OpenWrt, the open source firmware that sprang from Linksys' use of open source code in its iconic WRT54G router and subsequent release of its work, is 20 years old this year. To keep the project ...

Why use DD-WRT or OpenWrt? For me, the single biggest reason to go with an open firmware like DD-WRT or OpenWrt is the balance it strikes between convenience and openness.

Use OpenWRT to make the most of your router. For instance, Airbnb hosts can use OpenWRT to create a guest WLAN that enables access to the Internet, but not their internal network.

Why use DD-WRT or OpenWrt? For me, the single biggest reason to go with an open firmware like DD-WRT or OpenWrt is the balance it strikes between convenience and openness.

A flaw in OpenWrt's Attended Sysupgrade feature used to build custom, on-demand firmware images could have allowed for the distribution of malicious firmware packages. OpenWrt is a highly ...