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the WRT3200ACM is available for purchase, is an almost-direct descendant of the WRT54GL and is supported out of the box by OpenWRT/Linux.
by znpy 6y ago
the WRT3200ACM is available for purchase, is an almost-direct descendant of the WRT54GL and is supported out of the box by OpenWRT/Linux.
- earthscienceman 6y agoDoes OpenWRT implement some of the more obscure features, like MIMO and what not? I'm still using DDWRT on a Trendnet AC1750 supported router. I definitely don't need much more but I could use some bandwidth and power range for local transfers and such.
- yellowapple 6y agoYep, those are pretty much all I buy nowadays for home / small office routers. Absolutely rock solid.
- guenthert 6y agoWell, the original WRT54GL (Linux version with 8MiB RAM) cost me ~$50 when it was new, the WRT3200ACM is offered for $250. A descendant perhaps, but no replacement.
- orthoxerox 6y agoI really like my Xiaomi Mi 3G. Cheap, has both 802.11ac and 1Gbps ports, runs OpenWRT. The only issue I have with it is no AES support on the CPU. My VPN speed is effectively limited by one of its cores running at 100% decoding OpenVPN traffic.
- mobilio 6y agoUse WireGuard as VPN OR change OpenVPN encryption to Chacha20
- Teever 6y agoI recommend buying the WRT1200AC used on Ebay. They usually sell for $30-50 USD + shipping.
- Snitch-Thursday 6y agoCorrect. That's why I sought it out and may or may not have baffled / actively disregarded the Best Buy sales guy who wanted to sell some other routing hardware that was 'newer'. This message delivered to you with its help, and I am definitely going to be looking for its descendant when the time comes to replace this one....IF it is still open-source-ready.
- icelancer 6y agoI used these before I switched to pfsense at my SMB. They're great. I use the WRT3200ACM at home + a UniFi AP for better range upstairs and have been very pleased.