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> A better strategy is buying a router based on whether it is supported by FOSS firmware or not. Just eliminate any router that isn't, and pick from what's left
by nodata 14y ago
> A better strategy is buying a router based on whether it is supported by FOSS firmware or not. Just eliminate any router that isn't, and pick from what's left.
This strategy doesn't work for routers people have already bought.
And trying to buy a router based on open source firmware support is not as simple as you imply - the hardware pages are out-of-date as a rule. It's rare that new hardware is listed.
- anthonyb 14y agoWhat part of Even if you end up with older hardware, you get the benefit of highly tuned software for it were you having trouble with? And if you want support for newer routers it's easy to arrange - buy two, and ship one to your nearest Tomato/DD-WRT/Hyper-WRT dev :)
- nodata 14y agoBut then I end up with a WRT54GL again.