ASUS RT-AC1200 v2 OpenWrt performance

Hardware Questions and Recommendations
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Hello

I am looking into getting a device that supports openwrt
I am wondering about the performance of the ASUS RT-AC1200 v2 using openwrt
specifically with reference to the throughput and stability of the wifi.

Would a D-Link DIR-825 C1/C2 be abetter buy

Thank in advance for any advice

2

It's gonna be slow, though you didn't mention how much you are expecting, but OpenVPN is single threaded and so without hardware acceleration it's even slower.

3

Where did OpenVPN come from ?

4

Thanks for the replies.

Mainly going to use it as a router from the fiber box, I have a 50Mbs connection.
I have a dlink dir 882, but I only get about 10Mbits when doing a speed test.
The wifi is horribly poor for some reason. It degrades very fast the more you move away from the router.

Any help, recommendations will be apreciated

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Of the 825s, I'd only buy the C1, the other ones got 8MB flashes, and they'll we EOLed by openwrt after next release, due to insufficient flash space.

The RT-AC1200 should work fine, but I'd still pick the C1, it got gigabit ports.

6

Thanks for the advice frollic,

Will keep a look out for the dlink dir 825 C1. Any idea why the dir 882 wifi is so poor, Is it not supposedly better than the dir 825?

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I assume the 882 is one of the supported ones, by openwrt ?

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Yes, I installed the latest openwrt version yesterday but was only getting between 10Mbits to 20Mbit on speedtest in the room.
My actual connection is a 5OMbits connection.

Even on the stock Dlink firmware if a remember correctly the wifi is poor.
I have another router that I am using. A totolink that works fine with regard to speeds through wifi

9

Will a MikroTik hap ac2 be a better buy than the others?