This is the second installment of a two-part series on setting up the OpenVPN server on DD-WRT router firmware. This is a great way to set up secure connections to your network for road-warriors or to remotely connect offices. This a cost-effective solution can support a dozen or two VPN users.
Read more »French ISP SFR releases source code of its OpenWrt based DSL router
The Neufbox 4 is a BRCM63xx based DSL router the french ISP SFR provides to its customers, and more than 3 million units are currently in use. The device is developed by Efixo and the OpenWrt based sources are available through a subversion repository and documentation is placed in a Trac wiki.
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What’s the difference between a Hub, a Switch and a Router?
Hubs, switches, and routers are all devices that let you connect from one computers to other computers, networked devices, or to other networks.
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Cisco 802.11n router for SMBs runs Linux
Cisco announced a Linux-based WiFi router touted as the first 802.11n dual-band clustering access point for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The Cisco AP 541N Wireless Access Point includes 802.11n, gigabit Ethernet, "robust" security, voice roaming, and clustering technology, enabling a single point of administration for multiple access points.
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Netgear router not open source, says coder
Networking company Netgear has been accused of breaking open-source licensing conditions, by shipping a Linux-based router without source code.
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Is Vyatta now part of Microsoft keiretsu?
Maybe my recent trip to Japan is still in my brain, but reading about Citrix leading a new Vyatta funding round provokes the headline question.
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Buffalo: The ox slowly strikes back
"...Once flashed with the famous custom firmware from dd-wrt, the device has turned into arguably the most versatile and stable wireless router on the market..."
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Announcing Ubiquiti's Free Software RouterStation User Interface/Firmware Challenge!
"In an effort to enrich and contribute to the Free Software community, Ubiquiti Networks is offering $200,000 in cash prizes for developers who provide the most impressive User Interface/Firmware for Ubiquiti's newly released free-software embedded wireless platform, the RouterStation..." -- routerstation is based on openwrt as
Read more »Tasty Tomato firmware for routers
Breathe new functionality into your router with Tomato third-party firmware for popular models of Broadcom-based routers, including popular models manufactured by Linksys.
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Free your router with Tomato
It’s a little known fact that the fimware on Linksys routers is open-source. In fact, the operating system on WRT54G’s version 4 and below is Linux. Some time ago, people took advantage of this and made their own replacement firmware images for their routers.
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