<div dir="ltr"><div>We discussed router models that support OpenWRT a while ago on this list. Can't find the exact thread though.<br><br><br></div><div>This is the one I am using, D-Link DIR-835, and I am happy with. I got it for $80 or so though, from BestBuy:<br><br><a href="http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/d-link-d-link-dual-band-wireless-n750-gigabit-router-dir-835-dir-835/10195576.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/d-link-d-link-dual-band-wireless-n750-gigabit-router-dir-835-dir-835/10195576.aspx</a><br><br>This one is much cheaper, but has less RAM (should not be an issue though).<br><br><a href="http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/tp-link-tp-link-wireless-n-router-tl-wr1043nd-tl-wr1043nd/10157821.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/tp-link-tp-link-wireless-n-router-tl-wr1043nd-tl-wr1043nd/10157821.aspx</a></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">Check CanadaComputers as well, they sometimes have deals.<br><br>On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 11:55 AM, CrankyOldBugger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crankyoldbugger@gmail.com" target="_blank">crankyoldbugger@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I've been bouncing every review I've found so far off of the OpenWRT hardware list, as I plan on installing OpenWRT as soon as I get the thing out of the box.<div><br></div><div>While I said that I like Netgear, at this point I'm not seeing any Netgear offerings that are getting good reviews online. Bad year for Netgear?</div><div><br></div><div>At this point I'm looking at:</div><div><br></div><div>Linksys WRT1900ac ($250)</div><div>TP-Link WDR4300 ($80)</div><div><br></div><div>Both seem to like OpenWRT well enough.</div><div><br></div><div>The $250 might be beyond what I'm willing to pay at this point, so I may settle for the TP-Link. Never used that brand before.</div><div><br></div><div>Still hunting...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 at 11:50 John Van Ostrand <<a href="mailto:john@vanostrand.com" target="_blank">john@vanostrand.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>By no means an expert at off-the-shelf routers I generally look for routers that are also supported (or soon to be) by open source firmware. That way if I want some advanced feature I can change the firmware.<br><br></div>I should point out that I'm not a sophisticated router user. I use Linux as a firewall and OTS routers just as access points. Next time I make changes at home I'll probably go with something like an OTS router or a raspi, or something similar.<br><br><div><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wireless_router_firmware_projects" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wireless_router_firmware_projects</a><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:56 AM, CrankyOldBugger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crankyoldbugger@gmail.com" target="_blank">crankyoldbugger@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">My Netgear WNDR3700 may be dying. No internet connection on any devices. I can hit a few of the devices on my network from elsewhere on the network, but not reliably. I can't ping the router.<div><br></div><div>The WNDR3700 is running OpenWRT, and has been for probably over a year now. I've had this router for several years, it's outlasted any other routers I've had so I'm sad to see it go.</div><div><br></div><div>I tried the factory reset button but no luck.</div><div><br></div><div>So I'm shopping again. I would like to stay with Netgear as this one did so well for me. I put my routers through a lot of work, with video streaming over wi-fi, laptops and tablet users, remote connections, you name it. So I'll need a good heavy-duty box.</div><div><br></div><div>Thinking of the Netgear Nighthawk, but that may require re-mortgaging the house and kids... </div><div><br></div><div>Any recommendations from the experts here?</div><div><br></div></div>
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