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Why don't you just head over to the linked Indiegogo project (Turris) and grab a router that is open hardware, using open source (openwrt based) and has automat
by darklajid 11y ago
Why don't you just head over to the linked Indiegogo project (Turris) and grab a router that is open hardware, using open source (openwrt based) and has automatic updates?
- narrowrail 11y agoI was just checking this out, but I've obviously missed the $180 backer opportunity (which is quite a bit more than the $75 all-in I just spent on my 128MB memory OpenWrt). Are you a backer? I wonder if the smartphone app they are building for the Turris will work with other OpenWrt installs; do you happen to know?
- darklajid 11y agoI'm a backer - but I don't know if that app would work with any OpenWrt based installation. No idea what your current setup is, but I'd guess that this router is more powerful - and comes with the advantages we discussed here: The hardware is open (you can even get one with exposed connectors/a serial cable to mess with ~everything~), the software is open, you get a 'distribution' with updates by a NIC. It's worth the money for me, but I understand if you're considering a generic OpenWrt based setup good enough. That's what I'm on right now, what works for me until this box arrives. And for me, an upgrade to 11ac was planned anyway, so this just came up when I was looking at new hardware anyway.
- ofutur 11y agoAt the "discounted" $275 (2GB version + EU shipping), it's more expensive than embedded x86 solutions (APU2b4 or Celeron N) while being less powerful and flexible (the power consumption is the same). Still a nice toy to play with, especially with all the connectors it offers and I can see this being a hit with iOS fans since it's supposed to be super easy to administer using their custom GUI and video tutorials, so worth the asking price.