OpenWrt has been keeping routers from becoming e-waste since 2004 ...

The newly released version 25.12.0 of OpenWrt supports more devices and uses a new package manager. The OpenWrt project has ...

The popular router firmware now uses Alpine Linux's apk package manager, among many other changes.

The feature-rich OpenWRT software package is performance-optimized for the Cavium CN71XX router/gateway reference board and will be included free of charge in the Router Reference Design Kit (RDK).

If you think your wireless router is only good enough to dish out IP addresses to connected devices around your house, you need to infuse new life into it with the OpenWRT firmware. Just as you can ...

OpenWrt is an open source, Linux-based operating system designed for embedded devices like routers. The project has been around for two decades at this point, and can now be installed on thousands of ...

In the open-source Linux operating system OpenWRT, the developers have closed two security vulnerabilities. Under certain circumstances, they allow the injection and execution of malicious code as ...

With each passing year, hardware devices grow less dependent on proprietary components and more reliant on open source technologies. Network routers are among the main beneficiaries of this trend, ...

In context: OpenWrt's history began in 2004 when US hardware manufacturer Linksys built the firmware for its WRT54G series of wireless routers. The firmware contained code shared through a GNU license ...

Installing a custom firmware on your Wi-Fi router is like God Mode for your home network. You can see everything going on, boost your Wi-Fi signal, beef up your ...