which ARM64 router do you recommend me? Easy flashing process of OpenWrt prefered.
you are correct, I read the same in other forums. Thanks for pointing out.
With SFE offload you should be able to get gigabit speeds from the Archer C7. Give it a go, you may not need new hardware.
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This will not allow you to run sqm at gigabit speeds though. So certainly worth trying to get the current equipment work for a bit longer.
I would probably start looking for a raspberry 4b plus usb3 gigabit ethernet dongle plus managed switch solution, as that has the required cpu cycles to actually do something meaningful at 200/200 Mbps....
Depends what your requirements are. RPi4b or ERx wouldn't satisfy the requirement of as little devices as possible. The user seems willing to lose SQM but keep WG.
Whats your opinion RPi4b vs ERx?
The edge router X is a nice and decent device (even for OpenWrt), but with its old MIPS cpu it is not really that well equipped for 200/200 Mbps let alone 10/10 Gbps.
@jeff created a nice performance comparison for different architectures including SQM and WG numbers, the erx's CPU should be slightly above the best ath79 result since it is clocked at 880Hz, so this does not look like its able to saturate the 200/200 with WG traffic?
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Any background info about the project?
How "official" is this project?
I not like installing software from random GitHub repos.
Do I receive support for this build in this forum?
SFE builds are fine unless you have bufferbloat and need SQM QoS
I think the issue now is that the C7 cannot handle 200 mbps wireguard traffic and the solution is a different router like Linksys ea6350V3 (I guess only second hand available now) or some other router with ARM SOC
I've been looking at the GL.iNet MV-1000 myself (sans the wireless though, since the version with wireless has only a meagre 2,4 GHz radio and lets you add a separate 5 GHz radio at your own expense).
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nice - 280 mbps wireguard performance 
In general I'd say RockPro64 + dual Intel NIC however that would require you to get a switch and AP separately (or use a router as AP with its integrated switch) however I don't know how well it works on OpenWrt.
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Sorry very stupid question.
Why I can't buy a consumer router with a higher price tag (high-end or gaming) and flash OpenWrt?
Lots of linked products are for companies. I am just a home user.
what is bufferbloat?
See:
https://gettys.wordpress.com/bufferbloat-faq/
https://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/
https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2071893
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10Gbps fiber is between 10 and 100x the entire bandwidth available to a typical small college with a few thousand students here in the US as of say 5 years ago.
These days bandwidth has gone up a lot, but it's still the case that it requires very much higher powered routers than what was state of the art 10 years ago (ie. an archer C7).
For your 200Mbps symmetric connection I recommend an inexpensive managed switch, a RPi4 with UE300 USB dongle, and a wifi access point (your existing C7 would be fine for wifi access point).
That will handle the required Wireguard and SQM with lots to spare. For proof see my thread on routing/shaping speed
For a home user, an SG108e from TP-link or the Zyxel GS1200-8 are good choices for managed switch.
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thank you @trendy.
This looks what I am searching. But I search the forum, and those products seems not popular:
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Can you write a little bit more?
So, being swiss and all, maybe directly contact pcengines (https://www.pcengines.ch/) first?
Their APU2 devices should be quite decent for your current 200/200 plan, at least for SQM....
Thanks. I am not Swiss, I live in Swiss.
I am not a guru, this stuff looks too complicated. I need some easy setup.
This the problem in this forum: I love Open Source, but I need easy and understandable stuff.
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