Open-source routers come with many benefits. These are the ones I find the most compelling.

If this sounds like you it's time to think about an upgrade ...

The router is the heart and soul of your home Wi-Fi network, and now it's more important than ever to make sure it's secure against bad guys. You need look no further than this week's eye-opening ...

When thinking about computer security, you probably consider your PC and phone first and foremost. But there’s a lot of hardware between you and the nebulous malefactors of the internet, and it’s ...

Cisco routers are deployed in networks around the world and play pivotal roles in small networks as well as global wide area networks (WANs). The stability and security built into a Cisco router are ...

For years, we have been graced with consumer electronics that run some form of Linux, have a serial port on the circuit board somewhere, and are able to be upgraded through official and unofficial ...

As the number of connected devices in our homes and offices continues to multiply, the limitations of many consumer-grade broadband routers become increasingly apparent. Not so long ago, many users ...

This being Computerworld, the number of readers who update the firmware in their router is probably high. But, I suspect very few non-techies keep their firmware current, or even know that the ...

In the news has been yet another router botnet. [Hui Wang] and [RootKiter] of 360Netlab announced their discovery of what they call the “BCMUPnP_Hunter” rootkit. They estimate this botnet to be ...