Open source software has become an integral part of an array of network and IT products, but making a business out of a free Linux-like WAN router operating system and commodity PC hardware will be a ...

Open source networking proponents have uncorked an updated routing protocol project designed to give white box, virtualized environments of all sizes fast and reliable communications. The project, now ...

Scientists at Berkeley are close to releasing an open-source software code that could do for routing what Linux did for operating systems. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...

IT managers looking to build an open source-based networking infrastructure will shortly be able to get their hands on free software that handles a range of routing and security features. The Open ...

Either way, there's definite demand for routers that support open-source firmware, like the very popular Tomato and DD-WRT. Netgear Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., announced the WGR614L Open Source ...

I have found a host on our WAN that is dual homed. I am assuming that this host has routing enabled. There are three hops between me and this host. I would like to use this host as a router and query ...

It has been a very long time since I had the chance to speak with someone from Vyatta about their open source routing and network virtualization technology. After rummaging through my files, it seems ...

Open source routing vendor Vyatta is adding SSL VPN, intrusion prevention, Web caching, URL filtering, and other features in Vyatta Community Edition 5 (VC5), the latest version of its software, set ...

The Federal Communications Commission should consider imposing comprehensive tests and fines—after fair warning and guidance—to ensure internet service providers are taking minimal steps to protect ...

I'm reworking my network to split traffic over our T1s and a cable link. Server network traffic always needs to flow out the T1s (and fail if they are down), and user traffic should go out the cable ...