Where can I buy a linux based router?

Well, in general, I can't really give you an answer, since not all routers support Linux-based OSes and I wouldn't know whether a PC shop's routers that are in stock do support Linux. Neither do I know many shops in Achrafieh. However, I could recommend you the router I use.

I use the TP-Link TL-WR1043ND, it's the second highest-end router for TP-Link, has gigabit ethernet, 802.11n 300mbps, great wireless range, a USB2.0 port, etc...and is for most documented-for router in OpenWRT. You can find it in Top Technologies Dora or Microcity in Koreitem for around $66.

I have had OpenWRT on it for over a year (and 4 months I guess). I'm still learning in Linux, and not fast, so I haven't yet got it configured the way I like. However, I have seen the power of OpenWRT. It's fantastic.

Check https://openwrt.org/ and http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index for the router they support.

Just get yourself a TP-Link router. Most support flashing a Linux based firmware.

btw, best lkng term ddwrt router is the e4200, though its a bit expensive ... V1 not the newer

if you have an old pc you can use it as a router just install MikroTik RouterOS on it . or you can buy the MikroTik hardware from a shop next to Almza i think its called teledata.

Hi Paladin,
Just as elias mentioned, the MicroTik routers are THE best plastic routers that you can get performance wise. The linksys routers are very good but but get the same through put when moving large files (like and 700MB iso file) over the wlan.
Another drawback that you will find in the linksys routers is that the wlan chips are soldered onto the mainboard of them, not like the MicroTik routers. There you have miniPCI slots so that you can buy the minipci wlan cards in order to even make your wlan available in the 5GHz frequencies.

If you really want a rocksolid linux or bsd based router, then check out the computer shops for mini-itx boards from intel. They have an intel atom which do a great job and they are easier for beginners (Hardware wise) to install the OS since they have a SATA slots and have from the specs way more resources to run other stuff on it like a web- or file-server. Just like a normal PC.

The MicroTik routers don't have openwrt installed, so you will have to flash them, and that means voiding the warrenty. So there you have to make a good bit of research on the web before you start flashing.

I have such a solution, the main router is a mini-itx dhcp bind9 (DNS) server including a squid proxy, and some mikrotik repeaters to extend the range of my wlan.

In the end it is a question of the budget that you want to spend in short term and long term speaking.


Hope that my information helps, glhf.

badbyte