just use a spare computer

Check out the list of supported hardware on openwrt.org, and in another tab open ebay and see how cheap you can find a supported model. Once you use a FOSS router, its hard to go back to janky closed-source junk that gets maybe six months support if its lucky. There are individual openwrt models th...

Glinet WiFi 7 routers. They use OpenWRT.

Flint-6 + eero 6+? No, AT&T lock. Buy a TP-Link Archer or OpenWrt-supported router. Control your network. Do not rent freedom from a monopoly. "We suffer more in imagination than in reality."

I used https://www.pfsense.org/ in the past, even for large backend infrastructures, as it offer advanced features like automatic redundancy, vLANs, etc.

How about running nostr:nprofile1qqspp9hkhc9y6lcwesklfmfvs6plzsl0eq0whglvumd2m5hu5ax8anqpr3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujummjv9hxwetn09hxxtn5v43kstcpr4mhxue69uhhyetvv9unytn0wfskuem9wdukuceww3jkx6p0hcg0uj on your new router? https://tollgate.me

This page might be helpful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_wireless_drivers And I haven't looked into it in a few years, but last I knew, nothing newer than 802.11n was good

LibreCMC is the freest router firmware out there. https://gogs.librecmc.org/libreCMC/libreCMC/wiki/Supported_Hardware The WNDR3800 is the most powerful hardware it supports, but it can be hard to find. The TPE-R1300 can be bought new and has the fsf ryf certification. https://www.thinkpenguin.com...

LibreCMC is the freest router firmware out there. https://gogs.librecmc.org/libreCMC/libreCMC/wiki/Supported_Hardware The WNDR3800 is the most powerful hardware it supports, but it can be hard to find. The TPE-R1300 can be bought new and has the fsf ryf certification. https://www.thinkpenguin.com...

nostr:nprofile1qqs8q40ugty6vw9t26ks2uqk5t004n5hkhhvuvdr57jxwfads3ufnegwpwhdf the flint 2 has been the easy one for me. ships openwrt, holds gigabit, and i point dhcp option 6 at pihole so every device picks it up without me touching them one at a time. what speed tier are you on?

opnsense on any old desktop with an extra ethernet pci card

GLMT3000, Comfast AX3000 or GLMT6000

Allegedly nostr:nprofile1qqs9df4h2deu3aae83fmet5xmrlm4w5l9gdnsy3q2n7dklem7ezmwfcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qg6waehxw309umrgt3jxvhryv359cerxvf6x56rwvf39uhx89r8 is going to be shipping routers in September