OpenWrt: Version 25.12.0 brings package manager change

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

Your old router isn't trash, and one piece of software turns it into the best access point in your house

OpenWrt has been keeping routers from becoming e-waste since 2004 ...
How-To Geek on MSN

OpenWrt’s latest update adds a piece of Alpine Linux

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

Cavium Delivers Optimized OpenWRT on OCTEON® III to Accelerate Retail/SMB Router Time to Market

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).
Liliputing

OpenWrt developers consider launching their first hardware design

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 ...
Ars Technica

In wake of Anonabox, more crowdsourced Tor router projects make their pitch

Last week, Ars reported on the story of Anonabox, an effort by a California developer to create an affordable privacy-protecting device based on the open source OpenWRT wireless router software and ...
Linux Journal

Building a Transparent Firewall with Linux, Part III

In this series of articles, I'm showing how to build a transparent firewall using OpenWrt (Linux) running on an inexpensive Linksys WRT54GL wireless router. In Part I, I explained why firewalls are ...