I wonder though; when you're going to the lengths of making your own router, is it not better to just go a step up and build a NAS at the same time? I had a look at mini-ITX motherboards with more ...

Building your own router might sound like a fools errand, but Ars Technica found that it was not only pretty simple, it also produced better results than most commercial options. Get the latest smart ...

If you’re an American and you use the Internet at home, it seems probable that routers are going to be in short supply. The ...

I've used many different network configurations lately, from custom OPNsense boxes to Eero mesh networks, have used custom firmware on various hardware, several generations of Ubiquiti, and I am ...

In this series of articles, I'm showing how to build a transparent firewall using OpenWrt (Linux) running on an inexpensive Linksys WRT54GL wireless router. In Part I, I explained why firewalls are ...

OpenWrt provides an environment for building custom, Linux kernel-based firmware for a variety of embedded devices. Originally targeting the Linksys WRT54G series of routers, OpenWrt now provides ...

Why run your firewall on the same box as your router? What's the point in running a router with only 2 interfaces? All packets that come in on A are going out on B and vice-versa unless stopped by the ...