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Date:   Wed, 22 Mar 2023 09:47:41 +0000
To:     Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [UPDATE 1] My TP-Link EX510 AX3000 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router has a paper notice on GNU General Public License
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------- Original Message -------
On Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 at 7:02 PM, Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@gmail=
.com> wrote:


> Hi,
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> On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 8:43=E2=80=AFPM Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
> teo.en.ming@protonmail.com wrote:
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> > Subject: [UPDATE 1] My TP-Link EX510 AX3000 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 R=
outer has a paper notice on GNU General Public License
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> [personal information removed]
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> > My [snip] ISP has also given me a FREE TP-Link EX510 AX3000 Dual-Band G=
igabit Wi-Fi 6 Router [snip] Inside the packaging box there is a paper noti=
ce on GNU General Public License.
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> > I believe my tp-link Wi-Fi 6 wireless router is most likely running on =
an open source Linux operating system.
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> Most likely, almost all of them do these days.
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> > How can I find out what version of the Linux Kernel it is running on? I=
 think only Linux kernel 6.x support Wi-Fi 6. Am I right?
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> Your device will be running a vendor kernel and drivers so it could be
> running just about any version of the kernel. The companies that
> develop the chipsets and SoCs in WiFi routers generally provide their
> own version of the Linux kernel with custom or proprietary drivers for
> the hardware in the device. These kernels are frequently outdated so
> there's no guarantee that it's a 6.x kernel.
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> What are your goals for this device? Are you planning to just use it
> as-is or do you want to modify or replace the software in some way?
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> If you're interested in what software is running on it, contact
> TP-Link: they should have a way for you to get the source code of the
> GPL licensed parts of the software on the device.
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> If you're interested in installing a different operating system on it,
> I'd recommend taking this question to the OpenWRT forums.
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> Finally, this isn't really the right forum for this discussion: this
> mailing list is specifically about the development of open source
> Linux drivers for WiFi hardware, e.g. PCI or USB devices and it's
> unlikely that your device is running those drivers. This is a question
> that is much better answered by forums which specifically discuss WiFi
> routers and embedded devices, for example the OpenWRT forums.
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> Thanks,
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> --
> Julian Calaby
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> Email: julian.calaby@gmail.com
> Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/julian.calaby/

Dear Julian Calaby,

I have already converted my TP-Link EX510 Wi-Fi 6 wireless router to access=
 point mode.

Regards,

Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
Targeted Individual in Singapore
GIMP also stands for Government-Induced Medical Problems