- MediaTek Filogic 880 processor
- 1 x 10 Gigabit SFP port
- 1 x 5 Gigabit Ethernet port
- 4 x 2.5 GbE Ethernet port
- 1 or 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports
- WiFi 7 (tri-band)
OpenWrt Two is expected to sell for around $250 when it hits the streets in late 2025
But the first OpenWrt-branded device has only two Ethernet ports, which is an odd choice for a router.
Well, technically it’s the only choice for a router… We are getting so used to the router/switch combo we will forget what exactly is a router. Which is probably good, I guess.
I mean, technically there’s no reason a router can’t route between more than two networks. For example, I’ve got both fiber and cable Internet (for no real good reason – I ought to cancel one and save some money) and I’ve configured my OpenWRT router to have two different uplinks, reconfiguring one of the four LAN ports to WAN2 instead.
I’ve also got the other ports configured for separate VLANs (walling my untrustworthy Chinese ONVIF cameras off from being able to phone home, for example), but I think that’s technically not “routing” 'cause it’s OSI layer 2.
I assume it’s not common to have more that two networks being routed, especially in a SOHO environment, but it’s definitely not impossible.
Routers can run just fine off only one port too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_on_a_stick
I was recently looking for a decent WiFi 7 router to replace my aging Archer A6. Then, looked up the table of hardware at toh.openwrt.org and almost none of the WiFi 7 routers from mainstream brands was supported. Glad to see something first-party releasing soon. I’ll definitely buy one when it releases.
250$?! I can buy n100 minipc with 90$ and wifi7 intel card for 20$
I was just about to cough up for a Banana Pi R4, but I might wait for this now.
Have you heard of our lord and saviour the used Thinkcentre tinys? (Like m710)
With this kind of speed, we could invent Call of Duty games where the Zombies want slightly more than brains. Generative A.I. uses internet data for training so at first, the zombies will probably request Doja Kat in the racial chat rooms showing feet but human progress marches ever forward. Within a decade, Zombies might just want to get drunk and go to Popeyes.
Braaaaiiiinnns. And a 16 piece family deal, spicy, with a side of red beans, mashed potatoes, and extra biscuits.
What would be a good alternative to go between the modem and a mesh access point?
Two Ethernet (gigabit) would be required.
Can you do “roaming” / “fast-transition” solutions with the openwrt one and/or two? (What is called “mesh” by e.g. tplink)
That’s not bad pricing wise. There’s very very little prosumer gear that’s multi gigabit and it’s all much higher price, or it’s just a PC with several NICs.
If and when we move to hyperfibre this is going to be pretty high up on the list.
Hyper fiber??? I don’t even have regular fiber here and y’all are moving on to HYPER???
For some it’s long overdue. Fiber is soon to be 20 years old at my house.
But honestly, I don’t think most people need hyper fiber anyway, so that’s probably why we havent seen it.
I would say most people do not need a home connection that is in the same order of magnitude as the average data center server connection in use at the same time. Mostly because by definition there won’t be many servers to transfer data from and to at that speed and the average person doesn’t run too many connections in parallel.
Then again, with federation and people “taking back” the internet, it could be useful… One day that is ofc.
Realistically most people will still not run devices 24/7 at home. Data centers will always have a place for that kind of service, even if they host a lot of small, independently owned devices by the very same people whose home connections we are talking about.
