How does this compare to DD-WRT? I’m using that on my accesspoint and so far I have no problems.
OpenWrt 22.03
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Re: OpenWrt 22.03
#32Thank you! I love openwrt and have been using it as a workrouter for years now with vpn integrations, wifi repeater function and some routing magic, I was able to create the perfect business network for my needs. Thank you OpenWRT. Wifi 6 support is gonna be awesome!
>Wifi 6 support is gonna be awesome! Are there any devices with good Wifi (6) support? Last time I bought an expensive router with advertised OpenWRT support and the wifi was horrendous.
Belkin RT3200, goes on sale at Walmart for $60.
Re: OpenWrt 22.03
#33How does this compare to DD-WRT? I’m using that on my accesspoint and so far I have no problems.
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Re: OpenWrt 22.03
#34This is a pretty significant release - it marks the end of iptables in the main distribution; the OpenWrt-specific translation layer (previously firewall3, now firewall4) for netfilter-related configuration now targets nftables. Also, yet more devices have made the switch from swconfig to DSA for configuring Ethernet switches. I've been using 22.03 release candidates on all my networking gear (router, switch, access…
If you don't do anything out of the ordinary with your router is there any benefit to this over for example, the Netgear or tplink firmware?
I have two cheap WiFi Access Points. They worked fine when I got them. After a few weeks one of them stopped working and I had to restart it. A few days later the other one had the same problem. This repeated every few weeks. Once i got tired of restarting the APs every now and then, I looked into it and figured it was a memory leak in the firmware. Then I installed OpenWRT and I didn't touch the APs since. It just works. Pretty amazing if you ask me.
Re: OpenWrt 22.03
#35This is a pretty significant release - it marks the end of iptables in the main distribution; the OpenWrt-specific translation layer (previously firewall3, now firewall4) for netfilter-related configuration now targets nftables. Also, yet more devices have made the switch from swconfig to DSA for configuring Ethernet switches. I've been using 22.03 release candidates on all my networking gear (router, switch, access…
Been running 22.03 RCs on the RT3200 for a while myself. Never had a more stable home network experience. Thanks, OpenWrt!
Re: OpenWrt 22.03
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
>Wifi 6 support is gonna be awesome! Are there any devices with good Wifi (6) support? Last time I bought an expensive router with advertised OpenWRT support and the wifi was horrendous.
Belkin RT3200, goes on sale at Walmart for $60.
Do you have this device, and if so, what's the peak bandwidth you are able to achieve over wifi?
Re: OpenWrt 22.03
#37This is a pretty significant release - it marks the end of iptables in the main distribution; the OpenWrt-specific translation layer (previously firewall3, now firewall4) for netfilter-related configuration now targets nftables. Also, yet more devices have made the switch from swconfig to DSA for configuring Ethernet switches. I've been using 22.03 release candidates on all my networking gear (router, switch, access…
If you don't do anything out of the ordinary with your router is there any benefit to this over for example, the Netgear or tplink firmware?
OpenWRT lets you control and access the device you own
Re: OpenWrt 22.03
#38This is a pretty significant release - it marks the end of iptables in the main distribution; the OpenWrt-specific translation layer (previously firewall3, now firewall4) for netfilter-related configuration now targets nftables. Also, yet more devices have made the switch from swconfig to DSA for configuring Ethernet switches. I've been using 22.03 release candidates on all my networking gear (router, switch, access…
If you don't do anything out of the ordinary with your router is there any benefit to this over for example, the Netgear or tplink firmware?
Integrating wireguard routes into your local network and overriding DNS with trusted endpoints. These are common enough needs these days to be considered ordinary.
Re: OpenWrt 22.03
#39This is a pretty significant release - it marks the end of iptables in the main distribution; the OpenWrt-specific translation layer (previously firewall3, now firewall4) for netfilter-related configuration now targets nftables. Also, yet more devices have made the switch from swconfig to DSA for configuring Ethernet switches. I've been using 22.03 release candidates on all my networking gear (router, switch, access…
If you don't do anything out of the ordinary with your router is there any benefit to this over for example, the Netgear or tplink firmware?
* Security updates for way longer than the vendor would provide them.
* Privacy (lots of stock firmwares phone home). With OpenWrt your hardware is _yours_.
* When you do have to interact with the router, you don't die from its terrible UI (in fact, OpenWrt has a great one).
Re: OpenWrt 22.03
#40anyone can suggest a great openwrt compatible router in sub 50$ category?
Most Mikrotik hardware is compatible and decent. I used to recommend Ubiquiti, but...
I did not know that one can flash openwrt on top of mikrotik. I have nothing against mikrotik, just not a big fan of learning yet another command line interface for doing same stuff I do for living on linux - manage firewalls and stuff.