A picture of a router on a table, with a woman in the back using a laptop - Aquaarts Studio/Getty Images A router is one of the most common devices that people don't bother updating until a problem ...

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As long as your router has not reached its end of life (EOL), the manufacturer will push firmware updates to it regularly. If you don't update it, the network may begin to behave poorly over time.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has offered a small concession to router device manufacturers by extending the deadline for renewing software updates, slightly easing the impact of its ...

I use OPNsense on a cheap-ish router mini PC with wireless provided by Ubiquiti. Originally only partly for security, mostly because consumer level routers are made so poorly they die after a couple ...