I was thinking about the GL-AR300M16(-Ext) or the GL-MT300N-V2.
I would need it to get a wireless signal and create an independent wireless network, hidden if possible.
I was considering the GL-SFT1200 too but read something about an outdated OpenWRT version which can not be updated anymore.
were are you located (country) ?
and what's the budget ?
it's not supported by openwrt, yet.
Germany and under 50 € would be great.
D-Link DAP-X1860, it's around 30€.
Zyxel WSM20 is an additional 10€.
The Cudy ??3000 prices start somewhere around there too.
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Thank you very much.
It seems like the DAP-X1860 is not available anymore, another one from D-Link you would recommend?
I never heard about Cudy or Zyxel, are they reliable?
And for all your recommendations I would flash OpenWRT over the stock OS right?
eBay DE got plenty of them.
with OpenWRT they are 
I wouldn't even boot the stock firmware, unless it's required to get the device flashed.
Oh I didn't check that.
Good
Got it thanks!
So what would you say to a Cudy WR3000 for 50 €?
go for it.
easy to flash too, using the Cudy interim image, posted at https://www.cudy.com/blogs/faq/openwrt-software-download
if you're willing to spend 50€, have a look at the T-56 from wifilinks.nl, same price, but you'll have to add shipping, it's not free.
blows the WR3000 out of the water, not as easy to flash though.
- here the Zyxel T-56 do not sell, unfortunately.
- xiaomi ax3000t old rev., coz new based on qualcomm. 25$-35$ near by cost.
- then cudy tr3000 mt7981+2.5gbe+usb3! "pocket"
- then bpi r3 mini 77$ -smallest&enough power(4x 2Ghz A53 mt7986 ax6000 for 2.5Gbe + m.2 x1 ssd nas). But diy compact case needed with diy notebook's like antenns, coz default case - cube s***, not pocket(
- bpi r4 without case and antenns(coz too big sized) and without wifi (mt7922 8$ diy, then wait for be19000 nic wifi7) = 77$ smallest price near by. but it too big, only pcie3 x1=1GB/s for ssd(
even bpi r4 has no outgrowth(
But the BPI R4 has nothing to outgrowth for the future, no free pcie x4+( although this is the top solution, and even the top-end ssd PCIe 3.0 (S1150/2011-3) x4 will require SFP+ 40Gbe, when the maximum rg45 = 10Gbe
- Or maybe even old mini (thin mini-itx?!) itx s2011-3/1151/1200/1700/ am4/fbga nettops, coz there many cheeap little mb, and some of them are even with few m.2 + pcie x* ports.
- 120$ n100-n150 nettop with 4x m.2&2x 2.5Gbe. Cost+-=.
Good If you not need SBC 100*80 max pocket sized router/nas.
+there many m.2 or usb3 cheap rg45 adapters:
5-6$ 2.5Gbe m.2
13$ 5Gbe m.2/usb3
16-20+$ 10Gbe sfp+ or rg45 cheap intel(not mellanox3+)
+there are cheap 10+-$ x16 pcie to 4x m.2 riser adapters
+also from mining boom pcie x4 to 4 x1 flex (usb3 like cables) So... 16(!) SSDs
Only 1 BAD -- not server's ddr4 ecc(
same price (in DE) as the T-56, which got 2x of everything, RAM, flash, 2.5GbE ports, wifi speed, etc ...
near by DE ?
When considering Cudy, do get the successor WR3000S - this has more flash/RAM then the initial WR3000 - Cudy M3000 falls within your budget as well.
However I do agree with frollic - the Zyxel T-56 is Absolute Spitzenklasse in Preis/Leistung Verhältnis at the moment.
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Cudy website seems to be down for me.
Too bad I can't find the T-56 anywhere else. But maybe it's better to go with Cudy because this would be my first time tinkering with OpenWRT.
Thank you very much!
What would be the benefit of the M3000 over the WR3000S?
But like I said here: maybe better to stick with an easy to flash router for now.
Besides form I could not distinguish (major) differences in the specs
*https://www.cudy.com/de-de/products/wr3000s-1-0
*https://www.cudy.com/de-de/products/m3000-1-0
*https://www.cudy.com/de-de/products/m3000-2-0
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This is very risky, since even sellers might get confused, same applies to TP-Link, so once there exists unsupported variant I strongly recommend people stop buying them.
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Do you need more than one seller ?
The shipping is not as cheap as I had hoped for.
And after checking the OpenWRT Information Page of the T-56 I think I'll go with a easier option for now.
Disassemble the device, and connect to the serial port, and switch it on.
you ignored the 1st ! in the installation chapter, which is
Serial-free flashing via the Odido firmware, is described here.
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Yeah I misread that, thank you!
But now I have a new question:
Spending a bit more and getting a WR3600E or even a WR3600H instead of the WR3000S would give me a lot more flexibility for the future right? Because the WR3600 models feature Wi-Fi 7 instead of Wi-Fi 6.
none of those are supported here, AFAIK only two wifi7 devices are supported, so far.
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