[conspire] Genuine IT question (wifi routers)

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Ivan Sergio Borgonovo (mail at webthatworks.it):

> I'd say OpenWRT, it's the healthiest (larger community, most active,
> good documentation...).
> 
> I'd spend less than $200 otherwise other solutions start to make
> more sense for better wifi and/or faster CPU.
> Brands that have a good price, quality, support tend to be tp-link,
> netgear, bufalo and zyxel.
> 
> Mikrotik and PC Engines are more a DIY solutions and I wouldn't
> choose OpenWRT on a DIY solution.
> 
> Linksys may have a litte bit nicer enclosure... but it's not worth
> the money.
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This is a fantastically useful post, Ivan.  Thank you.

Yours is the first post I've seen mentioning Mikrotik.  (I mean, I
hadn't even heard of this innovative Latvian firm, before.)  PC Engines 
I'm quite familiar with, and will just add that their units' ability 
to accomodate a general-purpose network-focussed x86_64 Linux or BSD
is a signficant advantage if you want more flexibility, throughput
(e.g., not worrying about saturating the backplane or network
interfaces), and reliability than a little specialised WAP box running
on 32-bit ARM or MIPS can provide.  I love and respect OpenWRT, but it
has its design limits.

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