Open source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own entirely repairable hardware

I still don't understand why this isn't a 2.5G WAN and 2.5G LAN. Is it assuming that people are going to be using it as a router on a stick with a 1G WAN?

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Just pulled the trigger, only had European plugs in stock. I've got adapters so np. I'm getting it to replace my Raspberry Pi router that I've been using for a few years.

*Edit, I should say I'm a huge fan openWRT despite the fact that 15 years ago I managed to brick my linksys router so bad it actually caused sparks to shoot out the ethernet jacks. I flashed the wrong model firmware.

Of course, I just bought a new router, your all welcome

I'm glad it's open hardware as much as open software, but I think I'll wait to see what the OpenWrt Two looks like.

This is cool

The next router I’m getting!

So, how is this any better than the Router Mini PCs you can find in Aliexpress (random example)?

If only it were a useful hardware configuration.

What's the point of having 1G on WAN and 2.5G on LAN? Traffic won't hit the LAN port until it's routed to the Internet, yet the WAN port is the bottleneck.

There are use cases for this router, but please don't get the plastic clone sold by the same Chinese company that assembles the real thing. (The plastic clone costs a third, but doesn't have detachable antennas and doesn't accept mainstream OpenWRT because it uses an almost unknown CPU.)

Myself, when I need a very high capability router (for me "capability" typically means "range") I turn towards a Raspberry Pi and Alfa AWUS1900 wireless card. Yes, it lacks in throughput... but with a bit of tweaking, you can talk out to 2 kilometers if terrain allows.

Mmh only two Ethernet ports? I guess it’s for people who use mostly wifi only?

Isn't RAM like the biggest bottleneck in routers causing bufferblaot and packet loss?

How does the article not mention how much RAM this device has?

GTFO, clicking on "buy now" two times results in some shop which has "aliexpress" as the official partner.

This can't be a product from the sources mentioned, can it?

The price is right for sure, but it's still sad they didn't shoot for wifi 7. It was a pretty big leap in latency reduction.

Is it available only though aliexpress?

It would be nice if they would make one with 4 or more LAN ports with at least one of them 2.5G and no WiFi. I need multiple access points to get enough coverage. The built in WiFi is useless to me since it won't integrate nicely with Unifi.

I need this router.

I love the specs and the pricing. Will definitely check it out.

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The fact that this has USB type C as a option for powering it makes me very interested, but the fact that it does not have at least Wi-Fi 6E makes me not interested. So I think I will have to wait for version 2 of this.

I need this but 4G version..

I'm late to the party but please consider this FOSS / liberated hardware option from thinkpenguin. Highly recommended.

Powered by usb-c, runs on librecmc

https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/free-software-gigabit-mini-vpn-router-tpe-r1400

Turris Omnia & OpenWRT-ONE I wish we had this in Asia

I'm not sure why I would get this openwrt one i stead of one from Turris

Thoughts...

1. So can't we upgrade the WiFi card to the latest MediaTek WiFi 7 card once OpenWRT pulls in a later kernel?

2. With 3 antennas, would it be disappointing than awaiting hardware setup with more antenna wires and connectors? Maybe this can be done manually, but I like it when things are built for future efforts.

Somewhat of a pyrrhic victory.

The hardware itself is kinda ass for most use cases. Missing wifi7 as well.

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