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

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'm not sold.

Only two Ethernet ports. No SFP. Only available on AliExpress. Dishonestly marketed as the "first router designed specifically for OpenWRT".

Perhaps they are the first to make a router for OpenWRT the FOSS project, but certainly not the first to make one specifically for compatibility with the OpenWRT the Linux-based OS.

CZ.NIC (Czech Republic) makes several fully open-source routers under the "Turris" brand that run their own open-source variant of OpenWRT called "Turris OS". It's basically just an Open-WRT based distro with a custom frontend + root ssh and LuCI, and you can go vanilla if you want to.

GL.iNet (China) makes dozens of routers all designed for OpenWRT. They come standard with a custom install that includes a custom frontend and a handful of integrations, but you've gotta root ssh and LuCI, and you can go vanilla.

There are probably more out there. I think GlobalScale makes a few also, once on Kickstarter.

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?

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.

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.

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

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?

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?

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.

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

This is cool

The next router I’m getting!

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.

I need this router.

If only it were a useful hardware configuration.

Shady

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

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.

I need this but 4G version..

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

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

Somewhat of a pyrrhic victory.

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

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