This is my router and I was wondering if there's any way to get openwrt on it. I am not sure what chip it has as i've seen devices with a broadcom processor have trouble with it. I am currently just using a GLiNET Opal as my main router and using the AX32 as an AP since I want to fight bufferbloat with SQM but the little router is under stress with my whole network so I was wondering if I could possibly just get it on the TP link router
It appears that it is not supported based on a search of the firmware selector and/or the table of hardware. This assumes the model is "Archer AX90". The only "Archer AX" device in the list is the AX23.
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Alright thanks for letting me know.
Do you know of any routers that might be around $50 that are decent for openwrt. I just want anything better than this little travel router which is my current main router and I'll just continue to use my other TPLink router as an AP since the latency on it is outrageous in Router Mode.
I'll move this to the hardware questions forum and people can chime in with their recommendations.
It would be helpful if you provided additional information:
- speed of internet connection (up and down)
- what services you want to run (such as SQM or anything else) and the bandwidth you expect to achieve
- how many ports are necessary
- your region (I'm guessing USA given the currency, but I don't want to assume and it's best if you confirm/refute that)
- Any other considerations you have for the device.
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I pay for 500 fiber thru att and get 620 down and 620 up.
I just want sqm so that I can get the lowest latency possible and thats about it.
I am fine with anything long as its above 400mbps on download and upload
at the very least 1 lan port aside from the wan port and yes I live in the United States.
Just anything that can handle 3 computers and 5 IoT devices (ring doorbell and such)
I usually get a grade A+ to A when testing bufferbloat but the current router (GLiNET SFT1200 Opal) tends to get the cpu usage going up and it slows down considerably when more than 11 devices are connected which is where my bufferbloat goes anywhere from +30 to +100
It doesn't NEED to have WiFi since I'll be using an AP and yeah ig thats it
my budget is anywhere from $40 to $60 but I'd like any other recommendations aswell
I've seen this before but I don't quite know if it would work or if it is good quality
as long as it works decently with bufferbloat on download and upload lower than +10ms it would be perfect for my uses
The WR3000 is supported here, but it might struggle with SQM at 620/620.
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Ah that's great that it's supported. I have seen that sqm at higher speeds tends to have some processing jitters or just shut itself off so I wonder what I'd have to do to reduce bufferbloat.
I mainly care for gaming with games like CS and Valorant.
I wonder if at this point it would be better to just jump start my home networking rig and build my own router or how to proceed
Haven't seen it reported with Openwrt, but I've seen posts where SQM eats all your CPU, and caps your routing speed.
At 620/620 I'd probably get a n100 x86, they're often in the $100-$120 price range.
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I have seen some people limiting their bandwidth as well but idk if it’s better to just buy a solid router (consumer router or building one from a mini pc) instead of making workarounds for everything
Problem is, a home router might not be beefy enough, sooner or later you will have to go x86 or Raspberry Pi, BananaPi etc, to get the CPU power you require...
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Truueeeee I don’t wanna keep doing little fixes every little bit so I guess just solving my problems and future proofing it (at least for a year or 2) would definitely be better
I hate that “Network Solutions” companies like most major router companies make routers with old phone cpus that are so trashy
Cudy is certainy under $50 like via amazon https://openwrt.org/toh/views/toh_available_16128_ax-wifi , depending on where you are some other too.
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I would have loved to recommend the Dell Edge 620 to you, but I don't think the 620 model is capable of SQM at 620/620, the 640s are rare, and the 680 uncommon, unless you're in EU, where they are around 200€ on ebay.
The 680 is obviously waaay over your budget, the 620 can probably be squeezed into it, if you find the right seller.
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Yeah I think I’ll just go with that for now and see how it goes and I’ll read up on and save up for a more permanent upgradable solution with a self made router
Honestly give me your best recommendation regardless of price I’ll probably just work on saving up for it and getting it set up. I’ve been stalling and waiting for a better router but companies aren’t really going to offer something like that for cheap so I’d rather get my hands dirty and just make my own router
I’ve been interesting in it for awhile but I’ve thought of setting it aside for later since I am not as familiar with it but I think I’m just ready to go all in and learn how to make my own
I’ll try out the cudy for now and I’ll write my review of it and how it’s going but for sure I wanna work on making my own router
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Modern CPE configuration standards default to one or other kind of codel/cake/whatever,some providers have heavily oversubscribed indfrastructure, like drops during football games etc, first greatly reduces need for SQM, second makes SQM unusable.
if you connect to line with a PC and do not observe any signs of bufferbloat you can go with 7621, otherwise filogic is best, IPQ with proprietary drivers comes second.
Some options for routers that should be able to handle the SQM cake algorithm at high traffic rates:
CWWK N100 mini
NanoPi R4S 4Gb
Raspberry Pi CM4 (CM4002000, $35) with DFRobot Routerboard ($45 with case or $25 without case)
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So I’ve tested my fiber modem directly since it was driving me nuts and I figured I get no additional latency. Solid +0ms up and down since I put it in passthru mode (it’s an ATT BGW320-500 and I turned off the firewall and WiFi so I could use my own router without overlapping settings)