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my very old archer c7 used to live and now I can use jellyfin upstairs. The difference is night and day.
TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750
tp-link WiFi Router AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit (Archer C7), Router-AC1750
By TP-Link
18mentions51%positive$94.99typicalr/openwrt+1pros/−6cons
What one Redditor said
“Archer C7 was the best shitty router I ever had. I had one point I had 1 + 3 more at various families' homes.”
What Reddit thinks
Pros
1- +capable of 800 Mbps with 8 byte encapsulation tax caused by PPPoE with hardware offloading on
Cons
6- −Poor range/performance compared to newer routers
- −wireless hardware has known issues on OpenWrt (v1)
- −over 13 years old
- −speeds between 100 Mbps to 200 Mbps with SQM/QoS on PPPoE
- −hardware offloading turned off with SQM/QoS on PPPoE
- −insufficient flash space (v1)
Where Reddit talks about it
18 comments · 6 subreddits
r/openwrt9%
11 mentions↑ 38
r/InternetBrasil0%
2 mentions↑ 2
r/opnsense100%
1 mentions↑ 4
r/HomeNetworking0%
1 mentions↑ 2
r/virtualreality100%
1 mentions↑ 5
r/Comcast0%
1 mentions↑ 3
Reddit reviews
+ 3~ 12− 3
r/opnsensepositive4
I also have a TP-Link Archer C7 router that I'll flash to OpenWRT and use it as an access point. Will this work well together? ... Just be sure that your Archer C7 is not version 1; its wireless hardw
r/HomeNetworkingneutral2
Unless it's a different product, your TP-LINK Archer VR300, according to the available specifications, only has 10/100 Ethernet ports, so you may want to replace it with something more modern.
r/openwrtneutral1
archer c6/a6, it's my main router and I can't complain, it just works
r/InternetBrasilneutral1
Hoje em casa uso OpenWRT em um Archer da vida, mas já usei o PFsense em um PC x64 e achei muuuuuuito mais intuitivo pro usuário caseiro. OpenWRT parece que parou no tempo. Microtik eu entendo o apelo,
r/InternetBrasilneutral1
Eu comecei meu homelab com OpenWRT em roteadores TP-Link (Archer C6 v3). Dá pra fazer coisas bem legais, mas acabei me sentindo limitado pelo sistema, que também não é muito intuitivo. Hoje tenho um
r/openwrtpositive10
Archer C7 was the best shitty router I ever had. I had one point I had 1 + 3 more at various families' homes.
r/openwrtneutral3
You can get a very capable Archer C2600 (quad antenna version) on eBay for $15.
r/openwrtneutral8
Flint 2 is a little bit more than this, but probably what you’re looking for. Now that the Flint 3 has been announced, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Flint 2 can be had in the $100 range. Other optio
r/openwrtneutral4
Flint seems to be well above 100 at least for now, unfortunately. >Other options are Archer A8 Doesn't seem to be listed here https://openwrt.org/toh/start Linksys MX4300 seems to be good though!
r/openwrtneutral2
I've actually thought about buying another couple of *used* Archer C6 V2, so I don't have to think about this for another few years...
r/virtualrealitypositive5
I suggest you get a Good archer c6 or c7
r/openwrtneutral1
Are there any RAM/NAND limitations for the Google WiFi routers and the TP-Link Archer C7?
r/openwrtnegative2
Archer's C7 is over 13 years old and since your internet provider is using PPPoE the moment you turn on things like SQM/QoS you are going to turn off the hardware offloading provided by your SoC. You
r/openwrtneutral4
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