Hackaday3d ago

Trying to Build Your Own Consumer-Grade Router in 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/16/trying-to-build-your-own-consumer-grade-router-in-2026/

133d ago
Trying to Build Your Own Consumer-Grade Router in 2026 https://hackaday.com/2026/04/16/trying-to-build-your-own-consumer-grade-router-in-2026/
#Computerhacks #Featured #LinuxHacks #NetworkHacks #Openwrt #Router
Trying To Build Your Own Consumer-Grade Router In 2026

Although we have many types of networking equipment with many unique names, at their core they can usually be reduced to just a computer with some specific peripherals. This is especially the case …

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HackadayApr 9

WolfIP Doesn’t Allocate

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/09/wolfip-doesnt-allocate/

WolfIP Doesn’t Allocate

For some types of embedded systems — especially those that are safety-critical — it’s considered bad form to dynamically allocate memory during operation. While you can usually ar…

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HackadayApr 7

CCA Ethernet Cables: Not Up To Scratch, But Are They Dangerous?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/07/cca-ethernet-cables-not-up-to-scratch-but-are-they-dangerous/

13Apr 2
Anything Can Be A Router, If You Try Hard Enough https://hackaday.com/2026/04/02/anything-can-be-a-router-if-you-try-hard-enough/
#Computerhacks #NetworkHacks #Homerouter #Router #Routers
Anything Can Be A Router, If You Try Hard Enough

If you’re an American and you use the Internet at home, it seems probable that routers are going to be in short supply. The US government recently mandated all such devices be home grown for …

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HackadayApr 2

Anything Can Be A Router, If You Try Hard Enough

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/02/anything-can-be-a-router-if-you-try-hard-enough/

Anything Can Be A Router, If You Try Hard Enough

If you’re an American and you use the Internet at home, it seems probable that routers are going to be in short supply. The US government recently mandated all such devices be home grown for …

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13Mar 31
The D in DNS Stands for DOOM https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/the-d-in-dns-stands-for-doom/
#Games #NetworkHacks #Dns #Doesitrundoom #Doom
The D In DNS Stands For DOOM

As literally everything ought to be able to play DOOM in some fashion, [Adam Rice] recently set out to make the venerable DNS finally play the game after far too many decades of being DOOM-less. Yo…

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N-gated Hacker NewsMar 30
🚀 Wow, folks, the government is playing router police now! But fear not, because apparently, with enough Linux, you can turn your toaster into an enterprise-grade network hub. 🔧🤖 Who knew the secret to circumventing tech bans was just hoarding old PCs and a sprinkle of tech wizardry? 😂
https://nbailey.ca/post/router/ #routerpolice #LinuxToaster #techwizardry #networkhacks #oldPCs #HackerNews #ngated
How to turn anything into a router

I don’t like to cover “current events” very much, but the American government just revealed a truly bewildering policy effectively banning import of new consumer router models. This is ridiculous for many reasons, but if this does indeed come to pass it may be beneficial to learn how to “homebrew” a router. Fortunately, you can make a router out of basically anything resembling a computer. I’ve used a linux powered mini-pc as my own router for many years, and have posted a few times before about how to make linux routers and firewalls in that time.

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HackadayMar 23

Linux Fu: UPNP A Port Mapping Odyssey

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/03/23/linux-fu-upnp-a-port-mapping-odyssey/

13Mar 23
Linux Fu: UPNP A Port Mapping Odyssey https://hackaday.com/2026/03/23/linux-fu-upnp-a-port-mapping-odyssey/
#LinuxHacks #NetworkHacks #Linux #Nat #Portforwarding #Upnp
Linux Fu: UPNP A Port Mapping Odyssey

If you’ve ever run a game server or used BitTorrent, you probably know that life is easier if your router supports UPnP (Universal Plug and Play). This is a fairly old tech — created by…

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