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E8450
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TP Link Archer C5/C7/A5/A7 were the go to recommendations for OpenWRT compatible routers. Now that they're no longer sold, what are the go to recommendations these days at similar budgets?
As of today: BananaPi BPI-R3 Mini - Amazon - currently $90 $110 GL.iNET Beryl AX - Amazon - currently $74 $87 (monthly sales below $75) Zyxel NWA50AX Pro - Amazon - currently $85 Cudy WR3000S - Amazon - currently $60 Cudy WR3000 - Amazon - $50 - beware - only 16MB flash Netgear WAX206 and Linksys E8...
No matter what I can't install openwrt on asus routers
Cudy RE-3000 (officially a repeater; needs a transitionary firmware flashed first) GL.iNET GL-MT3000 Netgear WAX202 Linksys E8450 (needs flashing a special installer first; note: can't go back to stock, the documented procedure fails and bricks the router, making it unrecoverable without a serial ca...
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Router recommendation that meets these criteria
The hardware might be a tad underpowered (but also might not) however the available features are impressive for an amazing price point imo. Very happy with the “Linksys E8450 (UBI)” if you can still get them (my 2 cents)
[Help] Affordable Router That Supports OpenWRT – Exhausted by Failed Orders
I’ve built out 6 of these, they’re easy AF to get going and solid: https://www.ebay.com/itm/176768865408?_skw=rt+3200&epid=27043038203&itmmeta=01K0KZS7307P97SRYZAD2WFJWZ&hash=item29283ed480:g:W80AAOSwrAxnccRe&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fLqzFWHHXqI4JWk7TV0PgYqIKaYBnMJz4z9nDIVZRH535PXk...
WAX206 WiFi6 160MHz low speed / birtate
I use wax206 openwrt as my main AP. It drops to 2x2 at 160 and beamsteering dies. Keep it in 80Mhz for best performance. Works much better longer distances on 80 because it’s 4x4. Also true for Belkin Rt3200 and linksys E8450. Keep em 80MHz
router under $200
Currently using a Linksys E8450 without issues. Goes for around $100. Throughput is good, even when you enabling permanent VPN (proton vpn) with close to getting full ISP speed (-700Mb/s). Only downside is that there is not a ton of space available for additional modules, but it has enough for my ne...
Nanopi R6s or N100
Why openwrt then? Why not OpnSense? I don’t think n100 is worth for OpenWrt. That is unless you are planning virtualise and have other servers on it. For Openwrt, i think something like linksys e8450, netgear r6850 is more than enough for 300mbps wan with sqm- sqs. Or nanopi r4 is a overkill for ope...
Nanopi R6s or N100
Yes. In case of arm, the RPiB is best for support. However if you are thinking of router. R4s, R5s is future proof since its now officially supported by openwrt. I don’t think you need to go for r6s. I have used r5s and linksys e8450 with openwrt. Linksys one is good for 300-400 mbps wan if you are ...
How to know how long a router will be supported by openwrt ?
The MR52 and the Linksys E8450 use the same amount of ram and flash and they both use ARM CPUs. The E8450 uses a MediaTek MT7622BV radio and the MR52 uses an older Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8068 radio. The E8450 supports a few more wifi standards, though the MR52 does have a nice metal bracket, lol. "How ...