OpenWRT 15.05 Runs Off Linux 3.18, Provides Better Networking

[phoronix]

Phoronix: OpenWRT 15.05 Runs Off Linux 3.18, Provides Better Networking

Version 15.05 of OpenWRT, the Linux distribution popular with network routers and other embedded devices, has been officially released. OpenWRT 15.05 is codenamed after the Chaos Calmer cocktail...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenWRT-15.05-Released

[asdfblah]

For those interested in openwrt and router modding in general, read this: http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/07/...-wifi-routers/ . HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9959088 , Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/...ng_openwrt_on/

[sonny]

Just flashed my routers (Xiaomi mini and TP-LINK TL-WR841N) to it. Works great, thank you OpenWRT community.

[Zajec]

It's s/OpenWRT/OpenWrt/ actually, Michael you could remember

[PHLAK]

Been running RC3 on my WRT1900AC since release virtually problem free. Keep up the great work OpenWRT team!

[Middling]

Been running OpenWrt on my routers for years with no problems and coincidentally this morning i cracked open my locked-down VDSL2 modem and flashed it with an OpenWrt build.

Anyone looking to buy a new high-end OpenWrt-compatible router from the usual suspects should consider holding off for a few months as there's some drool-worthy open hardware coming in the form of the Turris:Lite.

[monraaf]

Just flashed my routers (Xiaomi mini and TP-LINK TL-WR841N) to it. Works great, thank you OpenWRT community.

Do you have this problem? https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/18931

[markus_b]

Just flashed my routers (Xiaomi mini and TP-LINK TL-WR841N) to it. Works great, thank you OpenWRT community.

I have the Xiaomi mini too, but can not find the appropriate file to upgrade. I'd expect to find a file openwrt-ramips-mt7620-miwifi-mini-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin in
https://downloads.openwrt.org/chaos_...ramips/mt7620/ but it is missing. Where can I find that ?

[dimitris]

Been running RC3 on my WRT1900AC since release virtually problem free. Keep up the great work OpenWRT team!

I've been (wanted to) drool over this for a while. I just got the home/office connection upgraded to symmetric 1Gbps, and the current Buffalo WZR-600DHP, running Attitude Adjustment, can barely use a fifth of that.

What's your sense performance and stability? Have you used 11ac? I follow the (now huge) thread on the 1900AC on the OpenWrt forum, but it's hard to build an accurate image of how ready for prime time it is - there seems to be a spectrum (no pun intended) of experiences, although overall trending better lately.

[SystemCrasher]

For those interested in openwrt and router modding in general, read this: http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/07/...-wifi-routers/ . HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9959088 , Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/...ng_openwrt_on/

FCC can go fsck self with their idiocy. OpenWRT supports loads of various hardware and FCC haves no word over half of this hardware. As simple as that. One can simply go buy some chinese device and show middle finger to FCC retards, etc. Chinese mfrs do not give it a fsck what you do with their devices. Yet, its kinda shame USA citizens allow all this fascist DRM crap to go on.

FYI: many (if not most) of factory router firmwares are simply backdoored, to begin with.