These type firmware can prove the best alternative OS to router’s stock firmware. The Open source router firmware also is known as custom router firmware or aftermarket firmware or alternative router firmware. If you have a bit knowledge of technology and Linux you can use the custom open source router firmware. Thus, you have to take network security command in your hand. In such situations, hackers could perform the malicious activities to breach the weak security of your network. Among them, sometimes well-known router companies also do not bother to patch the security loopholes, especially for few years’ old routers. Most of the time either the manufacturers not supplying the updates, even if they are, the user not aware of them. One reason for saying this is the availability of updates and patches for router firmware.

Many times to save money, we go for some cheap option and here the problem starts because their functions and security features are limited, that makes them unreliable. All of them has different stock firmware and security features. The router we have in our home are from different manufacturers such as Netgear, TPlink, Linksys, Asus, Digisol, Dlink etc.

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