Well, hey there, y’all! Let’s gab a bit about them best routers for OpenWrt, ya hear? Now, I ain’t no fancy tech whiz or nothin’, but I done heard some things and seen some stuff, and I’m gonna tell ya what I know.
First off, what in tarnation is this OpenWrt thingamajig? Sounds like a whole lotta gibberish, don’t it? From what I gather, it’s like, a different kinda brain for your router. Makes it do more stuff, I reckon. Like, instead of just sittin’ there sendin’ out the Wi-Fi, it can do all sorts of fancy tricks. But you gotta have the right kinda router for it, see?
Now, them smarty-pants folks over at the OpenWrt project, they don’t go around tellin’ ya which router to buy. They say it ain’t their job. But they do say you need a router with at least 16 somethin’ called “Mbyte” of flash and 128 of that “Mbyte” of RAM. Sounds like a whole heap of numbers, but I guess it means the more the merrier, ya know? More room for the OpenWrt brain to do its thing.
So, how do ya pick a good router for this OpenWrt stuff? Well, first ya gotta figure out what you need it for. Are ya just gonna be browsin’ the web and checkin’ your Faceplace? Or are ya gonna be streamin’ movies and playin’ them video games all day long? The more stuff ya do, the more powerful router ya need, I reckon. There’s a whole article somewhere about figurin’ that out, but I ain’t got time for that. Just use your common sense, I say.
- Think about the size of your house. If it’s a big ol’ place, you might need a stronger router, or maybe even one of them Wi-Fi repeater thingies. I heard tell ya gotta put the router up high, like on a shelf or somethin’, so the signal can reach everywhere.
- Don’t go buyin’ the cheapest thing ya see. Sometimes ya gotta spend a little more to get somethin’ good. But that don’t mean ya gotta go broke neither. Just find a good balance, ya hear?
- Check them reviews. See what other folks are sayin’ about the router. If a bunch of people are complainin’ that it’s a piece of junk, then it probably is.
Now, I heard tell of some newfangled routers comin’ out with these “filogic” thingamajigs. Sounds fancy, don’t it? One’s called the filogic 820, and then there’s the filogic 830. Folks say the 830 is faster and got more cores, whatever that means. More power, I guess. But I ain’t tried ’em myself, so I can’t say for sure.
This here guide, it’s all about findin’ them top OpenWrt routers, ya see? But like I said, I ain’t gonna tell ya which one is the absolute best. It all depends on what you need and how much money ya wanna spend. But I’ll give ya a few things to think about.
First off, that “flash” and “RAM” stuff I mentioned earlier. Make sure ya get enough. And then there’s the speed of the router. They measure it in somethin’ called “MHz”, and the more the better, I reckon. And then there’s the number of antennas. More antennas means a stronger signal, I guess. But don’t go gettin’ too caught up in all them technical details. Just find a router that’s got good reviews and fits your budget.
And remember, even if ya get the best router in the world, it ain’t gonna be perfect. Sometimes the signal will drop, or the internet will be slow. That’s just life, ya know? But if ya do your homework and pick a good router, you should be alright. And don’t forget to keep that router antenna up high! That’s what I always say.
So, there ya have it. My two cents on them best routers for OpenWrt. I hope it helped ya out some. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go make some biscuits. My stomach’s rumblin’ somethin’ fierce.
