official firmware update, by the
> way...)

Something like pfSense or m0n0wall?   http://www.pfsense.com and http://m0n0.ch

Shameless plug, I am one of the project founders for pfSense so I
would be happy to help out in these efforts.

Scott