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OpenWRT router (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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[–] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

GL.Inet products that use Mediatek chipsets are great since you can usually flash standard OpenWRT on them. I would avoid routers with different chipsets since they are unlikely to get proper support.

(Though I can't say that my MT-6000 is cheap, but it is an extremely capable router. That is top of the line though, they have cheaper stuff.)

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Looking at you Flint 3 DOWNGRADE!!!

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, the Flint 3 seems like a worse overall router when it comes to computational power and chipset. The only thing it has going for it is WiFi 7 (instead of 6) and 2.5 G ethernet on all ports. The Flint 3 is also more power hungry, which isn't great given the high energy costs in Europe.

    Most people don't benefit from WiFi 7 (WiFi 6 is already good enough for almost everything) and if you want more than 2x 2.5G ports, consider getting a (managed) switch to extend the router with.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Not to mention how apparently 2.5 and 5ghz bands suffer on the Flint 3 just to get Wifi 7.

    Hope no one's buying them (though I imagine a lot of people see 3 > 2 and blindly trust it's better in all cases).

    Flint 3 probably would've been better as a different product line. As it currently stands, It seems a bit misleading to attach it to the Flint 2 when so much is different at its core.

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