[kwlug-disc] OpenWRT Capable Routers

[CrankyOldBugger]

I'm sure we all remember the big fiasco a few years ago with TP-Link spying
on us for the Chinese government...  I still refuse to buy any of their
products since then.
I'm currently using a Netgear router with a range extender, so TBH I'm a
big scared to wipe out the firmware with DD-WRT/OpenWRT, but I did run
DD-WRT on an old Linksys a few years ago and thought it was well done.



On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 at 19:28, Doug Moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:

> My last router was a Cudy, I installed OpenWRT like Khalid said, I'm happy.
>
> Factory firmware on today's consumer routers feels like malware. I refuse
> to create an account on the manufacturer's web site to configure and manage
> the router. No privacy and questionable security.
>
> OpenWRT is open source and does what I want. I don't need fancy features.
> I added a range extender and it was surprisingy easy.
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2026, at 2:45 PM, William Park via kwlug-disc wrote:
>
> 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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