For home networks, most people already have a router with a built-in firewall. Under normal circumstances, they don’t need to get an extra firewall to keep their network safe.

Thus, it doesn’t use a dynamic IP service, and doesn’t require a firewall router port configuration. With the lightweight FreeRTOS real-time operating system, the box can run software that ...

The maker of the Banana Pi line of single-board computers has unveiled a new Banana Pi BPI-R4 model that’s designed to be used as a router, firewall, file server, or for other networking tasks.