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Yes DD-WRT remains a hacky codebase with several things breaking all the time. I'm aure some people are running it just fine though. It also uses close-source
by mangix 7y ago
Yes
DD-WRT remains a hacky codebase with several things breaking all the time. I'm aure some people are running it just fine though.
It also uses close-source drivers for some equipment.
Last time I tried it on an Archer C7v2, the 5ghz didn't work properly.
- mr_sturd 7y agoThank you. I did some digging and my router, the Asus RT-AC68U C1, being Broadcom-based, has no working WiFi. Guess I'll stay put.
- rzzzt 7y agoMerlin's firmware might be interesting to you: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/features https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/features (I did not install it, because the model I have has fallen out of the supported hardware list a while ago, but it'd be great to hear how well it does for anyone else.)
- mangix 7y agoBroadcom based routers require closed source drivers as Broadcom does not release documentation. DD-WRT and Tomato/Merlin might interest you. The latter tend to work better.
- mikepurvis 7y agoThanks for the heads up. I have that exact hardware and was looking at DD-WRT, but perhaps I'll try OpenWRT instead.
- floatboth 7y agoI've been using OpenWRT on C7v2 for what feels like many years, never had a problem with 5ghz