Subj : Ethernet switches
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Accession
Date : Mon Aug 12 2024 17:59:02

On Sun, 11 Aug 2024 14:36:38 -0700, you wrote:

 pF> I've been binge-buying old routers lately, trying to find a nice OpenWRT
 pF> candidate for my office router and AP for our top floor. Found an ASUS
 pF> RT-AC1750, similar to your AC68U, but no OpenWRT support. Nice parental
 pF> controls and a decent looking interface. Looks like I probably wouldn't
 pF> need to run OpenWRT on it.

I'm just going out on a limb here, but I assume the AC band is enough for your office?

 pF> Picked up a Netgear R8000, but it's got a Broadcom chipset and OpenWRT
 pF> doesn't like them. I may pawn it off on someone who wants a router from
 pF> home and can use the OEM firmware.

Yeh, I don't care for Netgear anything these days, to be honest.

 pF> Finally found a Linksys WRT1900AC. I already have a WRT1900ACS, they
 pF> have some cool features - an OpenWRT-supported chipset and dual firmware
 pF> images. Brick the router, power it on 3 times and it'll flip to the
 pF> backup firmware.

I used to love those older Linksys routers that looked like this one. I think my last one of those was a bit older than the AC1900, but it flashed DD-WRT, OpenWRT, and Tomato firmwares perfectly fine, even back then.

 pF> Mind you, these were all in the $15 to $20 range at a local
 pF> tech-friendly thrift shop. I should quit while I'm ahead and buy a new
 pF> Wifi 6-capable router down the road.

While you may not need Wifi6 right now, I would at least suggest going the AX over AC route. The more and more wireless devices we got in this house (and you don't even realize it, but a wife and 2 kids, each with phones, daughter's laptop, a couple smart TVs that I don't care to run wires to, etc.. it adds up fast!), my AC68U started hating me, getting hot, dropping wifi randomly, etc.. It was definitely time. It still ran fine when there's not 20 devices trying to connect to it. So I kept it in case I ever need or want an AP. *shrug*

Regards,
Nick

.... Take my advice, I don't use it anyway.
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