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forgottenit DD-WRT Novice Joined: 02 Jun 2016 Posts: 17
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 17:36 Post subject: Affordable router with 16 MB flash?
I want to run OpenVPN server on my router via dd-wrt. I'm told it needs at least 16MB flash to do that...
I want to spend less than £50. What router should I get? I live in the UK. What routers would be suitable?
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tatsuya46 DD-WRT Guru Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 7141 Location: YWG, Canada
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 23:16 Post subject:
how fast are u expecting it to be? vpn is hard on the cpu so cpu power is going to matter just as much as flash space _________________LATEST FIRMWARE(S) || Qualcomm Atheros Wi-Fi Settings Guide || Qualcomm Atheros Repeating
BrainSlayer wrote: we just do it since we do not like any restrictions enforced by stupid cocaine snorting managers
[x86_64] Haswell i3-4150 ------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] R7800 -----------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] DIR-862L --------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] DIR-862L --------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] WNDR4300 v1 --------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
▲ ACTIVE / INACTIVE ▼
[BROADCOM] DIR-860L A1 ----------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41631 std
If you use DSLReports please enable hi-res bufferbloat.
Sigh.. why do i exist anyway..
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forgottenit DD-WRT Novice Joined: 02 Jun 2016 Posts: 17
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 11:05 Post subject:
Well, not sure how to answer that really. Current one seems fast enough, but is not capable of OpenVPN as not enough flash.
Current router is TP-Link TL-WR841ND v8.
Internet speed test result:
I suppose I don't want it slower than that!
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forgottenit DD-WRT Novice Joined: 02 Jun 2016 Posts: 17
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 18:20 Post subject:
Hoping to get something before Xmas, so any help would be great, thanks.
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tatsuya46 DD-WRT Guru Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 7141 Location: YWG, Canada
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 21:16 Post subject:
look at
dir-862L
dir-868L (any rev)
dir-860L (b1 ONLY, a1 has no 2.4ghz amp, & b1 is a europe only model)
archer c7 v2 (NOT a v1 or no 5ghz wifi)
r6250
r6300 v2
all those are 16mb flash & up with acceptable cpu power, all fit in mentioned budget when doing CAD --> GBP _________________LATEST FIRMWARE(S) || Qualcomm Atheros Wi-Fi Settings Guide || Qualcomm Atheros Repeating
BrainSlayer wrote: we just do it since we do not like any restrictions enforced by stupid cocaine snorting managers
[x86_64] Haswell i3-4150 ------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] R7800 -----------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] DIR-862L --------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] DIR-862L --------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] WNDR4300 v1 --------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
▲ ACTIVE / INACTIVE ▼
[BROADCOM] DIR-860L A1 ----------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41631 std
If you use DSLReports please enable hi-res bufferbloat.
Sigh.. why do i exist anyway..
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forgottenit DD-WRT Novice Joined: 02 Jun 2016 Posts: 17
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 23:53 Post subject:
I appreciate the effort, but those all seem either to be more than £50, or not sold in UK, or both...
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tatsuya46 DD-WRT Guru Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 7141 Location: YWG, Canada
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 0:10 Post subject:
wndr3700 v4
wndr4300 v1
wndr3800
wndr3700 v2
wr1043nd v2
wr1043nd v3
dir-825 c1
dir-835 a1
dir-859
dir-869
dir-880L
the bottom 3 are 802.11ac if thats a requirement or wanted _________________LATEST FIRMWARE(S) || Qualcomm Atheros Wi-Fi Settings Guide || Qualcomm Atheros Repeating
BrainSlayer wrote: we just do it since we do not like any restrictions enforced by stupid cocaine snorting managers
[x86_64] Haswell i3-4150 ------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] R7800 -----------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] DIR-862L --------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] DIR-862L --------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] WNDR4300 v1 --------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
▲ ACTIVE / INACTIVE ▼
[BROADCOM] DIR-860L A1 ----------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41631 std
If you use DSLReports please enable hi-res bufferbloat.
Sigh.. why do i exist anyway..
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forgottenit DD-WRT Novice Joined: 02 Jun 2016 Posts: 17
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tatsuya46 DD-WRT Guru Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 7141 Location: YWG, Canada
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 0:48 Post subject:
both v1 & v2 arent supported & both also have 8mb flash. i see lots of dir-862L on ebay uk for 30 ~ 45 pounds, just that they are coming from usa (shipping time & ull need a plug converter). theres the archer c5 thats a little over mentioned budget. _________________LATEST FIRMWARE(S) || Qualcomm Atheros Wi-Fi Settings Guide || Qualcomm Atheros Repeating
BrainSlayer wrote: we just do it since we do not like any restrictions enforced by stupid cocaine snorting managers
[x86_64] Haswell i3-4150 ------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] R7800 -----------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] DIR-862L --------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] DIR-862L --------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] WNDR4300 v1 --------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
▲ ACTIVE / INACTIVE ▼
[BROADCOM] DIR-860L A1 ----------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41631 std
If you use DSLReports please enable hi-res bufferbloat.
Sigh.. why do i exist anyway..
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forgottenit DD-WRT Novice Joined: 02 Jun 2016 Posts: 17
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forgottenit DD-WRT Novice Joined: 02 Jun 2016 Posts: 17
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 17:50 Post subject:
I bought it so hope it is! Got a 4 in 5 chance (v5 doesn't seem to work for dd-wrt from what I can tell)
Thanks for your help!
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tatsuya46 DD-WRT Guru Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 7141 Location: YWG, Canada
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 3:28 Post subject:
v1 ~ v4 are supported, v5 isnt as the devs dont have a unit for porting to. i only mentioned v2 & v4 cause the v2 has 16mb flash & v4 has 128mb (actual firmware size max is about 25mb).
v1 only has 8mb flash, v3 also only 8mb flash + poor quality hardware (in my opinion when i used one). _________________LATEST FIRMWARE(S) || Qualcomm Atheros Wi-Fi Settings Guide || Qualcomm Atheros Repeating
BrainSlayer wrote: we just do it since we do not like any restrictions enforced by stupid cocaine snorting managers
[x86_64] Haswell i3-4150 ------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] R7800 -----------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] DIR-862L --------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] DIR-862L --------------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
[QUALCOMM] WNDR4300 v1 --------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41659 std
▲ ACTIVE / INACTIVE ▼
[BROADCOM] DIR-860L A1 ----------> DD-WRT v3.0-r41631 std
If you use DSLReports please enable hi-res bufferbloat.
Sigh.. why do i exist anyway..
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