MT7621 targets are not fast enough for OpenVPN speeds anywhere near 50 Mbps. You will be lucky to get half that.
MT7621 would be a Wireguard only proposition for 50 Mbps or better, and then recognize you will not get more than around ~150 Mbps.
Disabled ad/popup blockers. Tried In private browsing, new private window, etc... does nothing! Just uploads and populates name - thats it. I did reboot into the second partition and reset that one as well. Still had prior owners login password hint.
Seriously regretting buying this router - might offload it at a pawnshop or something. Lol.
Bottom line: I just want to use Torguard VPN w/ wineguard on the router since I cant install a VPN on my Apple TV 4k devices. I use it to stream video content - entertainment (Kodi). That is what started my search for a router and interest in openwrt. Seen this one on Amazon - appears that it may work for my need. If I am not satisified, I can return it to Amazon.
OpenWrt support isn't quite there yet for the GL-AX1800. When gl-inet says it "runs on OpenWrt" they mean they modified OpenWrt to make their firmware.
What maurer said....
If you absolutely must stay under $100, a NanoPi R2S (get the metal case with it to keep it cool) plus a used all-in-one that you can use for its WiFi and switch should stay in your budget and comfortably meet your performance needs. The NanoPi R4S is well worth the extra money for future proofing, but if your budget is fixed, the R2S will do the job (~80 Mbps OpenVPN, ~300 Mbps Wireguard, ~450 Mbps SQM Cake).
I setup the GL-AX1800 Flint; using Torguard VPN w/WireGuard. Ran speedtests on my Nvidia Shield device - without VPN activated 337mbps/39mbps. VPN on 214mbps/35mbps Think this router will serve my purpose. I really like that I am able to Enable/Disable VPN client and manage router thru theri app.
Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I sincerely appreciate your help these past several days!
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I also managed to install Openwrt on the Linksys WRT32x. I was having an issue with it not installing. I was expecting a "start" button to populate/display to start the process but it appears that after uploading the fw .img file; need to click on "upload" once again for the process to start. Download speed on the WRT32x is lower than the GL-AX1800 Flint.
It's normal as there's a few years gap in the devices' tech (wifi5 vs wifi6).
I would still preffer official openwrt support in wrt32x vs flint s custom job
I setup Openwrt and Wireguard using Torguard VPN on Linksys WRT32x. I am getting download speeds on laptop and Nvidia Shield in the 400mbps range connected thru Wifi / 5ghz; disabled 2.4ghz - dont use it. I will be returning the Flint router. I used this youtube video to setup Wireguard. Hope it helps someone:
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