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Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by neilsimp1 »

ungzd wrote: post #59

I have cheap router with 32 Mb RAM and 4 Mb flash (TP-Link TL-WR841N v8), and I'm not sure if I should update from 15.05.1, due to raising memory and flash requirements: https://openwrt.org/supported_devices/432_warning . There's build for my router, with 3,474K sysupgrade image, so it's probably compatible. 15.05.1 is very stable, but I'm not sure about vulnerabilities it has, such as recent wifi vulnerabilities.

I'm also on 15.05, and I haven't had to touch my router for the few years I've had it since I installed 15.05.

I don't know if there's any reason to even bother upgrading. Is it faster or more secure now? Better admin UI?

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by IgorPartola »

sexyrouter wrote: post #57
bubblethink wrote: post #14

Openwrt is so nice. Despite small teams and budgets, they power so many routers and are also good at research and new features. The sqm/fq_codel stuff alone makes it worth running openwrt. If you are not familiar with it, go to dslreports.com and run a speedtest. If you get a poor bufferbloat score, openwrt can help. A lot of vendors (even big enterprise ones) use openwrt builds for their products, but don't provide…

After getting my TPlink router bricked and not having soldering skills for Serial UART. I got fed up and built my own router which never gets bricked: I bought Orange Pi3 (38 USD) from AliExpress. Orange Pi 3 H6 2GB LPDDR3 8GB EMMC Flash Gigabyte Ethernet Port AP6256 WIFI BT5.0 4*USB3.0 Support Android 7.0, Ubuntu, Debian https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/bfPcZFXS It has Gigabyte ethernet Port and USB3 capable of deli…

A couple of reasons. First, up until recently you couldn’t buy good hardware to build your own router, that was cheap and had gigabit or faster Ethernet. Second, support. If something happens to me or I am traveling, I want others to be able to figure out wtf is going on. Third is that I might want more than one AP and I might want to install them in places that are not great for home built looking hardware.

My current setup is a TP-Link router with OpenWRT, and UniFi access points for Wi-Fi. The UniFis are really nice because they are PoE, so I only need to run a single wire to where they are installed.

That’s not to say that what you did was wrong. It’s super cool! Just not a one size fits all solution.

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by wtallis »

mtarnovan wrote: post #51
wtallis wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The TP-Link Archer C7 has been meeting all of those criteria for years and is still readily available for under $70.

Hardware encryption is on the C7 is not supported. If you have fast internet you're capped at 500mbps due to this issue: https://forum.archive.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=53703

I don't see anything on that page about encryption. Are you talking about something to do with VPNs or with WiFi encryption?

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by tapper82 »

neilsimp1 wrote: post #61
ungzd wrote: post #59

I have cheap router with 32 Mb RAM and 4 Mb flash (TP-Link TL-WR841N v8), and I'm not sure if I should update from 15.05.1, due to raising memory and flash requirements: https://openwrt.org/supported_devices/432_warning . There's build for my router, with 3,474K sysupgrade image, so it's probably compatible. 15.05.1 is very stable, but I'm not sure about vulnerabilities it has, such as recent wifi vulnerabilities.

I'm also on 15.05, and I haven't had to touch my router for the few years I've had it since I installed 15.05. I don't know if there's any reason to even bother upgrading. Is it faster or more secure now? Better admin UI?

Hi neilsimp1 You should defo update if you have 8 mb or more flash There has bin changes to all the things you menciond.

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by josteink »

ungzd wrote: post #59

I have cheap router with 32 Mb RAM and 4 Mb flash (TP-Link TL-WR841N v8), and I'm not sure if I should update from 15.05.1, due to raising memory and flash requirements: https://openwrt.org/supported_devices/432_warning . There's build for my router, with 3,474K sysupgrade image, so it's probably compatible. 15.05.1 is very stable, but I'm not sure about vulnerabilities it has, such as recent wifi vulnerabilities.

With 4MB don’t expect any persistence between reboots.

Passwords, packages, etc: all gone.

Definitely not recommended unless you pre-tailor your setup using imagebuilder. (Reference: latest OpenWRT on similarly capable device, D-Link DIR615.)

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by the8472 »

milankragujevic wrote: post #43
ak217 wrote: post #41

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150 mbps can be managed easily by an Archer C7 or one of many other QCA ar71xx based routers, which can be picked up for under $50 nowadays. The Netgear R7800, while a bit more expensive ($150), is still cheaper than the price you mention, and is very powerful and able to handle gigabit speeds easily.

Netgear R7800: Again, $150 in USA, €280 in Serbia, €250 in Hungary, etc...

Hungary is part of the EU, can't you order from germany or austria where it's 170€?

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by milankragujevic »

the8472 wrote: post #66
milankragujevic wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Netgear R7800: Again, $150 in USA, €280 in Serbia, €250 in Hungary, etc...

Hungary is part of the EU, can't you order from germany or austria where it's 170€?

customs. i'm in serbia but i can get anything from hungary via a friend.

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by the8472 »

milankragujevic wrote: post #67
the8472 wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hungary is part of the EU, can't you order from germany or austria where it's 170€?

customs. i'm in serbia but i can get anything from hungary via a friend.

but this arrangement doesn't allow your hungarian friend to order from other EU countries?

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by bdz »

paavoova wrote: post #56
bdz wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Xiaomi Mi WiFi is the best cheap with OpenWRT support https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Xiaomi-WIFI-Router-3-ROM-128...

This does not appear to be officially supported. On top of that, it appears to require one to use Xiaomi mobile software and accounts to set up the router initially prior to any flashing.

It's there, 3G (g as gen, not 3G mobile)

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by venj »

milankragujevic wrote: post #19
bubblethink wrote: post #14

Openwrt is so nice. Despite small teams and budgets, they power so many routers and are also good at research and new features. The sqm/fq_codel stuff alone makes it worth running openwrt. If you are not familiar with it, go to dslreports.com and run a speedtest. If you get a poor bufferbloat score, openwrt can help. A lot of vendors (even big enterprise ones) use openwrt builds for their products, but don't provide…

wrt bufferbloat: my internet is too fast (150 mbps) for a cheap router to effectively manage the connection, meaning that unless i pay 250€ for a router, I will just slow down my Internet needlessly.

have a look at ubiquiti routers: their edge router lite is capable of handling gbit, and can protect against buffer bloat at up to 100mbits/sec. the only doznside is that they are harder to manage than the average consumer router

They cost about $100

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