Maybe somebody can clear this up, but what does supported hardware mean? I was expanding our walkthrough this weekend by trying to build my own openWRT image with Buildroot. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought we mainly needed openWRT with the appropriate drivers in the image. If not, then what else? (IPsec for tunneldigger, etc.)
Pete brought a router that wasn't on the supported hardware list because it had been a revised router. It was a D-Link 601 B1 and he had a custom built openWRT image he found on the internet. A lot of my interest with the project is people being able to repurpose their routers, either automatically with software, or manually through a comprehensive guide. Ideally middle school/high school kids should be able to convert their routers.