Best OpenWRT & LEDE x86_64 Firmware for Soft Routers

Best OpenWRT & LEDE x86_64 Firmware for Soft Routers

As we all know, OpenWRT is a very popular open-source soft router firmware, which has given birth to many derivative third-party soft router firmware. This article will list the stable OpenWRT & LEDE x86_64 premium soft router firmware available in the market, provided for enthusiasts to use. The soft router firmware has integrated commonly used … Read more

Understanding OpenWRT, LEDE, Pandora, Asus, Merlin, and Padavan: Differences and Features

Understanding OpenWRT, LEDE, Pandora, Asus, Merlin, and Padavan: Differences and Features

My home Asus AC51U was previously flashed with the Padavan firmware, but recently the signal has been disappearing frequently. Out of frustration, I decided to switch to a higher-end router, but the price of the high-end Asus series is quite shocking. So I looked at the Phicomm series; both N1 and K2P were legendary models … Read more

Comprehensive Guide to Flashing OpenWrt LEDE Firmware on Phicomm K3 Router

Comprehensive Guide to Flashing OpenWrt LEDE Firmware on Phicomm K3 Router

Two months ago, I had already flashed the root version of the official firmware for the Phicomm K3 router (see “Flashing ROOT Firmware on Phicomm K3 Router: Enable Ad Filtering, Internal Network Penetration, and Aria2 Features”), but during use, I found that it occasionally lost connection, and the ad filtering effect was not ideal, especially … Read more

Guide to Multi-Connection and Load Balancing with LEDE/OpenWrt

Guide to Multi-Connection and Load Balancing with LEDE/OpenWrt

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Enhancing Router Security for Remote Access with LEDE/OpenWRT

Enhancing Router Security for Remote Access with LEDE/OpenWRT

In the previous two articles, Blue Dot Network introduced how to configure DDNS to bind a custom domain name for public remote access on LEDE/OpenWRT firmware routers. Additionally, a trusted certificate can be bound to the custom domain name for HTTPS access. Blue Dot Network will also introduce how to configure IPv6 for public access … Read more

The Birth of LEDE: A New Era for OpenWrt

The Birth of LEDE: A New Era for OpenWrt

OpenWrt can be said to be the most famous home WiFi router Linux distribution in the world, birthed from the once obscure Linksys WRT54G router, and has been around for more than 12 years. In early May 2016, the OpenWrt user community announced another OpenWrt: the Linux Embedded Development Environment (LEDE). The official explanation states … Read more

Introducing LEDE: A New Era for Embedded Linux Development

Introducing LEDE: A New Era for Embedded Linux Development

LEDE project is a spin-off of the OpenWrt project and shares many of the same goals. We are building an embedded Linux distribution that is easy for developers, system administrators, or other Linux enthusiasts to compile and customize software for embedded devices, especially wireless routers. The name LEDE stands for Linux Embedded Development Environment.The project … Read more

The Split Between LEDE and OpenWrt: A Technical Overview

The Split Between LEDE and OpenWrt: A Technical Overview

(May 2016) Early in May, when a group of core OpenWrt developers announced that they would begin working on a derivative of OpenWrt (or possibly a branch) called the Linux Embedded Development Environment (LEDE), the OpenWrt user community was thrown into chaos. — Nathan Willis Table of Contents ◈ Responses and Questions25% ◈ Clarifications47% ◈ … Read more