The feature-rich OpenWRT software package is performance-optimized for the Cavium CN71XX router/gateway reference board and will be included free of charge in the Router Reference Design Kit (RDK).

OpenWrt is an open source, Linux-based operating system designed for embedded devices like routers. The project has been around for two decades at this point, and can now be installed on thousands of ...

Once upon a time, about twenty years ago, there was a Linux-based router, the Linksys WRT54G. Back then, the number of useful devices running embedded Linux was rather small, and this was a standout.

The LinkStar-H68K is a tiny computer that’s positioned as a router thanks to its four Ethernet interfaces. But it’s also basically a rugged mini PC that could be used for network-attached storage, ...

Last week, Ars reported on the story of Anonabox, an effort by a California developer to create an affordable privacy-protecting device based on the open source OpenWRT wireless router software and ...

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 ...