Frustrated by the software limitations of your router? Replacing it with the Linux-powered DD-WRT firmware can be a big upgrade. Maybe you want to use an old router as a second access point for your ...

Few routers utilize their full potential out of the box because their firmware limits their functionality. Thanks to an open-source project called DD-WRT, you can unlock your router’s potential to ...

With each passing year, hardware devices grow less dependent on proprietary components and more reliant on open source technologies. Network routers are among the main beneficiaries of this trend, ...

My journey with DD-WRT started a couple of years ago. I was running a pair of Linksys WRT310N routers on my LAN. If you're running two routers on your LAN the best way to configure them is to make one ...

While attempting a DD-WRT flash, I screwed up and bricked a Linksys WRT 1900AC router that I'd like to use as networking for competition hardware for middle school robotics tournaments. It can be ...

I recently signed up for a VPN (privateinternetaccess) and I'd like to get it set up so that it works for all my devices without the need to log in to a VPN connection app. My current Setup looks ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

DD-WRT now expands the third party firmware choices for the WRT series of routers beyond the current support via OpenWrt's “Chaos Calmer” release, and positions the WRT platform as a leading choice ...

Open source DD-WRT or OpenWrt firmware can breathe new life -- and advanced features -- into your old wired or wireless router With each passing year, hardware devices grow less dependent on ...