Best VSDL modem-router to target?

[David Lang]

Are there any devices out there that support bonded DSL under openwrt?

David Lang

On Sat, 4 Dec 2021, Andre Heider wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 03/12/2021 05:28, Andrew Punch wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I live in a small unit, so the usual advice to have a separate VDSL modem, 
>> router and ATA isn't great space wise.
>> 
>> Is there an all-in-one VDSL modem + router + ATA that would be worth 
>> targeting?
>
> for DSL on OpenWrt, lantiq is your only option. The default image ships with 
> a DSL firmware, so it's working out of the box. But it's common for users to 
> replace it for better performance, see [0].
>
> There're a few devices which have even the ata working via asterisk, but if 
> you're going asterisk you might as well forget about that analogue crap :P
>
> As far as supported devices go, the BT homehub v5a is the only one with 5ghz 
> wifi, which is why it's still a popular device.
>
> The next best thing seems to be the fritzbox 7530 (the older model, NOT the 
> ax variant), which is more powerful device. While it's supported, the newer 
> dsl chipset isn't. There's work going on to change that though [1].
>
> The fritzbox 7520 (aka 1&1 homeserver) seems to be the same hardware, it can 
> even be flashed to the vendor 7530 firmware. And that's rather cheap compared 
> to the 7530. That'll be my choice if you don't mind using some not-yet-merged 
> patches.
>
> Cheers,
> Andre
>
> [0] 
> https://forum.openwrt.org/t/lantiq-vrx200-xdsl-firmware-recommendation-thread/52937
> [1] 
> https://forum.openwrt.org/t/adding-support-for-vrx518-and-maybe-vrx320/55160
>
>> I am happy to purchase a spare one for anyone on the mailing list and I'm a 
>> software engineer who has done minor kernel fixes.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> -Andrew
>> 
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