Real information about WiFi 7, 5G, antennas and networking — written by us, about what we actually sell. If we get something wrong, we want to know. Truth matters here.
WiFi 7 is the biggest leap in wireless technology in a decade. But what does BE19000 actually mean? What's the 6GHz band? And do you actually need it? We break it all down — no marketing spin.
Read post →1G vs 2.5G vs 10G ports, SFP vs SFP+, managed vs unmanaged, and VLANs for home offices and enterprise — all explained honestly. Plus how switches work with the Rocket Plus and Rocket Pro's 10G SFP+ ports.
Read post →The complete guide. Routers, switches, mesh, access points, bandwidth, latency, VLANs, SD-WAN — explained from absolute beginner to enterprise level. With original diagrams at every level.
Read post →The complete OpenWrt guide. How to install it, configure interfaces and VLANs, set up WireGuard and OpenVPN, run Ngrok for remote access, and which packages are worth installing. From first flash to expert configuration.
Read post →Straight talk on internet security. What actually protects you and what just feels like it does. VPNs, Tor, DNS, browser fingerprinting, metadata, the NSA keys hidden in Windows — from complete beginner to expert level. No hype, no snake oil.
Read post →Not conspiracy theories. Documented, confirmed programmes. Echelon, Five Eyes, GCHQ Tempora, NSA XKeyscore, PRISM — what is being collected, how it works at scale, what your router traffic reveals, and what honestly helps.
Read post →Most router company blogs are thinly veiled product pitches. Ours is not. Where this business comes from, why we talk straight, and what you should realistically expect from us — including why we will never be your IT department.
Read post →OpenWrt is moving from .ipk to .apk packages. If your router shipped with an old snapshot build pointing at dead repos, here is exactly how we diagnosed and fixed it — every command explained from scratch for complete beginners.
Read post →You try to connect to your router and get a wall of warning text saying someone might be doing something nasty. Do not panic. Here is exactly what every line means — and the one command that fixes it in seconds.
Read post →Every command you need to get into your router, find your way around, diagnose problems and do serious network work. From your very first connection all the way to enterprise diagnostics. Every command explained.
Read post →A complete breakdown of every Rocket Routers firmware variant. What each one does, who it is for, why Mesh costs more, and why our source code is open for anyone to read. Includes our one clear rule on how the firmware must not be used.
Read post →What happens when you link several Rocket Routers in a WireGuard mesh and share every SIM card's bandwidth? You get carrier-grade bandwidth bonding and multi-network failover — built on open-source firmware at a fraction of the cost of commercial equivalents. Beginner to enterprise.
Read post →We are building WireGuard VPN setup directly into the Rocket Router's LuCI web interface — and a first-of-its-kind end-to-end encrypted messaging tool that runs on the router itself. ChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption. No apps, no accounts, no third-party servers. Strong cryptography in your hands.
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