Nice! I have some of the smaller, super cheap MT300N-v2's ($20), so I have some exposure to the GL.iNet gear. Nice to hear a positive report of another of their devices.
On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 4:25 AM Eric House <[email protected]> wrote: > > I asked for help a week or so back, in email I've somehow deleted and so > can't just reply to, replacing a comcast modem/router/access-pt device with > something to run openwrt. > > And wanted to report I found stuff I'm happy with and can recommend. Got a > Motorola surfboard SB6141 coax->ethernet modem for about $45 from Amazon. > It works perfectly, and to judge by touch uses about 1/10 the power > (Comcast's modem ran HOT!) > > In reading I found a lot of good written about GL.iNet's stuff and so tried > a combo router/access pt box called a GL-B1300. Installing stock OpenWRT > was trivial: just used the upgrade feature of the non-stock OpenWRT it > comes with. Its 2.4 and 5 radios seem as powerful throughout my house, and > as fast, and those of the comcast box. The unit itself seems solidly built, > if of plastic. It's a low-end ARM box, but when I use htop to see how it > handles a speedtest from my laptop it's fine: two of four cores run at 50%, > and two are basically idle. It'll handle my needs well. > > Thanks! > > --Eric > -- > My g-bike can trounce your e-bike! > _______________________________________________ > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
