I use a Linux box to route internet traffic at home. I have a DSL router doing NAT, plus the Linux box doing NAT (yes, I know) and bandwidth shaping (which seems to work well only with double NAT). At ...

IT managers looking to build an open source-based networking infrastructure will shortly be able to get their hands on free software that handles a range of routing and security features. The Open ...

im a newbie to linux. i have optimum online and want to setup up my linux box as a router/firewall. i tried doing it and was not very successful. can anyone help to do this? i cant even get internet ...

Users have been pondering the idea of Cisco-routers-turned-Linux-app-servers and have found the idea wanting. Last week, Cisco set tongues a-waggin’ with its announcement that its Integrated Services ...

Linux and open source pros who have followed the developments of the eXtensible Open Router Platform (XORP) should get to know a bit of Sanskrit – the word Vyatta, in particular. Vyatta, which means ...

Firmware is the low-level software programmed into a device's read-only memory, responsible for controlling its hardware functions. In the context of routers and networking equipment, firmware ...

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 US government recently mandated all such devices be home grown for security ...

OpenWrt has replaced its long-unmaintained opkg package manager with apk from Alpine Linux, aiming to improve longevity, security, and upgrade processes. The change coincides with renewed calls for ...