Suggest a best OpenWrt router

Hardware Questions and Recommendations
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Hello Guys,
My requirement router should has usb3 port, atleast 128mb flash, easy to recover if anything goes wrong with flash, i need this for learning and experimental purpose using openwrt.
Thats why router should be easy to recover if anything goes wrong.

Thanks

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x86 or something that boots off a SD card, those are practically unkillable,

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You mean rapsberry pi?

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Asus RT-AC58U, new or used, cost effective.

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there are others, but the RPi would be one of those.

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Please suggest which has inbuilt wifi adaptor to make it possible

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I think it's not has usb3

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to make what possible ?

Roqos RC10
Trustwave TS-25

if you don't worry about killing the boot loader, D7800 or Archer C2600.

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@RadioOperator how we can fix it if anything goes wrong? Is this has easy steps to fix it?

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AC58U v1 is USB 3.0, sure!
But the newest version V2 / V3 USB2.0, V2 still not complete, V3 unknown:

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Agreed @frollic ,same question,can we fix it easily it's in boot loop or not able to ping router?

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the x86es, sure, the boot loop too, unless you accidentally kill the boot loader (or for wifi, the ART partition)

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Everything is possible. You are in openwrt world, all ways you have to know.

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@RadioOperator, If everything is possible, i have an router which blinking led 3 times in every 5 minutes
Its Linksys ea8100v2. I have tried many things described on Linksys website but not able to restore it. I am not able to ping it so i lose my control on it. You please suggest if everything is possible how I can recover it?
Thanks

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@frollic ,you mean any Intel PC with lower configuration? It will be very costly and not possible to carry full machine for openwrt.

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Dear @RadioOperator , its not available in India. If I important it then how I can fix if I lose my control and not able to ping it?

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Such ~ or <US$100 devices, always think it's a tools / toys, do not wast time for a damaged set.

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@frollic , Many thanks for your suggestion but all not available in India and ac2600 don't have usb

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In India, Xiaomi router is a good choice.

Xiaomi: lower cost / large marketing qty. / hi-production quality

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Xiaomi don't have usb 3. Again same question in my mind how I can recover if I lost ping control. Till now I bought 3 routers and everytime I lost ping control and return it
Sorry, but now I am totally frustrated :persevere:
Don't want to buy any router which I can't recover so guys please suggest a batter choice.
Thanks