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(Created page with " I did some research on possible replacements for the MyNet N600 nodes and here's what I came up with so far: For a price comparable node the best I've found so far is the TP-...")
 
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I might have found a better option. The Xiaomi Mi Router 4A: https://www.mi.com/global/mi-router-4a/
I might have found a better option. The Xiaomi Mi Router 4A: https://www.mi.com/global/mi-router-4a/


also known as the Mi Router 3G (actually that version also has USB3 and seems discontinued).
also known as the Mi Router 3G (actually that version also has USB3 and seems discontinued).  


$24 shipped for 100 MB ethernet version and
$24 shipped for 100 MB ethernet version and
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Here's the info for the gigabit edition: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/xiaomi-mi-router-4a-gigabit-edition-r4ag-r4a-gigabit-fully-supported-and-flashable-with-openwrtinvasion/36685
Here's the info for the gigabit edition: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/xiaomi-mi-router-4a-gigabit-edition-r4ag-r4a-gigabit-fully-supported-and-flashable-with-openwrtinvasion/36685


I ordered one of the gigabit units but it will probably take 4-5 weeks to ship
It seems like there are [still some issues with this chipset https://github.com/openwrt/mt76/issues/391] but they will likely be sorted out. The good news is that this is a fairly new router (early 2019 it looks like) so maybe it will stay in production for a while.
 
I ordered one of the gigabit units but it will probably take 4-5 weeks to ship. Be aware the the 100 Mbit version uses a slightly different chipset but is also supported by OpenWrt (and in fact probably has better support).


I also looked at the Ubiquiti Aircube ISP which is cute and supported but $30 and 2.4 GHz only with no external antennas: https://openwrt.org/toh/ubiquiti/ubiquiti_aircube_isp
I also looked at the Ubiquiti Aircube ISP which is cute and supported but $30 and 2.4 GHz only with no external antennas: https://openwrt.org/toh/ubiquiti/ubiquiti_aircube_isp