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The router I have right now is the best one I've ever had, it's an APU4D4 from teklager.se.[1]

> APU router is the most open-source network device you can buy. It comes with open-source BIOS, open-source operating system of your choice and open hardware schematics. It's not locked down in any way.

I bought mine with opnsense pre-installed and it has been absolutely rock solid. For wi-fi, I've just used an old router with wifi in "ap-mode" connected to my APU router -- interestingly it turns out that the throughput bandwidth for wi-fi increased by orders of magnitude as soon as the poor Asus box didn't have to perform any logic on the packets passing through.

[1]: https://teklager.se/en/products/routers/apu4d4-open-source-r... -- I have no affiliation with the company, just a happy customer.



Sadly pcengines, the original manufacturer of the APU boards, is EOL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35635900


Yeah that really sucks, but I hope the many other options for opnsense routers are decent too when this one decides to break.


It should be possible to e.g. use the Turris router: https://www.turris.com/en/ I heard a 10G option is in the pipeline.





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