[kwlug-disc] Good, non-Cisco OpenWRT routers

[Paul Nijjar]

On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 04:47:46AM -0700, Ronald Barnes wrote:
> Ron Singh wrote on 2023-09-23 22:55:
> 
> > Big-big fan of the RT-AC68U from ASUS. It's what I use at 3 locations.
> > Not a new product but should be available relatively easy?
> > 128M/256M flash/dram.
> 
> I've got an Asus RT-AC68R/U that I'm happy with. 256MB RAM, 64MB NVRAM,
> running FreshTomato ROM (I seem to recall that OpenWRT doesn't run on these
> due to some binary blob in the firmware?)

Apparently the "binary blob" are the Broadcom network cards, which
make these unsuitable. The wireless router actually has to work as a
wireless router in this case.

- Paul


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