Back in 2015, the FCC introduced new guidelines that looked like a threat to anyone wanting to hack and install open firmwares on their routers. They backed off, but a lot of manufacturers are still ...

The Federal Communications Commission recently adopted rules that required makers of WiFi routers to prohibit users to change some parameters of their devices. And some device makers have decided that ...

Linksys isn't going to abandon the open-source firmware community, despite the FCC's new regulations. Some of the company's routers will continue to support OpenWRT. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

Linksys' ambitious, prosumer-grade Wi-Fi router is pricey compared to the classic WRT54G router that inspired it, but it comes with a great feature set Not long after purchasing Linksys from Cisco, ...

For reference, at that price you can get a Check Point UTM 600 which is a sexy beast of a small / branch office router. I doubt the feature set of anything the next ten years forward from D-Link / ...

New rules that affect open source firmware on Wi-Fi routers will be implemented on June 2, but not all network hardware will prevent the loading of third-party software. Linksys has been collaborating ...

While the FCC's imminent rules for wireless device interference are supposed to allow hackable WiFi routers, not every router maker sees it that way. TP-Link, for instance, is blocking open source ...

LAS VEGAS--Long time networking device leader Linksys has finally made good on its promise to bring the open-source DD-WRT to its Wi-Fi router family. At CES, Linksays announced you'll be able to use ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Why was it so popular? Because it’s so easy to load up custom firmware on WRT devices — if you are a particular ...

Linksys routers are designed to enable multiple devices to connect to the Internet at one time, but they often offer additional features as well. Some routers include a built-in firewall that protects ...

For a hundred bucks less you also get less of a Wi-Fi router. Instead of a 3x3 MIMO antenna rig, the new WRT1200AC comes with 2x2 MIMO. Otherwise the pair are closer in specifications than you might ...