R outers are tiny computers. They come with their own RAM, CPU, storage, and a barebones operating system glued together by ...

Firmware is the software embedded in your router. Its firmware helps the router figure out how to carry on different tasks. To update it, you have to flash the updated software in the router. We’ll ...

I'm currently using a WRT54G router with Tomato firmware and I have a simple residential dynamic ip address cable modem. The cable modem is in "bridged" mode and the router is set to use DHCP to get ...

I tried to upgrade the firmware on my Dlink 645. After the upload of the new firmware now the modem just blinks, and I can't connect to reinstall the old firmware. I work from home and I'm without ...

Using the ESP32-H2 is more economical than the $25 nRF52840 MDK USB dongle to build an OpenThread Border Router. That’s ...

This being Computerworld, the number of readers who update the firmware in their router is probably high. But, I suspect very few non-techies keep their firmware current, or even know that the ...

It's easier than you think to build a router that's way better than what you can buy off the shelf. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...