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[[Image:Freebox dessus face.jpeg|thumb|Freebox V4]]
The '''Freebox''' is an [[ADSL]] [[modem]] that the French [[internet service provider]] named [[Free (French ISP)|Free]] provides to its [[ADSL]] subscribers.

(contracted; show full)The box, designed by Free, uses a 32 bits RC32355 processor and is managed by an operating system using a derivative of the Linux kernel. It has many interfaces:
* An [[Ethernet]] port 10/100 Mbit/s full/half duplex;
* A [[USB2]] port;
* An [[HDMI]] port;
* An [[RJ11, RJ14, RJ25|RJ11]] jack for the ADSL connection;
* An RJ11 jack for phone equipment (two jacks on versions 1 & 2 but only one active);
* A [[SCART]] (Péritel) socket
* A
n digital audio output [[RCA]], or optical [[SPDIF]] starting from version 3;
* An extension port of the [[Serial ATA]] standard on versions 3 and 4 and Parallel ATA standard on versions 1 and 2;
* A host USB port on version 4;

Since version 3, the Freebox can be configured to act as a router. The Freebox version 4 appeared mid-2004 and includes a chipset compatible with the ADSL 2+ standard, as well as a USB port, which will allow, in the long term, the addition of functions such as videoconferencing. 

The Freebox OS uses [[BusyBox]].

Now with the v3 (and next), it also provides a Videolan client in order to get the movies (in any format read by [[VLC]]) stored on the computer and watchable on TV through a playlist selector. This functionality is named Freeplayer.

In the same way, the Freebox (v3 and upper) is able to broadcast TV channels to one or more computer.  

== References ==
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[[Category:Modems]]
[[Category:Digital video recorders]]

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