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+OpenWRT reghack
+###############
+:date: 2015-01-04 03:20
+:tags: reghack, openwrt, wifi
+
+With the reghack_ tool you will be able to have your wifi card run on it's
+full potential without all the pesky regulations requiring you to send on a
+lower tx power.
+
+Of course you may only do this in a metal chamber in your lab for testing purposes.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ cd /tmp/
+ wget http://luci.subsignal.org/~jow/reghack/reghack.mips.elf
+ chmod +x reghack.mips.elf
+ ./reghack.mips.elf /lib/modules/*/ath.ko
+ ./reghack.mips.elf /lib/modules/*/cfg80211.ko
+ reboot
+ # use US country for all wifi cards
+ # txpower=30 should work now
+ uci set wireless.@wifi-device[0].country=US
+ uci set wireless.@wifi-device[0].txpower=30
+
+I mirrored the data as of this date on euer.krebsco.de_ just in case
+
+
+.. _reghack: http://luci.subsignal.org/~jow/reghack/README.txt
+.. _euer.krebsco.de: /extra/reghack/index.html