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mkeuter [Alternatives to the EdgeRouter X]
userdoc:tt_edgerouter-x [2022/08/29 07:23] (current)
mkeuter [Flash ER-X with OpenWrt using AstLinux]
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 With the "System Load Linux to SDRAM via TFTP" chosen, you need to specify two IP addresses and the name of the TFTP filename ''openwrt.bin'', as show above. With the "System Load Linux to SDRAM via TFTP" chosen, you need to specify two IP addresses and the name of the TFTP filename ''openwrt.bin'', as show above.
  
-!!Note:!! Some OpenWRT devices work exclusively with ''192.168.1.1'' + ''192.168.1.2'' as the device + server IP addresses! ((use e.g.\\  ''ifconfig eth1:1 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 up''\\ to add an additional virtual address to the server))+!!Note ->!! Some OpenWRT devices work exclusively with ''192.168.1.1'' + ''192.168.1.2'' as the device + server IP addresses! ((use e.g.\\  ''ifconfig eth1:1 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 up''\\ to add an additional virtual address to the server))
  
 Type RETURN and the ER-X should reboot into the factory initramfs-kernel of OpenWrt.  After the dmesg logs appear to stop, type RETURN again, you should see a login as shown below: Type RETURN and the ER-X should reboot into the factory initramfs-kernel of OpenWrt.  After the dmesg logs appear to stop, type RETURN again, you should see a login as shown below:
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 ===== Alternatives to the EdgeRouter X ===== ===== Alternatives to the EdgeRouter X =====
  
-The EdgeRouter-X is now hard to get or EOL. Kind of alternatives are the "travel router" devices from [[https://www.gl-inet.com/products/|GL.inet]] as they based on OpenWRT and already include WireGuard and OpenVPN.+The EdgeRouter-X is sometimes hard to get. Kind of alternatives are the "travel router" devices from [[https://www.gl-inet.com/products/|GL.inet]] as they are already based on OpenWRT (plus an additional GL.inet WebGUI) and already include WireGuard and OpenVPN. But they are using plastic cases. You can also easy switch directly to Luci.
  
  
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