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Hmm - just ordered an OpenWRT-compatible home wifi/router - via Aliexpress... it's a GL-iNet Flint2 (GL-MT6000). gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt6000 And shame on me, turns out I could've got it for less from the manufacturer's site (~NZ$265 with free shipping to NZ vs. ~NZ$320 with a little shipping + tax)... Live and learn!

If anyone else in NZ is looking at moving to Quic for broadband (where you need to provide your own router), that router is my choice (replacing my own painfully old router).

www.gl-inet.com · Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) | High-Performance VPN RouterExperience blazing-fast VPN speeds and full OpenWrt customization with Flint 2, our best Wi-Fi 6 router yet. A new realm of power, freedom, and security.

@lightweight Oooh! Wireguard server built in?! I want that! If only it also had PiHole built in (or installable).

@lightweight @Adam Unfortunately that router runs proprietary software.

My router is GNUbooted btw.
Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿

@Suiseiseki @Adam mine'll be running OpenWRT, which, so far as I know, is (although not sure about the bootloader).

@lightweight @Adam Note how it's called "open" and not "libre".

Typically the bootloader used by router's is u-boot, although many manufacturers do not follow u-boot's license.

All 802.11ac and 802.11ax Wi-Fi cards to not operate without proprietary software loaded onto them.

I use a freedom-respecting 802.11n card myself.


The "Open"WRT package repos appears to contain many proprietary programs.

Finally, "Open"WRT always uses the proprietary version of Linux and not Linux-libre.