I wanted to ask around if you had any success running OpenWRT on a Netgear r8000 ?
The factory firmware is not without problems and there is a truncated conversation on the old forum that kind-a says that LEDE is functioning but not perfect in the device.
I'm looking for someone who had any experience with the device.
In theory the r8000's wlan cards should be fully supported by brcmfmac - and I don't really have any reason to believe otherwise, but it's certainly not a very popular and common device for running OpenWrt, which means bugs might take a while to get reported and fixed.
It may be a security risk is some scenarios, not particularly on mine. I will take the risk, its either that or have a big ugly router with strong radios but no wifi, another switch. I posted in the other threads because they all end the same: no openwrt wireless support on the R8000. It seemed most were trying to get existing equip working. A wireless router with no wireless is not functioning. What are these security risks you speak of? I always hear buzz words security risks but no one ever elaborates on what they are.