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OpenWRT router (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I am looking for a router, and OpenWRT came up. I was looking at their table of hardware and the ASUS RT-AC3100 seemed like a good option, as its cheap used, (~$40 USD) and supported by the latest OpenWRT version.

Thing is, its EOL, per Asus. Does this mean that it won't be supported on OpenWRT for much longer?

Is there a way to see or estimate when a router will no longer work on OpenWRT?

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[–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

As an alternative to openwrt rather than getting consumer based hardware and flashing. Take a look at mikrotik I've been running a $40 wired router for years and it has tons of advanced features that are commercial grade.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    They still push out firmware updates for devices first releases decades ago (eg rb433 from 2008. Wireless performance has improved but it's still not quite there yet, mostly in the area of signal strength. Personally I don't mind that with the ability to configure things in minute detail (if you want to). Superb hardware reliability and just all round great.

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