[kwlug-disc] OpenWRT Capable Routers

[William Park]

What features of OpenWRT do you need?  Last time I dealt with custom 
firmware (DD-WRT) was because of "bufferbloat".  But, factory firmwares 
of my Asus RT-N66U seem to deal with it.  The router is old, and newer 
routers would be even better.


On 2026-08-10 12:23, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> Thought this would be interesting to some here ...
>
> In the past, I bought older routers and installed OpenWRT on them.
>
> We no longer need to do that, because there are new routers that allow 
> flashing with OpenWRT, and have new features (e.g. WiFi 6).
>
> One such router is Cudy 
> <https://www.amazon.ca/Cudy-WR3000S-Ethernet-Antennas-Wireguard/dp/B0CYT3Q54S?>WR3000S 
> <https://www.amazon.ca/Cudy-WR3000S-Ethernet-Antennas-Wireguard/dp/B0CYT3Q54S?>. 
> Very reasonably priced.
> Only thing I see missing is a USB port, though this is not a crucial 
> function.
>
> Installation was straightforward:
> 1. Download a signed OpenWRT image from Cudy's Google Drive.
> 2. Flash the router with that.
> 3. Download the latest OpenWRT image for this specific router.
> 4. Flash it as a sysupgrade image from the LuCI menus.
>
> That is it.
>
> There are other brands that support plain OpenWRT, such as GL.inet, 
> but they are more expensive.
>
> -- 
> Khalid M. Baheyeldin
>
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