Learn how to flash OpenWrt, configure advanced networking, and optimize Wi-Fi 7 performance on the Banana Pi BPI-R4 router with this complete setup guide.

IPFire gave my spare mini PC a job as a wired and wireless lab firewall.

GL.iNet's new Mango 2 pocket router upgrades travel networking with dual-band Wi-Fi 5 and Gigabit Ethernet ports. Here is ...

Monica J. White is a journalist with over a decade of experience in covering technology. She built her first PC nearly 20 years ago, and she has since built and tested dozens of PCs. PC hardware is ...

OpenWrt has shipped version 24.10.8 to close a critical DHCPv6 stack overflow and a wider set of remotely triggerable flaws in network services enabled by default. The critical issue, tracked as ...

You might think a basic LAN setup is secure enough, but there could be issues lurking that require device isolation to ensure your security. Picture this scenario: You have one local area network (LAN ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is quietly pushing national park, refuge and wilderness area managers to dramatically scale back hunting restrictions, raising questions ...

One of the most significant structural changes in 25.12.0 is the replacement of the opkg package manager with apk, the Alpine Package Keeper. The OpenWrt fork of opkg is no longer maintained, and the ...

The popular open-source firmware for routers and other networking equipment, OpenWrt, just released a new major update. OpenWrt 25.12 is now available after “over one year” of development, with new ...

AirSnitch is a newly-revealed attack on Wi-Fi networks that work across all major router brands and firmwares, including DD-WRT and OpenWrt. In an alarming turn for cybersecurity, researchers revealed ...

In the previous two articles, I introduced my project: replacing my aging Vodafone router with custom hardware running the open-source OpenWRT operating system. The Vodafone box will remain in use ...

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...