| I started years ago with openwrt. First I tried the tp-link TL-WDR4300, which was very well supported at the time. I then moved to the tp-link Archer C7. Along the way I went from a "regular install" of openwrt, to build the LEDE fork myself, then back to building openwrt. It's actually quite straightforward after you get over the hump. $ git clone https://git.openwrt.org/openwrt/openwrt.git
$ cd openwrt
$ ./scripts/feeds update -a
$ ./scripts/feeds install -a
$ make menuconfig
$ make -j $(nproc)
I got away from the GUI and now do most configuration via the config files in /etc/config.my current router is a wrt-1900acs, which took a while to get stable. I sit it on the shelf for a good year. Because I learned how to build openwrt, I also have two mikrotik rb3011uias-rm 10x gbe switches. I wish the touchscreen worked. It's not in the main tree but I followed this thread: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/support-for-mikrotik-rb3011uias-... It's a community build, but it is stable and works well. If you want to play with openwrt, it's a little saner to have two routers. Have one that works, and one that you can break without having to stay up all night to get online. |
There is a learning curve when using openwrt. When my girlfriend demanded that I stop effing up the wifi at some point. That's when I decided to get a second router to test new and complex configurations.