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Non-Broadcom AX Wi-Fi routers

Shrek

Shrek

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Which AX Wi-Fi routers are non-Broadcom (are supported third party firmware)?

I have a
  • Linksys E9450
but the firmware is more than 2 years old, and I worry about the lack of security updates.
 
Shrek said:
Which AX Wi-Fi routers are non-Broadcom (are supported third party firmware)?

I have a
  • Linksys E9450
but the firmware is more than 2 years old, and I worry about the lack of security updates.
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Try some netgear??
 
My Netgear RAX10 is Broadcom and the firmware is 1 year old.
 
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Shrek said:
I just realized how cheap one can get an AX router for

  • Netgear RAX 10 (refurbished) $30
Amazon.com: NETGEAR RAX10-100NAR 4-Stream AX1800 Dual-Band WiFi 6 Router - Certified Refurbished : Electronics

  • Linksys E7350 (renewed) $25 with free shipping
Amazon.com: Linksys Dual-Band AX1800 WiFi 6 Router (E7350) (Renewed) : Electronics

  • Linksys E9450 (renewed) $30 with free shipping
Amazon.com: Linksys E9450 Dual Band AX5400 WiFi 6 Router, Black (Renewed) : Electronics
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RAX 10 junk hardware, quad core BCM6750 Cortex-A7 from Broadcom.

Linksys E7350 really old dual core MIPS chip from MTK at 880 MHz that wasn't designedto be a WiFi 6 SoC.

Linksys E9450 same crappy SoC as the RAX 10.
 
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