i have a linux router that has been faithfully serving IPv4 for quite some time. my ISP is now offering IPv6 and i am looking to get my hands dirty with some newness. being that this topic is mostly ...

Firmware is the low-level software programmed into a device's read-only memory, responsible for controlling its hardware functions. In the context of routers and networking equipment, firmware ...

Users have been pondering the idea of Cisco-routers-turned-Linux-app-servers and have found the idea wanting. Last week, Cisco set tongues a-waggin’ with its announcement that its Integrated Services ...

Linux and open source pros who have followed the developments of the eXtensible Open Router Platform (XORP) should get to know a bit of Sanskrit – the word Vyatta, in particular. Vyatta, which means ...

I currently have an OpenVPN setup using a Linux server (Arch VM). I just ordered an Asus RT-AC87U, which has built-in OpenVPN capabilities. I'm debating whether there's any advantage to switching to ...

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, ...

The most important networking command in Linux might be ping. This command lets you check if a remote machine is responding to your requests. You can use ping to check if your internet connection is ...

Linux is highly secure, but you should still have a firewall. You should know if your ISP's hardware (gateway) uses a firewall. One of the easiest Linux firewalls is UFW and its GUI sidekick, GUFW.