Ask HN: Best current model routers for OpenWRT, DD-WRT, Tomato, etc.?

Re:Ask HN: Best current model routers for OpenWRT, DD-WRT, T... by darkblackcorner on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @08:05AM (#13114270)

I think the Turris Omnia (https://omnia.turris.cz/en/) looks fantastic, and plan on getting one when my budget allows.

On further (re)inspection though it seems you'd still be tied to your ISP's router/modem :(

Perhaps there's a good standalone/mPCI modem out there somewhere?

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Re:Ask HN: Best current model routers for OpenWRT, DD-WRT, T... by spherelot on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @10:11AM (#13115117)

I just received my Turris Omnia yesterday and I have to say that I'm very pleased with it. The build quality is good and it looks very nice in person. The web UI is snappy and everything was a joy to set up. The OS is based on OpenWRT so all the guides/documentation for OpenWRT works on Turris.

I previously used the Netgear R7000 "nighthawk" with DD-WRT and it worked just fine but the lack of updates and up to date documentation was very offputting. Somehow the whole setup felt like a massive hack.

I'm very surprised that there is no more talk about Turris Omnia here on HN. It's Open Hardware running Open Software. One would think that people here would be very interested in that kind of product.

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Re:Ask HN: Best current model routers for OpenWRT, DD-WRT, T... by vetinari on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @09:14AM (#13114661)

Turris Omnia has a SFP port, so if your ISP has that option, you can get rid of your modem.

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Re:Ask HN: Best current model routers for OpenWRT, DD-WRT, T... by darkblackcorner on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @11:08AM (#13115616)

Good call, but my line in is RJ25 so probably not gonna happen.

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Re:Ask HN: Best current model routers for OpenWRT, DD-WRT, T... by nasduia on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @10:07AM (#13115083)

It is very good and the option to install a msata card is really useful.

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