Segmentation is a fundamental part of home network security, and most people skip it ...

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Open-source router firmware has a loyal follower base, and for good reason: projects like OpenWrt give power users deep control, faster patching and long device lifespans. But an incident in late 2024 ...

Imagine this: your smart home devices, guest Wi-Fi, and workstations all coexist on the same network. A single compromised IoT device could expose sensitive data or disrupt your entire system. It’s a ...

Cognitive dissonance happens when you hold two conflicting thoughts in your mind at the same time — like loving both hamburgers and cows. Cognitive dissonance is a theory in social psychology first ...

Have you been told that VLANs are the ultimate solution to your network woes? That they’ll magically secure your infrastructure, eliminate complexity, and solve all your traffic management headaches?

OpenWrt is an open source, Linux-based operating system designed for routers and other wireless devices. It’s been around for more than two decades and for most of that time it’s been offered ...

Like most Americans, I have a TP-Link router at home and am contemplating what to do with it. The company is under scrutiny for potential backdoors, and authorities are considering it as the next ...

Do you like fiddling with computers and fancy the idea of taking on a more advanced project? Then I have a suggestion: Build your own router/firewall. With a router running a more advanced operating ...

I've been trying each new release of 23.05 up to 23.05.5 on my Netgear WAC124 router. However with all 23.05 releases, bridging between the wifi interfaces and the Ethernet seems to be broken, causing ...