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DD-WRT or OpenWrt - Which alternative router firmware should you pick?

There was a time when DD-WRT and OpenWrt were true alternatives and you could pick the one that best met your needs. Nowadays, the only option seems to be OpenWrt. Read in this article why and under what circumstances, DD-WRT may still be a reasonable option.

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Boost Your Router with Alternative Firmware and Unlock New Features

Boost Your Router with Alternative Firmware and Unlock New Features

Unlock your router and get additional features and up-to-date security. Read more about it here.

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Double NAT and is it really bad?

Double NAT and is it really bad?

This article gives some background information about NAT and double NAT in your network and router set up for IPv4 addresses.

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Run Your Own E-Mail Server from Home?

More and more tech-savvy home admins want to run their own e-mail server. Although the technology needed is not very simplistic, there are some options available.

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The Myth about Commercial VPN

The abbreviation VPN stands for Virtual Private Network which means an encrypted connection over the internet from a device to a network.

This article provides some basics about VPN connections and the privacy they cannot provide.

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Knowledge Areas

Router TP-Link Archer C7: Move From DD-WRT to OpenWrt

Router TP-Link Archer C7: Move From DD-WRT to OpenWrt

The move from DD-WRT to OpenWrt on my Archer C7 v5 router was not as easy as hoped but still pretty much straightforward. Read here about how this was done.
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Install OpenWrt on Archer C7

Install OpenWrt on Archer C7

To learn how to install OpenWrt on your TP-Link Archer C7 router check out this article
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Virgin Media Broadband with DD-WRT Router

Virgin Media Broadband with DD-WRT Router

Although the standard routers you get from Virgin Media when subscribing to their broadband cannot directly run DD-WRT alternative router software, you can still link your DD-WRT router to your Virgin
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Run Your Own Virtual Private Server in the Cloud

Cloud Computing is a hot and current topic discussed and used by many businesses. But with smaller offerings available now from professional cloud providers, running your own virtual private server (What is a Virtual Private Server (VPS)?) in the cloud can be something you may feel intrigued to.

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