TP-Link routers may be banned in 2025, New Open-WRT router is a great alternative - HTTAY 114 Dave

Dave
- TP-Link routers may be banned in 2025
- New Open-WRT router might be a pretty great alternative

0:00 Intro
1:10 TP-Link routers may be banned in 2025
13:09 New Open-WRT router might be a pretty great alternative
33:58 Outro

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[shanti]

I have a TP Link Deco X68 and it received at least 4 firmware updates in 2 years.
The app also updates regularly and is super easy to use.

[supadupahilton]

DD-WRT, Tomato, etc. won't help, since the hardware manufacturer will alwas have "gode mode" ( aka can override any settings in software).

[permanentlypatriotic]

Not arguing for tp link routers. But I've had mine a couple years and still receive updates. Meanwhile they are behind an openwrt router and only serve as a mesh system.

[dany]

I have the TPLINK BE800 for my main level and tplink wifi 7 mesh system downstairs. Both systems have received constant updates since early last year. The BE800 does IDS and IPS without slowing my network way down. I think it's a we hate everything China love fest.

[Home-nb]

will all TP Link routers be banned or just there WIFI routers?

[ngcolby]

I consider any consumer grade router to be a danger. They get released and never get updated. They also don't last more than 3 years on average.

[Henkerhaus]

Comcast gives you a discount for not using their router, but the discount expires after 12 months, so after a year, they’re charging you for the use of a router that you never had from them in the first place. In the end, you pay either way. Greed is good, so says Gordon Gecko.

[EdgyMonkey]

False. I constantly get updates from my tplink mesh router

[mauritsjacobse]

so yes, any brand router is better then a isp router, but I'm dutch, so isp routers are already better then the average isp router in the USA. I'm planning on buying my own ubiquity 10gb firewall with a switch 10gb. because I have a 4gb connection. so my router is doing alright security wise, each year at least an update, monthly patches to the broad network. my isp runs its network as a secured vlan for private networks. so secirty patches are a level above the internet connection at our house.

[Karochsharon]

I have an Tplink Archer AX55, about 3 years old - it's had ~5-10 firmware updates - so they definitely do do (tee hee) firmware updates.

(Not advocating for TPLink, knowing that they have ties to the Chinese government makes me want to replace it).

Regarding engineering issues - I'm not a networking hardware engineer, but in terms of specs the top-end TPLink Wifi7 router has significantly better features than the competing routers from Asus, Netgear, etc. eg the TPlink router has an SFP+ cage in it - allowing you to land fiber in the router itself. This is an extremely niche feature to be sure, but as someone who has a more robust home network and internet service setup this is a pretty impressive feature.

Hypothetically, a custom-build server would be superior - but then you get to questions like is the PCIe bridge in your CPU's SOC robust enough to handle multi-10GbE adapters' worth of traffic? Maybe, maybe not (and FWIW I haven't run benchmarks on the TP-Link device) - but because TP link is likely just implementing MediaTek or Broadcom's WiFi7 chipset it's likely that chip is spec'd to switch that much traffic.

[MrJoeK]

Lol these guys talking about using a hacked software to put on old hardware… okay guys real secure😂😂

[supadupahilton]

I just tossed my Asus (Chinese made) router in the trash. Bought a Vietnamese made (US designed) mesh system. At this point, almost nothing Chinese made in the house!