Openwrt 18.06.2 released • Hacker News Board

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by _ea1k » Sat, Feb 02, 2019, 4:55 PM UTC

vinni2 wrote: post #2

I still don’t know any good reasonably priced routers which supports Openwrt.

It depends upon your definitions of "good" and "router". If you are ok with If you also need an access point, the cost does start to increase a little, but it still isn't bad at all, IMO.

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by _ea1k » Sat, Feb 02, 2019, 4:56 PM UTC

There are security fixes here... is there any perspective given on how critical these are? I'm curious about the urgency of upgrading existing firewalls with the new release.

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by _underfl0w_ » Sat, Feb 02, 2019, 4:58 PM UTC

webmobdev wrote: post #9

I use DD-WRT. How does OpenWRT compare to it?

For another, there are specific KRACK mitigations. Remember that little bug? [0]

[0] https://www.krackattacks.com/

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by bubblethink » Sat, Feb 02, 2019, 5:02 PM UTC

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 updates, documentation or sources to their customers. You'll see a lot of devices running old openwrt in the wild.

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by paulcarroty » Sat, Feb 02, 2019, 5:05 PM UTC

Couple of weeks ago bought Netgear 4300 N750 (300Mb+450Mb) on ebay and installed latest Openwrt.

$11 - laughable price for device with 3 antennas and 5xGigE.

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by gulikoza » Sat, Feb 02, 2019, 5:09 PM UTC

webmobdev wrote: post #9

I use DD-WRT. How does OpenWRT compare to it?

OpenWRT is more "linux like". It can feel like a full blown linux system. Sure, it does have a web interface, but if you're used to doing stuff by ssh, OpenWRT is great: nice text configuration files, organized root tree and pretty much any package you get on any desktop distro, if you have the necessary space on the device...

I even run it in some KVM environments for intra-VM routing and firewall because it's lightweight.

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by bubblethink » Sat, Feb 02, 2019, 5:09 PM UTC

treffer wrote: post #3

Upgraded all my devices at home, worked flawlessly. Any news about 19.01?

It hasn't been branched yet. More likely a 19.0x in the middle of the year.

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by zamadatix » Sat, Feb 02, 2019, 5:10 PM UTC

lgierth wrote: post #6

vinni2 wrote: post #2

I still don’t know any good reasonably priced routers which supports Openwrt.

There is hundreds: https://openwrt.org/toh/views/toh_available_864 And sub-$20 routers have been well supported for years (e.g. TP-Link TL-WR841)

Out of "hundreds" I see 5-7 that look like decent home wireless routers at first glance (4+ gigabit ports, available new, b/g/n/ac, no unsupported hardware when running OpenWRT, Based on that the original statement "I still don’t know any good reasonably priced routers which supports Openwrt." is very understandable. A lot of rows != an easy list of good routers.

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by milankragujevic » Sat, Feb 02, 2019, 5:13 PM UTC

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.

Re: Openwrt 18.06.2 released

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Post by bdz » Sat, Feb 02, 2019, 5:16 PM UTC

zamadatix wrote: post #18

lgierth wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is hundreds: https://openwrt.org/toh/views/toh_available_864 And sub-$20 routers have been well supported for years (e.g. TP-Link TL-WR841)

Out of "hundreds" I see 5-7 that look like decent home wireless routers at first glance (4+ gigabit ports, available new, b/g/n/ac, no unsupported hardware when running OpenWRT, Based on that the original statement "I still don’t know any good reasonably priced routers which supports Openwrt." is very understandable. A lot of rows != an easy list of good routers.

Xiaomi Mi WiFi is the best cheap with OpenWRT support

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Xiaomi-WIFI-Router-3-ROM-128...