Merlin or Openwrt or Other (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by Squizzy@lemmy.world to c/networking@sh.itjust.works

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Hey, I have to get a new router. Looking at a Flint 4 because things are not costly enough as far as I am concerned. I have heard good things about the Asus Merlin firmware though and was wondering are there any upsides to either worth calling out?

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[-] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

All I can find for HTPC is home theatre?

[-] yaroto98@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Sorry, I was referring to the form factor. you can hop on aliexpress and search for topton. There's a wide variety to choose from. Some are barebones with no ram/ssd. Some have 6x 2.5G others have spf+ for 10G or a combination. they're small, quiet, energy effecient, and made for being a router/firewall. There are other similar brands, but this will get you shopping in the right direction for what I was referring to.

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