You are absolutely correct, Matt. The MyNet devices are overdue for
replacement. I like the idea of finding a few newer routers that SudoMesh
recommends/supports. However, I also would like to see firmware and scripts
that are more modular to avoid this kind of "lock-in" and allow for easier
future upgrades.
Also, gonna throw it out there that althea has a pretty good list of router
options.
https://github.com/althea-net/althea-firmware#supported-device-targets
Their firmware has very similar requirements to sudowrt, if you ignore all
the crypto- and incentivized routing stuff :P They also do some interesting
stuff with Wireguard, which I know some sudo folks have expressed
interesting in supporting. Disclaimer: this is in no way a plug for althea,
they just have solid docs.
IMO, GLi.Net's stuff is interesting and not too expensive, for example GL.iNet
GLB1300
<https://www.newegg.com/p/0E6-00RD-00004?item=9SIAFN26U08180&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googlemkp-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googlemkp-pc-_-pla-gl.inet-_-network+-+wireless+routers-_-9SIAFN26U08180&gclid=CjwKCAiAlajvBRB_EiwA4vAqiGMWj5zpmxyzYvCXUY-zjF2J1g38As6wppmmyBqxoeNqbxbIkvVUxRoCdjgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds>
is only ~$90 and could certainly perform all the necessary functions of a
People's Open Node.
The Linksys EA6350
<https://www.newegg.com/linksys-ea6350-ieee-802-11ac-ieee-802-11a-b-g-n/p/N82E16833124530?Description=Linksys%20EA6350v3&cm_re=Linksys_EA6350v3-_-33-124-530-_-Product>
also looks promising as a cost effective N600/N750 replacement.
I like your suggestion of the MikroTik hAP ac lite, MikroTik makes cool
stuff.
-Grant
On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 1:03 PM Matt Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> wrote:
From what I understand, Western Digital has dropped
their line of My Net
products, and instead is supporting My Cloud devices. Those will be really
fun to hack on later on as they get old and cheap (especially for
distributed networking projects, no?) WD has already stopped offering
support for the My Net products and have definitely stopped selling them.
So eventually we will also run out of n600 and n750 stock. Plus, the price
has gone up to near-MSRP for the n750:
https://camelcamelcamel.com/N750-Dual-Router-Wireless-Accelerate/product/B0…
Following the suggestion from
Guifi.net visitors years ago -- to build our
network to provide a good service experience, we should use new hardware
(when we can) to get performance boosts from improvements to radio,
power-management, and standards technologies. It seems like we may want to
find the next router to support, and I'm curious what folks have looked at
lately!
It seems the search may be for affordable, good quality,
dual-band/dual-radio routers that are openwrt-compatible. Plus, devices
that support new technologies like 802.11ac (Wave 2?) and 10/100/1000 MBPS
wan/lan ports (more easily take advantage of fiber services from
Sonic.net
/ Cruzio / etc). Interestingly, we may also find affordable options from
brands like MikroTik that seem to have more US distribution than before if
I recall correctly.
Here's my short list from quick research, lmk what you think:
- Netgear R6220
https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/R6220.aspx
- TP-Link Archer C7
https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/wifi-router/archer-c7/
- MikroTik hAP ac lite
https://mikrotik.com/product/RB952Ui-5ac2nD
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