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Optional packages, installable on-the-fly Such as adblocking (pi-hole like experience without additional gear) ssh access, printserver, dynamic DNS, VPNs, dif

by ce4 4y ago

Optional 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 ago
Wireguard, particularly.
- poisonborz 4y ago
  Except if you don't have a premium router with high-end CPU you will have minimal bandwith.
  - IntelMiner 4y ago
    Depends what you want to do with it. If you just want a secure SSH tunnel it's perfectly serviceable
  - ncmncm 4y ago
    I get plenty for my needs on an Archer C7.
    - ciupicri 4y ago
      What speeds are you getting?
  - Denatonium 4y ago
    You'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.
  - doubled112 4y ago
    Most residential connections in my area have such abysmal bandwidth it really doesn't matter at home. 1Gbps down but 30 Mbps up seems reasonable. My Mikrotik hEX can max out that 30 Mbps without any trouble.
  - InvaderFizz 4y ago
    I can do over 270Mbps down and 80Mbps up (May be limited by my upload, download is a CPU limitation) on a RBM33G as a client-router. I'm not 100%, but it may actually be 370Mbps down, but I don't want to advertise that number without being sure. I replaced it with a RPi4 as a router-on-a-stick WG gateway. The RPi4 has no problem keeping up with my 500/100 fiber connection. The RBM33G has a pretty weak MTK7621a dual core 800mhz MIPS cpu. I should setup two of them and run some proper benchmarks at some point.
throw0101c 4y ago
> Optional packages, installable on-the-fly Possible on Asus hardware using the third-party Merlin firmware as well: * https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng/wiki/Entware https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng/wiki/Entware * https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/features https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/features The default Asus firmware is decent too.

by ce4 4y ago

ncmncm 4y ago

Wireguard, particularly.

poisonborz 4y ago
Except if you don't have a premium router with high-end CPU you will have minimal bandwith.
- IntelMiner 4y ago
  Depends what you want to do with it. If you just want a secure SSH tunnel it's perfectly serviceable
- ncmncm 4y ago
  I get plenty for my needs on an Archer C7.
  - ciupicri 4y ago
    What speeds are you getting?
- Denatonium 4y ago
  You'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.
- doubled112 4y ago
  Most residential connections in my area have such abysmal bandwidth it really doesn't matter at home. 1Gbps down but 30 Mbps up seems reasonable. My Mikrotik hEX can max out that 30 Mbps without any trouble.
- InvaderFizz 4y ago
  I can do over 270Mbps down and 80Mbps up (May be limited by my upload, download is a CPU limitation) on a RBM33G as a client-router. I'm not 100%, but it may actually be 370Mbps down, but I don't want to advertise that number without being sure. I replaced it with a RPi4 as a router-on-a-stick WG gateway. The RPi4 has no problem keeping up with my 500/100 fiber connection. The RBM33G has a pretty weak MTK7621a dual core 800mhz MIPS cpu. I should setup two of them and run some proper benchmarks at some point.

throw0101c 4y ago

> Optional packages, installable on-the-fly Possible on Asus hardware using the third-party Merlin firmware as well: * https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng/wiki/Entware https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng/wiki/Entware * https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/features https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/features The default Asus firmware is decent too.