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 ...

IT managers looking to build an open source-based networking infrastructure will shortly be able to get their hands on free software that handles a range of routing and security features. The Open ...

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 ...

Admittedly, Cisco probably isn’t (nor should it be) shaking in its boots over Linux router startups. Still another such player, ImageStream, is impressively strutting its stuff at Interop New York ...

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, ...

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.