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Presently it seems to be unlikely to find an inexpensive (<150 USD) router that will run OpenWRT, supports modern wifi modes, and is reasonably fast. I settled

by mjevans 2mo ago

Presently it seems to be unlikely to find an inexpensive (<150 USD) router that will run OpenWRT, supports modern wifi modes, and is reasonably fast. I settled for a MikroTik model when replacing my mom's router. It almost fits the criteria. I can even port forward via SSH on it. The one thing it won't do natively? IPv6 6RD, the cursed legacy ISP junk CenturyLink has for IPv6 on DSL or, according to some posts I encountered looking for a solution, their rare fiber runs. So now it has a script I found online, triggered to run every 10 seconds because the PPPoE interface doesn't provide an 'on change' event hook. If the IPv4 address has changed the script tears down and puts back up the IPv6 address on the 6in4 tunnel and lease blocks.

Namidairo 2mo ago
> Presently it seems to be unlikely to find an inexpensive (<150 USD) router that will run OpenWRT, supports modern wifi modes, and is reasonably fast. There's a couple ISP branded units that fit those parameters, with caveats. (Mostly around OpenWrt installation difficulty and the always in development state of brand-new 11be platforms) However due to the price (Depending on availability in the 2nd hand market, it's very possible to get tri-band 11be routers for USD$50-100, usually with one or two 10GBaseT interfaces), there are still quite a few that overlook some of the difficulties involved. > triggered to run every 10 seconds because the PPPoE interface doesn't provide an 'on change' event hook. Normally this should be handled by a hotplug.d script in /etc/hotplug.d/ but I'm not familiar with the stock Mikrotik firmware.
treffer 2mo ago
Modern wifi has always been a killer for OpenWRT. Usually expect to be 1 gen behind for a few years. I wanted Wifi 7e recently (upgraded to really fast fiber) and went with Ubiquity for that. I did find the Totolink X5000R extremely good. 50€, WiFi 6 on both bands, fast. But I couldn't find a 7e upgrade I would be happy with.
Markoff 2mo ago
Cudy WR3000 cost like 30-40EUR and runs OpenWRT, not sure what you consider as modern wifi modes and being reasonably fast

by mjevans 2mo ago

Namidairo 2mo ago

> Presently it seems to be unlikely to find an inexpensive (<150 USD) router that will run OpenWRT, supports modern wifi modes, and is reasonably fast. There's a couple ISP branded units that fit those parameters, with caveats. (Mostly around OpenWrt installation difficulty and the always in development state of brand-new 11be platforms) However due to the price (Depending on availability in the 2nd hand market, it's very possible to get tri-band 11be routers for USD$50-100, usually with one or two 10GBaseT interfaces), there are still quite a few that overlook some of the difficulties involved. > triggered to run every 10 seconds because the PPPoE interface doesn't provide an 'on change' event hook. Normally this should be handled by a hotplug.d script in /etc/hotplug.d/ but I'm not familiar with the stock Mikrotik firmware.

treffer 2mo ago

Modern wifi has always been a killer for OpenWRT. Usually expect to be 1 gen behind for a few years. I wanted Wifi 7e recently (upgraded to really fast fiber) and went with Ubiquity for that. I did find the Totolink X5000R extremely good. 50€, WiFi 6 on both bands, fast. But I couldn't find a 7e upgrade I would be happy with.

Markoff 2mo ago

Cudy WR3000 cost like 30-40EUR and runs OpenWRT, not sure what you consider as modern wifi modes and being reasonably fast