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Alternative router firmware: what are DD-WRT, OpenWrt, Tomato & ASUSwrt Merlin (binaryfork.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Just like the operating system on your computer & cell phone, you can change the software running on your router.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's awesome to see these projects are still alive and kicking but they feel like a relic of a past era nowadays. Much like how stock ROMs on Android have improved to the point that rooting isn't really beneficial in most cases anymore, the stock firmware on the majority of routers is perfectly serviceable. I'm sure there are still some corner cases where they are as transformative as ever though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I agree. Back in the day I used to run DD-WRT on a cheap $75 router to get features you’d only get on $200+ routers, but now a days I think there’s better options. UniFi for example is great if you don’t mind spending a bit extra. Otherwise I’d rather just use PfSense.