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Alternative firmware for wireless routers

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:17:01 +0000

Custom firmware can unlock many features that a typical router is capable of.
The majority of low end routers lack the following functions, such as QoS, wireless bridge, advance bandwidth monitoring etc.

There are two main alternative firmwares to choose from; DD-WRT and Tomato.

In order to take advantages of the custom firmware and added features, check the compatible list to find out whether the existing router is compatible with the firmware.
Read the flashing process and proceed closely to the instruction. Failure to comply with the instruction may result an unusable router.

WAMPs – Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl/Python in one package

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:59:34 +0000

A WAMP package includes a web server, a database server and scripting language.
Installing a WAMP package in Windows enables additional web based application (in most case, open source software) to be installed.

For example, a small company needs a customer relationship management application to meet its growth. Instead of purchasing an CRM application from a major brand, this company implements a web based open source application in house.
The total saving can be a few thousands dollars, even all of the associated costs are deducted.

In addition to the initial cost saving, this small company also avoids being locked in by the branded application.

Here is a comparison of various WAMPs offerings.

The XAMPP and WampServer are very popular.

Network Management System – Zenoss Core

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:04:07 +0000

Zenoss Core is an open-source network monitoring and server monitoring product.

Causal user is not recommended to use Zenoss Core since the product is self-supported.

Zenoss Core is a great network monitoring tool.

Zenoss Documentation

Download Zenoss Core