FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Investigation
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FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Investigation
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Re: FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Investigation
#2FCC announcement: http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2016...
Direct Link to the ruling: http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2016...
Re: FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Investigation
#3According to the /. comments "Requires" is wrong. They "support" them doing that (i.e. that there are not legislative obstacles to it).
Re: FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Investigation
#4Title is inaccurate, TP-Link only committed to investigate supporting third party firmware (including open source).
From the FCC announcement (similar language is in the ruling):
> committing to investigate security solutions for certain 5 GHz band routers that would permit the use of third-party firmware
Re: FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Investigation
#5bws111's post from the Slashdot thread:
Nowhere in that document does it say the FCC REQUIRES TP-Link to allow open source. What it says is:
“While manufacturers of Wi-Fi routers must ensure reasonable safeguards to protect radio parameters, users are otherwise free to customize their routers and we support TP-Link’s commitment to work with the open-source community and Wi-Fi chipset manufacturers to enable third-party firmware on TP-Link routers.”
They SUPPORT a company working with open-source, not REQUIRE,
Later on it says: TP-Link has also agreed to take steps to support innovation in third-party router firmware by committing to investigate security solutions for certain 5 GHz band routers that would permit the use of third-party firmware while meeting the Commission’s security requirements and maintaining the integrity of critical radio parameters.
So the requirement is that any open-source stuff must meet the security requiements and maintain correct operation, not that they MUST allow open source,
Re: FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Investigation
#6Better to stick with those who don't need anyone to require them that.
At least Linksys with Marwell chips has really open WiFi drivers (WRT1900ACS).
Re: FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Investigation
#7Title is inaccurate, TP-Link only committed to investigate supporting third party firmware (including open source). From the FCC announcement (similar language is in the ruling): > committing to investigate security solutions for certain 5 GHz band routers that would permit the use of third-party firmware
We updated the link from the Slashdot post (https://build.slashdot.org/story/16/08/01/1855206/fcc-requir...) to the official announcement.
Re: FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Investigation
#8Would it be possible to do any real harm (to humans, pets, etc) by increasing this power setting or would this only cause interference with other electronics?
Also, which models is this for?
Re: FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Investigation
#9Would it be possible to do any real harm (to humans, pets, etc) by increasing this power setting or would this only cause interference with other electronics? Also, which models is this for?
Harm to biological entity's no way.
"causing interference" In theory, yes the possibility exists. In practice not likely.
Other wifi ap's neer by might be drowned more than they would otherwise. You could call that interference.
Re: FCC Reaches Settlement with TP-Link in Wi-Fi Router Investigation
#10Would it be possible to do any real harm (to humans, pets, etc) by increasing this power setting or would this only cause interference with other electronics? Also, which models is this for?
Interference with other electronics, especially other wifi networks. Unused radio spectrum in an area is a limited resource, and if you transmit at a higher power level, you're getting longer range but you're also consuming that resource in a larger radius.