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OpenWrt One WiFi 6 router samples are now available (liliputing.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Been running OpenWRT for 16 years (okay some of those years was dd-wrt, and LEDE.. But you get the point.)

Using them as dumb AP's is what I really appreciate openwrt for.. I can buy consumer grade hardware and get an actually stable experience as a WiFi AP. Not the typical "oh the WiFi is slow/stopped working? You have reboot it twice a month!" You get with the manufacturer's shit software. I have a full opnsense box that handles firewall duties and vpn's etc.. So I really only like and need the stability of the hardware as an AP.

I also stock pile WiFi router running OpenWRT and give them to friends that don't have a lot of money when I help with tech upgrades, knowing the WiFi router will be rock solid and not cause any issues, they truly are 'set it and forget it' units.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

You've made good points here. Using them as dumb AP points or basic budget routers makes sense. If I want more advanced and user-friendly configuration then I might look elsewhere, but for those use cases, can't go wrong.