Microsoft MN700 hack project
I have been looking for a custom firmware for this router...but haven't found anything on the net! Microsofts firmware for this thing SUCKS! But I think it could be an awesome router with the right firmware. (great signal and range). I knew it was a broadcom, so I took a few snaps of the innards to see if it was another router branded with the "microsoft" name.
http://scatcat.fhsu.edu/~cmhansen/router.jpg
http://web.archive.org/web/200701241...sen/router.jpg
sure enough, the Microsoft name is on the PCB...but all the chips look very standard...like they could run Linux!
Here is the radio (wireless card):
http://scatcat.fhsu.edu/~cmhansen/radio.jpg
http://web.archive.org/web/200606280...nsen/radio.jpg
PLEASE let me know if you find ANY compatible firmware for this thing...even if it is a stock netgear/buffalo/etc. Stock Linksys wouldn't be bad. Most of all, I want to enable wireless bridge/AP Client mode. Please email me if you find out anything
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Thanks
Chuck
maybe this jtag cable 'll work??
http://openwince.sourceforge.net/jtag/iPAQ-3600/
Scrolling down through the article, the hack got this simple cable to work on his ipaq. Of course, my JTAG is 12pin, not 10pin. I assume the pinout is the same??? And can someone point the flash chip out on this thing? (maybe under the wireless card)....the software on the site says it supports intel or amd flash chips...maybe it would work.
It has 16MB RAM, and im guessing 4MB flash (M$ can't fit CE on less than that im guessing)
Chips seem to be the same, minus the layout.
So I wonder if there is any opperational difference between this and an Asus WL500g...
Also, the BCM4702 natively supports USB...so I can add a usb port to this router? Maybe someone can figure out the connections to do such a thing