[Bloat] Disappointment on "Best Newcomer Router" front

[Sebastian Moeller]

Mmmh,

maybe regroup and refocus and look for a relative simple wired-only variant, then e.g. the naonopi 4RS might do, 2 ethernet ports, comes with an optional case (not sure whether it is pre assembled) enough oomp to SQM at 300 Mbps (as far as I heard, I have not tested that myself though)... this will still need an AP/switch combination, but for that an off the shelf wifi6 AP might already suffice (or as pure AP the coming OpenWrt One, which I am quite excited about, way mote excited that I should). Is that what you asked for, hell no. But it might do as a replacement in a pinch...



> On 25. Feb 2024, at 23:15, Rich Brown via Bloat <bloat at lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
> 
> For the last several years, I have responded on various boards to complaints about bad latency with a happy-go-lucky "Or just try OpenWrt!". [recent example: https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeNetworking/comments/1ay509v/comment/krx120h/?context=3] I used to mention IQrouter, but that's no longer a possibility.
> 
> Not wanting to give hollow advice, I decided to gather information about router models that support OpenWrt without much risk to a newcomer's: 
> 
> - home/family network
> - free time
> - wallet
> 
> My hope was to collect a few recommendations for units that might permit a someone who was intrigued by our "Just try OpenWrt!" enthusiasm to spend a few bucks and a few hours and see if it made things better. So I threw this note over the wall to the OpenWrt forum: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/best-newcomer-router-2024/189050 
> 
> Along with two options (only available on eBay), I got back a whole lot of unsatisfactory responses. (See https://forum.openwrt.org/t/best-newcomer-router-2024/189050/21)
> 
> But then thoughtful messages started arriving, discussing the state of the world for modern OpenWrt routers, and why the firmware really isn't as easy to install as one might wish, how capable routers aren't as inexpensive as one might hope, etc.
> 
> Am I right to despair? Are there no routers out there that we can recommend in good faith that are easy to install, powerful enough (for SQM) at ordinary speeds, and won't break the bank?
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> Rich
> 
> 
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