Start-up Vyatta has released an open-source router software that runs on a commodity PC. Analysts debate whether the concept will catch on and chip away at Cisco's huge market share.

Vyatta has released free open-source software that offers basic router functions while running on a commodity PC. Users praise it, but analysts aren't sure there's a need.

This isn't Netgear's first foray into open-source routers; the previous one, the KWGR614, will be discontinued. The WGR614L supports Tomato and DD-WRT, both popular open-source packages for routers.

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But IIX brings some open source street cred. Jay Turner, IIX's senior director of DevOps and lead for the CloudRouter Project, was a 16-year veteran of Red Hat before joining the interconnection ...

Open source router company Vyatta debuted earlier this year with a Red Hat-style alternative to Cisco and Juniper offerings: the Open Flexible Router, an open source-based WAN router and firewall ...

The hardware is built on Banana Pi's open-source boards and is available in two options: a pre-assembled unit priced at $89 or as a router board for $68.42.

Open source routing projects like GNU Zebra and the related Quagga project are barely a blip on the radar. Vyatta seems to have been more lucky out of the gate, as 10,000 people downloaded the ...

Linux-based router company says its router/firewall/VPN code matches Cisco, Juniper offerings Vyatta is adding VPN support to the latest release of its open source router/firewall product. Vyatta ...

The open source CloudRouter Project launched its public beta release today, hoping to get the industry interested in its idea for an open source virtual router. CloudRouter got its start in March ...

But Banana Pi's $30 BPI-WiFi 6 router appears to deliver, promising blistering wireless speeds and open-source flexibility rarely found in consumer devices. This unassuming little router packs a ...

The FCC is proposing tightening regulations on routers, while a group of researchers and programmers want open-source firmware to be mandated. By Joel Hruska October 15, 2015 Share on Facebook ...