[dehrmann]

> but live in our homes for three to five years

I have a wrt54g that's 10+ years old running at my grandma's house...and running dd-wrt because no one making APs 10 years ago, and even now, was that good at security and stability.

What's telling is that the hardware is the part that still works, and I bet part of it is that software fixes are easier than hardware, so you can get away with lower quality software.

[m463]

I think that's a great idea (I run openwrt)

However - I have to ask - have you upgraded her dd-wrt?

[dehrmann]

I check in on it once a year, or so. It's not really enough, but the hardware's so limited, I don't think there are many changes getting made to it, anymore.