[GTALUG] FCC "forces" TP-Link to enable open source on their router(s)

[Kevin Cozens]

On 16-08-03 07:57 AM, David Collier-Brown via talk wrote:
> On 01/08/16 10:19 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
>> | From: James Knott via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
>>
>> | On 08/01/2016 05:27 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
>> | > So the original problem remains: how can TP-Link prevent existing
>> | > hardware from generating too strong signals if it cannot control the
>> | > firmware?
>> |
>> | The limits might be hard coded elsewhere.
>>
>> No, they are not.  That's the problem:
>>
>> 1) FCC has made a new rule that manufacturers are to prevent customers
>> from breaking the signal strength limitations.

Some WiFi routers have antennae that can be unscrewed and replace with a 
different one(s). I've seen ads for router antennas claiming they can help 
if you a problem with weak signal at the receiving end.

Replacing antennae on a router with one(s) that are either more efficient or 
higher gain can result in the level of the RF output from the device 
exceeding the limits set goverment regulation.

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