DD-WRT router under £80

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stefanw1337
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 16:15    Post subject: DD-WRT router under £80 Reply with quote
Hi,

I was looking around for a new router, which supports DD-WRT so I can set up a router with VPN on it. Looking at Amazon.co.uk, which one would you suggest? I also see WiFi6 is quite new tech, but is there any DD-WRTs that supports it?

I looked at the Linksys MR7350, Linksys MR8300 and the Linksys E5400. Even the TP-Link Archer C80, but either of them are really listed in the router database for DD-WRT, but I have previously also discovered it can work even though it's not listed.

And if you search for DD-WRT on Amazon it doesn't really give you good alternatives, as DD-WRT isn't even mentioned.

I got a Linksys AC1900 myself, but it's quite old and not really obtainable for cheap still. I got mine used in 2020 for like $55.

Any tip?

Thanks!
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Alozaros
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 16:36    Post subject: Reply with quote
don't bother with single core routers...
WiFi6 is only marketing trick... don't bother with it neither...

check on ebay/amazon Netgear R6400v2, R7000, R7800 (best one) XR500 is reboxed R7800..
last for around 100 quid i got R9000...so far the fastest CPU but it has a complex switch if you need vlans... Razz

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TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55179 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55303 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55363 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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stefanw1337
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 16:59    Post subject: Reply with quote
Can't really find any of these on any local stores.

And those on amazon was more expensive than the $80 I requested. It's not gonna be a main router anyway, just one off-router for vpn for ONE person, so a single core should be enough.

Asus RT-AC66U? I see the RT-AC68U is on the list, close enough?
blkt
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 17:08    Post subject: Reply with quote
Amazon has the most inflated prices possible, so much better to use eBay or regional sites dedicated to local sales.

Edit: Recommended: R7800 (XR450/XR500), R7500v2, EA8500 (serial flash), R9000 (R8900/XR700), x86 (J4125).


Last edited by blkt on Fri Sep 23, 2022 12:25; edited 1 time in total
Alozaros
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 17:16    Post subject: Reply with quote
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1311&_nkw=r7800+netgear&_sacat=0
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Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55179 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55303 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55363 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
dale_gribble39
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 18:06    Post subject: Reply with quote
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155167186996 (R7800 from link above) ... you can also maybe get by with a TP-Link A7, but I would get the R7800 if it were me.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1311&_nkw=tp-link+archer+a7+ac1750&_sacat=0

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