I used to use an old Linksys WRT54GL v1.1 router for the purpose of testing homelab setups, but I have recently found that, as of 2022, it is unsupported by OpenWRT. So, I am now looking for a router to replace my old one. I don’t need anything fancy – I just need a router with WiFi connectivity (2.4GHz is fine, but 5GHz is, of course, appreciated, if possible), and a few LAN ports (gigabit would be nice, but it is not a necessity). By no means does it have to be a new model of router. So long as it supports a current version of OpenWRT, and satisfies my hardware requirements, it will be an acceptable recommendation

  • umbrella@lemmy.ml
    5·
    6 months ago

    since your priority seems to be software support for openwrt and considering that you have ancient hardware doing the job just fine, you should go for an archer c7, it has 80211n wifi and 5ghz to boot and decent headroom for shenanigans.

    you can get one brand new pretty cheap, even cheaper used.

    great openwrt support too, cause its cheap and popular.

  • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
    3·
    6 months ago

    “Cheap” being relative, I think GL.iNet products are reasonably priced, and their software is OpenWRT with a customized web interface. $40 for their small, portable WiFi 5 Opal; $95 for their WiFi 6 “home” router; $130 for the WiFi 6 Opal. The Opals work fine for covering a 1br apartment, but have 2 eth ports. The bigger one (Flint?) has 4.

  • Lrobie@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 months ago

    I use a Belkin RT3200 (same hardware as Linksys E8450). They go for pretty cheap on ebay and I have no complaints.

  • SpacePirate@lemmy.ml
    2·
    6 months ago

    Having just researched this, I purchased the Dynalink AX3600 (DL-WRX36). While it’s not as simple as a drop in firmware reflash, it offered the best speed and performance for not significantly more effort; Wifi 6, USB 3.0 ports, and full MIMO antenna support.

    I also considered the following:

    • Buffalo WXR-5950AX12
    • Linksys E8450 (5GHz ax only)
    • Netgear WAX202
    • Xiami AX9000

    https://openwrt.org/toh/views/toh_available_16128_ax-wifi

    • umbrella@lemmy.ml
      1·
      6 months ago

      how is wifi6 performing with openwrt on this box? i hear it cant do hw accel yet?