Why 7 (802.11be) when the bandwidth isn't really used? Genuine question. The GL-BE9300 mentioned here clocks in well within WiFi 5 range even.

I've got 10Gbps fiber at home (egregious, I know), and the only OpenWRT router I found that can saturate it is the Turris Omnia NG[0]. The price tag is a notch up from others but it's legitimately one of the best pieces of hardware I've ever owned. A perf3 test against an in-town server was able to pull 800 Megabytes per second; the router is no joke.

If you have a thick line to your ISP, I highly recommend!

[0]:https://www.turris.com/en/products/omnia-NG/

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msh a day ago | parent | next [-]

Less congestion in WiFi dense environments like apartment buildings due to the additional bandwidth and improved efficiency

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zamadatix 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Screw the max theoretical bandwidths for marketing, without 6 GHz (which would need 6E or 7) and the improved airtime efficiency I can barely get a few hundred jittery mbps standing next to my AP because the airspace is so crowded where I live.

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voxadam 21 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

>I've got 10Gbps fiber at home (egregious, I know), and the only OpenWRT router I found that can saturate it is the Turris Omnia NG[0]. The price tag is a notch up from others but it's legitimately one of the best pieces of hardware I've ever owned.

Why not use OPNsense on a mini PC?

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xelxebar 18 hours ago | parent [-]

Apparently, WiFi is spotty on OPNsense. I did start looking into home grown options, but WiFi 7 with 10Gbit ethernet is no joke. Most hardware ends up being power-hungry and noisy.

The Omnia NG is fanless, meaning quiet and power-efficient. It's also small and relatively stylish. The small hardware LCD is very handy, and everything Just Works. The whole package is just so well put together.

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drnick1 15 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Fanless is attractive on paper, but often means overheating and unreliable in practice. A large, slow fan in a bigger case is always better if you value reliability and a long service life. The best 10G router that you can buy is a low spec PC with a two-port 10G NIC. Make sure airflow is directed to the NIC (a PCI fan bracket is useful for that). WiFi is best handled by a dedicated access point, ideally the ceiling-mounted commercial type.

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pidgeon_lover 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How much does it cost? I was spooked when there were no prices on the website and it says only "email for quote".

	▲	xelxebar 3 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Turris doesn't sell directly, AFAICT. The product page has links to distributors under the Order Now heading. They're selling for 500 EUR or so.

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jakzurr 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

arggg, here comes my hardware lust again...

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mbana 21 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Is this actually stock OpenWRT?

I mean is it supported by vanilla OpenWRT image?

I do like the board though.

	▲	xelxebar 19 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You can run vanilla if you want. Their Turris OS is just a custom distro with some added userspace niceties. One of the coolest is a snapshot system that reduces "unbricking" the device to just a menu click at bootup. There are even people who have gotten NixOS running on it, apparently.