Guess what’s one of the first things I check when planning my travel itinerary? Internet access. I’ve tried using USB 4G/5G modems with Raspberry Pi, but they turned out to be expensive, and mobile ...

I thought the port selection was pretty good for a basic home router, where I assume there's some unmanged switch involved. The HDMI (and tiny display!) are going to help when this ...

Most off-the-shelf travel routers are only good for a handful of things. They can share a Wi-Fi network, run a VPN, and even share files. The travel router I built out of a Raspberry Pi can do ...

OpenWRT is a powerful piece of open-source software that can turn plenty of computers into highly configurable and capable routers. That amount of versatility comes at a cost, though; OpenWRT can be ...

A Raspberry Pi is probably the last thing you'd think to bring on a trip, especially when your bag is already stuffed with phones, cameras, and other essential gadgets. But you might be surprised to ...

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Where a device like this makes sense... When you want a router that does more than what is needed for a standard NAT and routing setup: Some examples off my head: 1. Run a VPN to your home network at ...