I’m currently running an OpenWRT fork that is getting old and hasn’t been updated in awhile. I may try to put mainline OpenWRT on it, but also looking for alternatives.
Any replacement probably needs to have external antennas. I use a directional yagi antenna I made for 2.4GHz for better reception. What’s the word for a good deal and feature combo when you’re not a triple-A gamer? Anyone running a Linux that is not OpenWRT and worth checking out?
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I’ve been using OPNsense for a year now and I’m very happy with it. Fully open source, very stable and it offers all features you’ll probably need. Runs on pretty much every hardware and is based on FreeBSD.
I know it’s overkill, I got old system w/ OPNSENSE to managed switch and Ubiquity Access Points for WiFi.
Pfft, overkill is two fanless minipcs running OpenBSD and pf in an active/passive ha config and Ubiquity APs.
I’ve been putting up tp link omada hardware in a few offices. very stable and easy to use
Same! Although my opnsense is virtualized.
Same!
Whatever you decide on be a good neighbor and go with 5GHz only if at all possible.
I can’t make and verify the performance of a 5GHz antenna. I wish I could, but a 5GHz VNA is a pricey bit of kit. I’m limited to the room I place the router and need it to still work through 9 walls and past a bunch of appliances. At least with a directional antenna I’m not projecting a donut passing through all my neighbors houses.
