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The quest for blob-free hardware

34 2020-06-20 19:50

I need a (wireless) router, any advice? I'm still using an old WRT54G with a very outdated OpenWrt that's no longer maintained. The installed version of OpenSSH needs a legacy phased out key exchange algorithm to connect.

$ ssh -oKexAlgorithms=+diffie-hellman-group14-sha1 root@192.168.100.1
root@192.168.100.1's password: 


BusyBox v1.15.3 (2011-11-24 04:30:44 CET) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

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 Backfire (10.03.1, r29592) ------------------------
  * 1/3 shot Kahlua    In a shot glass, layer Kahlua 
  * 1/3 shot Bailey's  on the bottom, then Bailey's, 
  * 1/3 shot Vodka     then Vodka.
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root@OpenWrt:~# uname -a
Linux OpenWrt 2.6.32.27 #5 Wed Dec 21 05:56:26 CET 2011 mips GNU/Linux

The wireless doesn't even work due to the proprietary Broadcom chipset. I still use it when I need to print a document because that's the simplest way to communicate with my antique Laserjet. I've been out of the loop for a while and I hear LibreCMC is the new sensible choice for router firmwares. Here's the list of compatible hardware: https://gogs.librecmc.org/libreCMC/libreCMC/src/LTS/docs/Supported_Hardware.md

They are almost all out of stock and brands like TP-Link are known to update their products without changing the name (but replacing the wireless chipset with a useless closed one) so it's very hard to find the right version. Netgear WNDR3800 can be had for a reasonnable price but is there a catch? Does it ship with the mainline version of uboot for example? I know it might not be the best place to ask but just in case anyone knows. Is buying a router even worth considering or small computer board would be a better choice?

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