Imagine turning a simple, affordable Raspberry Pi mini PC into a powerful 4G LTE router that can spread high-speed internet to your other projects and devices. By leveraging OpenWRT, an open-source ...

OpenWRT is a powerful piece of open-source software that can turn plenty of computers into highly configurable and capable routers. That amount of versatility comes at a cost, though; OpenWRT can be ...

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 ...

Have you ever felt like your internet provider knows too much about your online habits? Or worse, that they’re limiting what you can do with your own connection? Many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ...

Whenever I travel, I miss the reliable home Wi-Fi network to stay connected. I, too, have ignorantly connected my devices to public Wi-Fi networks, Airbnbs, cafés, hotels, and other public places ...

Spring Break 2022. It was my first real opportunity to travel in exactly two years, after a little thing called a global pandemic scuttled a family trip to (of all places) China. You lose a lot of ...

Though Thread and Matter-based devices are gradually going mainstream, dedicated hubs, or routers to manage them remain expensive. If you are a DIY enthusiast like me, you can create an OpenThread ...

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I thought the port selection was pretty good for a basic home router, where I assume there's some unmanged switch involved. The HDMI (and tiny display!) are going to help when this ...