I remember I have experience that eventually I used r8125 module instead for the Realtek 2.5G and they worked fine.
The N100 is 25% faster, and its TDP is 50% lower than the N5095.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/4472vs5157/Intel-Celeron-N5095-vs-Intel-N100
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very good to know that
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I can't remember where I read it but it was a site that stated what nics cake was compatible with. All of it was just Intel ones iirc. I'd rather pay a bit extra and get Intel NIC especially if Realtek requires extra tinkering.
i had a problem with intel nics in the past, when i was trying to install openwrt on 2 different mini PC, from HP and Lenovo.
The e1000e driver used for the I217 and I219 intel nic was the cause of my problems.
strangely enough, under windows or debian, I had no problems at all.
You won't get much more bang for your buck if you buy one of these at Ā£20
You can mod it to fit a 2.5in drive inside using the usb port and install extroot. The options then are almost infinite.
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I mean, I havent had any issues with it myself. its been working very well for me so far!
Just so you know, I use the VHT160mhz channel width but I also have the channel setting set to auto. I live in a rural area so I the channel settings are not a major concern for me.
Yep good call. This rather decent efficiency for x86-64 is due to Intel finally using their semi modern Intel 7 lithography in use for the N100, rather than the ancient 14nm they used on older mobile segment chips.
In my home country recently there is a shop selling Linksys EA8100 for about US$12, I know it's not AX however 4x4 802.11ac with 2 x USB ports seems to be a good deal for low end users.
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I would also recommend its bigger brother Linksys EA8500. Just got one for Ā£20 + shipping from eBay. This is my second EA8500, intended as a backup hardware in case the original one decides to give up one day. Being an Atheros hardware, it has been rock solid with hardly any problems at all.
..be real guys, there is the separate cheap device thread for 12-20ā¬ devices.
If I had to pick a new enthusiast general purpose wifi router, the gl.inet GL-MT6000 would be my first choice as of now.
Solid maintained filogic platform, regular release support, decent ram, 6x rj45, usb, it seems to have decent device availability and fair pricing (150-170ā¬) and seems to have an easy recovery option.
Kind of like an already available predecessor of OpenWRT One
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I am currently hesitating between Flint 2 and Asus TUF AX-4200. Hardware-wise they are similar (apart from massive RAM difference), but Asus is cheaper and... well... it's Asus! Can I loose with Asus?
Flint 2 has 2 x 2.5GbE while TUF-AX4200 only has one, unless you are talking about TUF-AX6000.....
I don't even know what to do with 1 2.5GbE port, let alone two.
At least you can't say they are "similar".....they are very different.
If you don't even need 1 x 2.5GbE, Asus RT-AX59U is even cheaper, and depends on location, there can be some other cheaper choices.
What would be my options in Germany? RT-AX59U is interesting, but I am prejudiced against internal antennas.
A major point for the Flint 2 is the very easy installation using their web recovery UI.
Just plain sysupgrade install.
And as long as you don't touch the bootloader it's almost unbrickable.
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It depends on design, for example my Netgear WAX206 also internal antennas, however it's signal and range basically comparable to those with ext. antenna (I live in 3-level house and it can cover at least 2 levels without problem)
Don't know what speed you need, at almost half price of RT-AX59U you can get RT-AX53U, or Cudy WR3000 as well, in case you just want AP, Netgear WAX220/Zyxel NWA50AX (PRO) are great!
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I would go with ASUS TUF 6000 everyday of the week looking at the real world performance and all the issues with Flint and OpenWrt at the moment (read the thread). The Asus is very easy to install OpenWrt (see Wiki page)
What are those MT6000 mass issues? Most messages in these threads are about the state of the current snapshot, which is usually very stable.