Hello, Here is a table of all devices which can at least somewhat run openwrt https://openwrt.org/toh/ I imagine support for other firmwares is probably similar but check their websites. You need to carefully read the pages for any device to find out about problems. Some of them are lacking support for arguably essential features (like Ethernet etc). Click around and search in the openwrt forum to see what problems people are having for s given device. I am slowly transitioning to a set up with seperate router/APs as others have mentioned. I think it is a good idea because in the future it will be more upgradeable. Since none of youse know me I will share that I am a long term novice, hobby type Linux user, not someone working in IT with a lot of skills or even social support for floss. However even I have been able to install and set up openwrt on some devices. As long as you get something that is *completely supported* it is not hard. The people on the forum are really responsive and helpful as long as you show them that you made an effort to solve the problem on your own. The biggest problem I encountered with the project is the docs. The wiki and other documentation can be difficult to navigate. There is a LOT of good info available in there. But it sort of requires you to have some background knowledge to patch together everything you need to know. Beware out of date material mixed in. I also endorse the gli net routers, I have a low end one that I work way too hard and it is trucking along. They come with a version of openwrt + proprietary branding but you can flash it. Another option if you want to experiment cheaply is value village. I have a couple APs made out of tp link routers I got for < $10. Good luck Max On Wed, Mar 8, 2023, at 7:57 PM, Colin McGregor via talk wrote:
3rd party firmware?
A number of years ago I got a Linksys E2500 router whose original firmware I blew away in favour of an open source alternative (currently I am running FreshTomato (which is getting regular updates)). Are there currently available new routers where you can install a 3rd party open source OS, such as FreshTomato or some equivalent?
On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 5:09 PM James Knott via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
On 2023-03-08 17:04, William Park via talk wrote:
Mine is <https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat?test-id=366a5b37-ac7f-4c79-a3e3-f2a60175e726>
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