Here Are 7 Awesome Open Source Router Solutions!

We have compiled here a list of some of the best router solutions here!    Friday, May 30, 2014:  If you're looking for router solutions, well, you could very well go for proprietary solutions. The question is why bother when you have open source so close to hand. Here are six of the most efficient router solutions from the world of open source. 1.CoovaAP CoovaAP is an OpenWRT-based firmware designed especially for HotSpots. It comes with the CoovaChilli access controller built-in and makes it easily configurable. 2.Vyatta Vyatta provides software-based virtual router, virtual firewall and VPN products for Internet Protocol networks. 3.ZeroShell Zeroshell is a Linux distribution for servers and embedded devices aimed at providing the main network services a LAN requires. It is available in the form of Live CD or Compact Flash image and you can configure and administer it using your web browser. 4.Untangle Untangle, a network software and appliance company, provides the most complete multi-function firewall and Internet management application suite available. 5.RouterOS It can also be installed on a PC and will turn it into a router with all the necessary features - routing, firewall, bandwidth management, wireless access point, backhaul link, hotspot gateway, VPN server and more. 6.DD-WRT DD-WRT is a Linux-based firmware for wireless routers and wireless access points. It is compatible with several models of routers and access points, for example, the Linksys WRT54G series (including the WRT54GL and WRT54GS).