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Is there really a market for an open source router?

Is there really a market for an open source router?Certainly isAs someone who installed Tomato on an old Linksys router, I think there is a market for this. Myself and others like me have looked on places like Craigslist to find the particular models that the open source firmware will...

Tags: Routers & switches, NETWORKING, Home networking, ShadeTree, Linkys Routers, open source, open source router, router, DD-WRT Firmware

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

Is there really a market for an open source router?

MyOpenRouter offers developers a comprehensive user guide, applications forums and downloads. Best of all this isn't a stinky would-not-sell-otherwise router. It's got an internal diversity antenna to improve performance, and supports WPS. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Router, NetGear, Open Source Router, Tomato Download, Home Networking, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Open Source, Networking, Personal Technology, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-06-30

Open source router from Netgear offers custom firmware and apps

Open source router from Netgear offers custom firmware and appsGonna get one ...Having installed DD-WRT on a very UNSTABLE Linksys WRT54G Version 6, I can testify to the stability and usefulness of FOSS on these routers. It solved a LOT of issues I was having, but because the version 6...

Tags: Home networking, Signal-StRength, Open Source Router, custom firmware, firmware, NetGear, open source

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

Additional Resources

Open source needs successful champions

Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...

Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Netgear slammed for doing the right thing

So Welte is a 30-something who thinks his $hit doesn't stink...big deal.Wow..."Harald Welte has more power than I do, power he has earned over many years with good works."Power? Is that something that makes him special? I doubt it. Is power something that impresses you Dana? I feel sorry for...

Tags: Chipsets, Routers & switches, Semiconductors, Network technology, Operating systems, Netgear Inc., open source, Linux, router, GPL, chipset, Torvalds

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

News to know: AT&T; Apple; Google; Verizon; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dancho Danchev: Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak Larry Dignan: The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Wireless, Wireless Coverage Data, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Wireless And Mobility, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Mobile Applications, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Netgear offers an open source router that is an applications platform

Much of what you list sounds intresting but...[i]Security systems that can let police watch your break-in in progress, even from their police cars[/i]What a scary idea. Who is to say they'll only be watching when there is a break in? Some of the other ones are scary as...

Tags: Netgear Inc., open source

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Netgear offers an open source router that is an applications platform

Medical systems that monitor your heart and blood sugar while you sleep, so ER techs are there as you have your heart attack instead of your getting the victory hug from the fellow in the brite nitegown. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Netgear Inc., Router, Home Networking, Open Source, Networking, Personal Technology, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-10-06

Windows SMB2 exploit now public; Expect in-the-wild attacks soon

Another "researcher" makes a name for himself.So, just why was it necessary for for this Bozo to actually "create and release the code" for the exploit? Let me guess. His company makes money by hyping up the level of fear. See their web page where they say...

Tags: Firewalls, SECURITY, Network security, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Windows SMB2, attack, firewall, antivirus

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Eos Converge Wireless Receiver

After a CNET reader asked us to figure out a solution to get laptop audio streamed wirelessly to a receiver, we came across the Sound Blaster Wireless System for iTunes and Receiver. While the system worked well, we were disappointed to see that the included remote control was only...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Network technology, Wireless Receiver, wireless, transmitter, receiver

Product reviews 2009-09-25

Eos Converge Wireless Transmitter

After a CNET reader asked us to figure out a solution to get laptop audio streamed wirelessly to a receiver, we came across the Sound Blaster Wireless System for iTunes and Receiver. While the system worked well, we were disappointed to see that the included remote control was only...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, transmitter, Wireless transmitter, wireless, Wireless Receiver

Product reviews 2009-09-21

News to know: Microsoft; T-Mobile Cliq; MotoBlur; @facebook; Oracle

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft founds, funds a new open-source foundation Is Microsoft stalling on its GPL Linux drivers? ...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Oracle Corp., Mobile, T-Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Identity Theft, Phishing, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Smart Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-11

WaterRoof 2.2 (Mac)

WaterRoof is a firewall management frontend with bandwidth tuning, NAT setup, port redirection, dynamic rules tracking, predefined rule sets, wizard, logs, statistics and other features. With WaterRoof you can set up the IPFW built-in firewall easily and quickly. With the NAT Setup feature you can fine-tune your internet sharing for...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, WaterRoof, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking

Software downloads 2009-09-07

Open source revolution at Sony

FunnyFunny that you put "root" into your final sentence of your Sony article. I guess open source will make it harder for Sony to hide their root kits! ;)RE: Open source revolution at SonyJust to mention, PS3 supports unbuntu.WrongNot any more. Given the context of this blog, can you...

Tags: UNIX, Sony Corp., open source, Linux, Open Source revolution, router

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Vyatta Community Edition 5.0.2 (Windows)

Vyatta's open, software-based approach to networking allows us to deliver a complete network OS that takes advantage of high-performance multi-core processor advancements and is portable to modern virtualization and cloud infrastructures. Vyatta's free oprn-source community edition software offers complete enterprise-class router, firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, content filtering, and WAN load...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Load Balancing, High-performance, Microsoft Windows, Vyatta, Network Technology, Intrusion Prevention, Leadership, Processors, Networking, Security, Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-08-18

Behind the failure of OpenSourceWorld

And yet..if the place was full you would be singing the praises of how popular and good OSS is. Surely even the OSS crowd could have got together for 1 day of the year to help generate the buzz around the software - a bit similar to seeing long lines...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, operating system, OSS, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-08-14

Geek Sheet: Virtualizing Free Linux Distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2

It's been a while since we've had a hardcore Geek Sheet installment, and I promise that this one will be a real winner. Some of you may be aware that the updated Hyper-V bare-metal hypervisor virtualization layer in Microsoft's upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 (Which is due...

Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux Distribution, Mouse, Network, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, SLES, LinuxIC, OpenSUSE 11.1, ENTER, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-08-09

News to know: Microsoft, Yahoo; AMD; Apple

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Who will get the Windows 7 bits and when? Microsoft's fiscal 2010 game plan: Seven must-see...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-22

News to know: Chrome OS, Sinofsky, Kindle price drop, SEC and Steve Jobs, EMC-Data Domain

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Google Chrome OS coverage: Garett Rogers: Google to create operating system called Chrome OS Dave Greenfield: Google Officially...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Operating System, SEC, Domain, Google Chrome, Sam Diaz, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Hardware, Marketing, Software

Blog posts 2009-07-09

News to know: Firefox 3.5; Lenovo; Blackberry Tour; Chambers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Benchmarking Firefox 3.5 Testing Firefox 3.5 ... mind your add-ons! Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.5 released, more...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-01