We toss together our own PCB designs, throwing in a microcontroller here or there. Anything more demanding than that, and we reach for a Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone (or an old Linksys router). Why ...

Privacy is a big thing for everyone online, so it stands to reason that you want to protect yourself when you’re at home and on the move. After several false starts ...

Where a device like this makes sense... When you want a router that does more than what is needed for a standard NAT and routing setup: Some examples off my head: 1. Run a VPN to your home network at ...

The developers behind OpenWrt have been offering an open source, Linux-based operating system for routers and other embedded devices for two decades. So far the team has primarily focused on making ...

If there’s one thing I’ve learned after building a self-hosted network stack, it’s that DIY routers tend to pack extra features, better web UIs, and superior security provisions than the ones shipped ...

If you’re intrigued by the prospect of building a DIY router, Seeed Studio has a board that’s just waiting to put a Raspberry Pi Computing Module 4 (CM4) to work. Assuming, of course, that you can ...