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@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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Bloat mailing list > Bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/bloat _______________________________________________ Bloat mailing list Bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/bloat
