Editing Freebox (section)

==Technical features==
[[File:Freebox dos mieux.jpeg|thumb|Freebox V4]]
The box is managed by an operating system using a derivative of the Linux kernel. It has many interfaces:
* An [[Ethernet]] port 10/100&nbsp;Mbit/s full/half duplex;
* A [[Universal Serial Bus|USB]] 2.0 port;
* An [[HDMI]] port;
* An [[RJ11]] jack for the ADSL connection;
* An RJ11 jack for phone equipment (two jacks on versions 1 & 2 but only one active);
* A [[SCART]] socket
* A digital audio output [[RCA]], or optical [[S/PDIF]] 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 [[VLC media player|VLC]] understands) 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 computers.