ROOTer

Excerpt from the "About" page: https://ofmodemsandmen.com/about.html The ROOTer project was created to enable the use of USB, PCIe, and M.2 cellular modems in routers that lack this capability with factory firmware. The project regularly releases new firmware, allowing you to update your router for better support of these modems and to add new router-related features. ROOTer emerged in 2013 in response to a simple question posed on the Whirlpool Australia forum: "Can I plug a modem into a router to provide internet for the entire network? Can I check signal information to adjust antennas for better speeds?" ROOTer's answer was "Yes." Although ROOTer is an international project with contributions from around the world, it is primarily a Canadian/Australian collaboration and originated from the Australian forum. The name ROOTer was chosen to reflect this, and firmware versions are named after Australia's infamous venomous spiders. ROOTer is built using open-source firmware provided by the OpenWrt and Lede projects. ROOTer has been available since April 2013 and has proven to be a popular download for enhancing routers. Since its launch, firmware downloads across all different ROOTer versions have approached 1,000,000. As indicated by the ClustrMaps link on the homepage, it has been used in nearly every country worldwide.

ROOTer is a firmware project enabling routers to use USB, PCIe, and M.2 cellular modems they wouldn't normally support, with regular updates for enhanced functionality. It solves router connectivity needs.