[Krakos]

I was wondering if there is a cheap router that I am likely to find at giveaway price on ebay that will work with DD-WRT.

I seem to have a skill of buying ones that are not supported!

[blkt]

You may get lucky timing with a used EA8500 (if you are comfortable with a serial flash) on eBay, offerup, craigslist, mercari or other for sale classifieds etc. Otherwise go with R7800 for 60-80 USD.

[egc]

See link to forum guidelines in my signature at the bottom of this post.

That will lead you to the supported routers.

[kernel-panic69]

Both router database and supported devices wiki probably need to be updated on what is and isn't supported

[Krakos]

[ryan780]

[blkt]

But what question? What answer do you want? If only finding used R7800 for $175, you are not looking in the right places.

Failure to search around for deals will produce no results. Different regions have different used markets, at different times.

[ryan780]

[blkt]

The original question was cheapest decent router, and this is a fine line to walk. These threads pop up all the time.

DD-WRT supports tons of routers, but I recommended a few among those with the most hardware resources and support.

I could have recommend a list of routers, but why bother if a used market is overpaying for underperforming routers?

Already mentioned three alternatives to eBay, though I have never been burned (attention to listing details, seller).

Here's a few others (meh). r7000 r7500v2

[Alozaros]

[ho1Aetoo]

seems like netgear is pretty expensive in the US

the R7800 costs 120-160€ in Europe as new (140-190$)

https://www.proshop.de/Wlan-Router/Netgear-Nighthawk-X4S-R7800-AC2600-Gaming-Router-Wireless-Router-AC-Standard-80211ac/2538147?utm_source=idealo&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pricesite

are normal prices, good hardware is not available for free

fritzbox 7590 190€
Ubiquiti UniFi AC HD 270€
Turris Omnia 300€

various ax routers:

Netgear Nighthawk AX12 350€
ASUS RT-AX89X 380€?

but like blkt said, in the forum there are tons of threads with router recommendations
and hundreds of different routers are supported by dd-wrt


but the r7800 offers a pretty good overall package
is a good, pretty worry-free router

if you want it to be as cheap as possible, you can also buy a WRT54, it also runs with dd-wrt, but it's questionable whether you will have a lot of fun with it

[mac913]

I would not get less than a R7000. For any beginner going to DD-WRT I will always recommend the Netgear R7000 it's simpler to configure and can handle +300Mbps NAT and has great WIFI range too. I have one (off-site2 in signature) in a large 3 floor home the top 2 floors are wood frame the 3rd is underground with concrete with all floors getting WIFI. The R7000 is on the top floor.

[kernel-panic69]

I think I spent $80 for my R7800. I'll have to look through my electronic receipts. Keyword: used

[msoengineer]

Since Covid-19, everyone has discovered how shitty their home wifi is and routers and their availability in the used market are scarce....


That said, The Archer A7v5/C7v5 is a good cheap router that will run solid up to 150mbps with Q.o.S.

If you want better mbps Q.o.S (up to 450mbps), then you need to move to a R7800 or R9000...

If you want to run a VPN client on the router...Then R7800 or R9000 are the only way to go that have decent CPU performance...

You can also look for a used R7000, which is BCM based, and has decent performance like the A7v5 series...again not a contender if you plan to run a VPN.

Those are likely the best value routers you can find...


In the UK, I have no idea what you'll find on Ebay...

Thank you covid-19....

[VA1DER]