GL.iNet
Flint 2
$169.99
Linksys
Based on 38 Reddit mentions
$125.97
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Cudy RE-3000 (officially a repeater; needs a transitionary firmware flashed first) GL.iNET GL-MT3000 Netgear WAX202 Linksys E8450 (needs flashing a special installer first; note: can't go back to stock, the documented procedure fails and bricks the router, making it unrecoverable without a serial ca
...patrakov in r/openwrt
January 2, 2025 12:35 PM
6
You can use both wired and wireless backhaul with Batman-adv, and one of the wired routers on your switch should handle DHCP and act as the WiFi mesh server. That way, if your switch fails, the mesh can still function as a large "WiFi switch," ensuring connectivity. Batman-adv dynamically manages ba
...TorGuardVPN in r/openwrt
February 24, 2025 6:46 AM
6
There was a change in the flash layout, so the old UBI version needed to be upgraded to the new UBI version, which is done by the installer as described in the wiki and github. There might be some chance to get it working following these instructions: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/belkin-rt3200-linksy
...orev in r/openwrt
November 17, 2025 4:44 AM
1
Just get Linksys E8450 aka. Belkin RT3200 from woot. These are on sale for 20 bucks refurbished. Runs great on opewrtn. I am getting full 900 mbps from my ISP on wifi. 40+ devices connected. I bought 3 recently. https://openwrt.org/toh/linksys/e8450 Woot: Linksys AX3200 Wi-Fi 6 Router - $19.99 - Fre
...Unable-Ad-5364 in r/openwrt
June 25, 2025 9:55 PM
1
I use belkin rt3200 which is also linksys e8450/ax3200/arena 6 and they’ve never let me down. I have three here at my house, another two at my bosses house, one for my mothers and am putting two more in a family friends house shortly. They handle up to about 20 devices at 2.4g and another 5 at 5g be
...Familiar-Newspaper23 in r/openwrt
July 27, 2025 5:16 PM
1
Try downloading the sysupgrade from here: https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=24.10.4&target=mediatek%2Fmt7622&id=linksys_e8450-ubi Uncheck Keep settings and retain current configuration. The image check should pass and you should be able to flash without any issues.
krazyflashx in r/openwrt
November 16, 2025 2:31 PM
0