In this article we’re going to explore some of the most common methods of cascading routers in order to isolate your smart devices from the rest of the network. The reason why you’ll want to keep your IoT devices isolated is because most manufacturers care little or not at all about implementing some type of … Read more
Very recently Linksys went under fire because of an info disclosure exploit which seems to affect around 20,000 devices and, since the manufacturer has yet to release a patch for its affected models, the only solution, so far, is to flash the routers with a custom firmware, such as OpenWRT (Project LEDE). If you want … Read more
In this article we’re going to explore some of the most popular (and easiest) ways to reset a Linksys router to the default factory settings (via software and hardware means). Some of the reason why you may want to restore a router to its default settings is when you want to do a fresh installation … Read more
Let’s say you got your brand new Linksys router, you plug in the power and the Internet cables, connect the device to a computer (via an Ethernet cable) and … nothing seems to work. Before sending the router to the tech heaven (or back to the retailer), here are some of the most common Linksys … Read more
Adblockers have become very popular and are now an indispensable tool to keep your sanity while navigating the web. Pop-up windows, multiple flashing ads, the list goes on and really, every person that surfs the web has encountered at least a single occurrence when they had to close multiple small windows to actually manage to … Read more
After I tested the Linksys WRT3200ACM several times throughout a period of four months and documenting any change that may have occurred in its performance, I decided to leave behind the default firmware and install OpenWRT in order to test some of its capabilities, from which, the popular adblocker (obviously, these steps will also work … Read more
Nowadays, being connected to the internet is mandatory, it’s how we stay in touch with our friends, how we read the news, how we listen to music and overall how this new high-tech society communicates. And this is a great thing because it’s a tool for new advances in a lot of technological fields. But … Read more
In an ideal world, every device would be wireless, would easily connect to a network and maintain a stable connection. In reality things aren’t that smooth, in most cases it is ideal to have a wired network. But a large majority of people don’t have the means or find visually pleasing covering all your home … Read more
It’s quite clear that nobody likes wires in their home and if there is a wireless way to connect all our devices, we would gladly adopt it. Based on this paradigm, wireless routers have emerged and later a whole complex array of devices that connect to each other, having the sole purpose of delivering a … Read more
Lately, we’ve witnessed an increased interest into releasing easy-to use routers, with a really user-friendly setup and configuration (although lacking in terms of ports and some software features). Following this pattern, last year, two interesting mesh WiFi systems have been released (Luma Home Wi-Fi System and Eero Home WiFi System), also featuring the simple setup … Read more