Ask HN: Best current model routers for OpenWRT, DD-WRT, Tomato, etc.? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Best current model routers for OpenWRT, DD-WRT, Tomato, etc.?

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Post by riobard » Thu, Dec 08, 2016, 5:18 AM UTC

chx wrote: post #85

riobard wrote: post #80

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How do you make it do WiFi? USB WiFi adapter?

It has two mini PCIe slots, one for mSATA, one for wifi. It has the usual antenna holes as well. You need an mPCIe card (Intel 7260HMW is popular) and two U.FL to RP-SMA connectors and be done. But yes, you could use USB as well. They sell kits as well but they use inferior cards IMO.

Thanks! I have an ASRock Beebox which has mSATA WiFi card installed by default, but I've never trusted the signal due to its lack of external antennas. I was wondering how well it performs in your setup :)

Re: Ask HN: Best current model routers for OpenWRT, DD-WRT, Tomato, etc.?

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Post by Tharkun » Thu, Dec 08, 2016, 4:00 PM UTC

TheRealDunkirk wrote: post #88

Tharkun wrote: post #55

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I love the APU2, but it draws 5 times more power than my TP Link.

At 11 cents/kWh for electricity, and an average load of 9W, that makes the APUD14 cost a whopping $8.67 per year to run. I'll gladly trade $7 over the course of a whole year in order to have a general-purpose OS on which I can run all sorts of interesting things.

Power is three times as expensive over here. It's a very poor trade.

Re: Ask HN: Best current model routers for OpenWRT, DD-WRT, Tomato, etc.?

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Post by Wheaties466 » Mon, Dec 12, 2016, 6:36 PM UTC

mbrock wrote: post #22

Wheaties466 wrote: post #16

mikrotik routerboard with a ubiquiti wap. I've never been happier.

Have you tried the Mikrotik WAPs? I'm just about to order a Mikrotik hAP AC Lite. https://routerboard.com/RB952Ui-5ac2nD It's for a one-floor collective house in Latvia, so it's kind of nice to get an AP from a Latvian company. :)

late reply but I have several AC lites that I have purchased. If you don't mind the fact that it is only 100M ports its more than anyone could ask for in the home.