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Best router for home use? (literature.cafe)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/selfhosted
 

I am planning to eventually build my own home server, and when I do I will hook it up via ethernet. But I do want to switch away from the generic FIOS router and use my own for more control over my data and security. Any recommendations?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Same with a lot of manufacturers, unfortunately. This is not uncommon. The manufacturers get the base software from the manufacturer of the SOC (system on a chip) used by the router. This software is usually from when the chip series was first in development, and they never update it.

TP-Link make great hardware that works well, but even their newest routers are based on a version of OpenWRT from 5+ years ago with a Linux 4.x kernel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

but what is nice, many tp-link hw can run regular openwrt, which is way better than the thing they provide...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think their Omada routers support OpenWRT, unfortunately :(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The Omada probably not. But many other tp-link routers support it, especially the low spec ones. I mean, if we are getting to something more performant and feature rich, there are probably much better options, like Turris Omnia, some Microtik stuff and many other.