Gargoyle (router firmware)
Encyclopedia
Gargoyle is a free OpenWrt
-based Linux distribution
for a range of Broadcom
chipset based wireless routers, mainly the older-model Linksys WRT54G (including the WRT54GL and WRT54GS), Asus Routers
and Netgear WNR3500L. Among notable features is the ability to limit and monitor bandwidth and set bandwidth cap
s per specific IP address.
OpenWrt
OpenWrt is a Linux distribution primarily targeted at routing on embedded devices. It comprises a set of about 2000 software packages, installed and uninstalled via the opkg package management system. OpenWrt can be configured using the command-line interface of BusyBox ash, or the web interface...
-based Linux distribution
Linux distribution
A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions are operating systems including a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications...
for a range of Broadcom
Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company in the wireless and broadband communication business. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, USA. Broadcom was founded by a professor-student pair Henry Samueli and Henry T. Nicholas III from the University of California, Los...
chipset based wireless routers, mainly the older-model Linksys WRT54G (including the WRT54GL and WRT54GS), Asus Routers
Asus routers
ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated manufactures a series of network routers directly competing with Linksys routers from Cisco.The Asus series of routers usually ship with Broadcom chipsets, relatively faster processors and more memory, removable antennas, and USB ports for expansion...
and Netgear WNR3500L. Among notable features is the ability to limit and monitor bandwidth and set bandwidth cap
Bandwidth cap
A bandwidth cap, also known as a bit cap, limits the transfer of a specified amount of data over a period of time. Internet service providers commonly apply a cap when a channel intended to be shared by many users becomes overloaded, or may be overloaded, by a few users...
s per specific IP address.
Main features
- Bandwidth monitoring
- Ability to set quotas, limits and throttling.
- Ability to block websites by IP and host name