Routers are tiny computers. They come with their own RAM, CPU, storage, and a barebones operating system glued together by whatever software the manufacturer ships. The problem is that most of that ...

OpenWrt is a free and open source, Linux-based operating system designed for routers and other networking applications. While it’s most often used as an aftermarket replacement for the firmware that ...

OpenWrt has officially launched its first dedicated wireless router that promises unrivalled security protection. Developed in collaboration with Banana Pi, the OpenWrt One is specifically designed to ...

A new router designed in collaboration with the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) and OpenWrt Project is touted as the first router “designed and built with your software freedom and right-to-repair ...

The OpenWrt One/AP-24.XY is a WiFi 6 and Ethernet router powered by a 1.3 GHz MediaTek MT7981B (Filogic 820) processor dual-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor. It features support for WiFi 6 and has a ...

So in this flat I have a fiber connection, with a PON. I plugged in my own Archer C6, flashed OpenWRT on it, and flubbed with configuration until I got it to work (I wasn't very familiar with OpenWRT, ...

If you think your wireless router is only good enough to dish out IP addresses to connected devices around your house, you need to infuse new life into it with the OpenWRT firmware. Just as you can ...

Open source DD-WRT or OpenWrt firmware can breathe new life -- and advanced features -- into your old wired or wireless router With each passing year, hardware devices grow less dependent on ...

With each passing year, hardware devices grow less dependent on proprietary components and more reliant on open source technologies. Network routers are among the main beneficiaries of this trend, ...

Not so long ago I wrote a guide on how to unblock U.S Netflix and other services such as BBC iPlayer using an Openwrt router and SmartDNS. That guide is still valid but ever since I wrote that guide ...