OpenWrt: A Linux OS targeting embedded devices

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271 points pykello | 3 comments | 08 Sep 25 16:13 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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CursedSilicon ◴[08 Sep 25 18:45 UTC] No.45172165[source]▶

I'm a staunch defender of OpenWRT. Having used just about every "router distro" folks care to name (remember SmoothWall?) for the last 20~ years, OpenWRT is built like a tank and just keeps trundling along

I hope their experiments with the "OpenWRT One" keep going. I'd love to see OpenWRT take a (deserved) bite out of the "SMB firewall vendors" like Netgate or OPNsense. Or just undercutting Wi-Fi vendors like Ubiquiti who base their work on OpenWRT anyway

Something I'm excited to try myself in future is running "OpenWISP" [1] to manage a small fleet (three) OpenWRT devices in parallel for a deployment in a shared workshop. This seems to also be something that OpenWRT could be better at integrating, but it's nice to see "a vendor" tackling it

[1] https://openwisp.org/

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hungmung ◴[08 Sep 25 21:37 UTC] No.45174350[source]▶

>>45172165 #

> I hope their experiments with the "OpenWRT One" keep going.

OpenWRT Two is scheduled for late 2025 from GL.iNet and should go for ~$250.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43512495

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1. trelane ◴[09 Sep 25 00:08 UTC] No.45175780[source]▶

>>45174350 #

I read about this on lwn and am pretty excited for it.

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2. hungmung ◴[09 Sep 25 00:21 UTC] No.45175871[source]▶

>>45175780 (TP) #

I've been happy with the One, but two Ethernet ports is definitely not ideal for even casual home use.

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3. trelane ◴[13 Sep 25 18:09 UTC] No.45234086[source]▶

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I need more, but a switch isn't hard to get. In fact, I mainly plan to use these solely for wifi, and have a more advanced, high-bandwidth switch setup.

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