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This is a pretty significant release - it marks the end of iptables in the main distribution; the OpenWrt-specific translation layer (previously firewall3, now
by c0l0 4y ago
This is a pretty significant release - it marks the end of iptables in the main distribution; the OpenWrt-specific translation layer (previously firewall3, now firewall4) for netfilter-related configuration now targets nftables. Also, yet more devices have made the switch from swconfig to DSA for configuring Ethernet switches.
I've been using 22.03 release candidates on all my networking gear (router, switch, access point) for several weeks without problems, and can only recommend giving OpenWrt a chance :)
- Zizizizz 4y agoIf you don't do anything out of the ordinary with your router is there any benefit to this over for example, the Netgear or tplink firmware?
- BlackLotus89 4y agoSQM for bufferbloat
- muppetman 4y agoIt doesn't report home
- mnd999 4y agoUpdates
- c0l0 4y agoYou get frequent software updates with meaningful changelogs and detailed lists of bugs/vulnerabilities fixed. Also, you can be quite sure that there are no software components active that serve the interestest of the device's manufacturer more than those of its owner and users.
- Aaronmacaron 4y agoI have two cheap WiFi Access Points. They worked fine when I got them. After a few weeks one of them stopped working and I had to restart it. A few days later the other one had the same problem. This repeated every few weeks. Once i got tired of restarting the APs every now and then, I looked into it and figured it was a memory leak in the firmware. Then I installed OpenWRT and I didn't touch the APs since. It just works. Pretty amazing if you ask me.
- evv555 4y agoIntegrating wireguard routes into your local network and overriding DNS with trusted endpoints. These are common enough needs these days to be considered ordinary.
- vocram 4y agoOpenWRT lets you control and access the device you own
- gspr 4y ago* Security updates for way longer than the vendor would provide them. * Privacy (lots of stock firmwares phone home). With OpenWrt your hardware is _yours_. * When you do have to interact with the router, you don't die from its terrible UI (in fact, OpenWrt has a great one).
- ce4 4y agoOptional packages, installable on-the-fly Such as adblocking (pi-hole like experience without additional gear) ssh access, printserver, dynamic DNS, VPNs, different routing protocols, vlan support, tunneling protocols, monitoring, home Automation, wireguard, wpa3, OWE (encrypted open wifi), lots of goodies known from other linux distros, etc Here are some pointers on whats possible: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/start https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/start Edit: added examples. And er, that stuff is ordinary for me :-)
- ncmncm 4y agoWireguard, particularly.
- poisonborz 4y agoExcept if you don't have a premium router with high-end CPU you will have minimal bandwith.
- IntelMiner 4y agoDepends what you want to do with it. If you just want a secure SSH tunnel it's perfectly serviceable
- ncmncm 4y agoI get plenty for my needs on an Archer C7.
- ciupicri 4y agoWhat speeds are you getting?
- Denatonium 4y agoYou'd be surprised; I'm pulling 150Mbps on a years-old $40 Edgerouter X (it was on sale when I bought it; it's normally $60) over Wireguard to Mullvad.
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- HeckFeck 4y agoThe UI isn't slow. This is a serious pet peeve of mine with other routers. I don't need a heavy frontend just to configure my router, I want to open port forwarding quickly. Fading effects and fake loading swirls are utterly unnecessary. There's none of it in OpenWRT.
- ThatMedicIsASpy 4y agoMy OpenWRT router takes 10s to reboot. Compared to 5-10min ISP router.
- poisonborz 4y agoMassively decreased chances of run-by attacks exploiting known vulnerabilities in mass produced mainstream routers. Having a "more exotic" setup already avoids a lot of (non-targeted) attack vectors.
- alibrarydweller 4y agoIt keeps configuration in files in a *nix-esque file system, which allows me to keep router config and changes in git.
- cmeacham98 4y agoDefault router firmware is often a security nightmare the vendor barely bothers to patch. OpenWrt firmware receives regular security updates. I'd rather my router not become a botnet participant.
- Zizizizz 4y agoThank you everyone who replied!
- Nextgrid 4y agoBetter security in general. The firmware on consumer-grade routers is an afterthought. They are routinely running 10-year-old versions of services which are sometimes exposed to the internet, and all insist on rolling their own shitty web UIs which often include command injection vulnerabilities.
- gspr 4y agoBeen running 22.03 RCs on the RT3200 for a while myself. Never had a more stable home network experience. Thanks, OpenWrt!