I'd like to get a new router to replace my 8 year old Buffalo G router. I'm interested in the EFFs Open Wireless Movement and have been trying to follow the developments of their router firmware (which is based on CeroWRT). I'm not a developer (or even a power user) and I'm not interested in installing pre-alpha firmware, so it seems that it would be awhile before they will have anything that is at a level for users like me to try. But when they have a stable beta release I'd probably like to give it a whirl, and in the meantime I'd like to be able to setup an open and secure guest network.
Currently the firmware is only being developed for the Netgear wndr3700/3800 line, but they are hoping to offer builds for other hardware in the future. So my question is, for someone who is interested in this and wants to buy a router soon, does it still make sense to buy the Netgear, which is a couple of years old at this point already, or are there other popular and development friendly platforms out there that you can make a reasonable assumption will be supported at some time in the future that would be a better buy today? Ideally I'd like to keep this to $100 or less.
Amazon has the 3700 refurbed for around $50, and I was ready to just go with that, but then I saw a lot of reports about problems with that model and OpenVPN. Ideally I'd like to have the option to connect to a VPN via the router, which is really my only other wishlist item besides the guest networking.
Currently the firmware is only being developed for the Netgear wndr3700/3800 line, but they are hoping to offer builds for other hardware in the future. So my question is, for someone who is interested in this and wants to buy a router soon, does it still make sense to buy the Netgear, which is a couple of years old at this point already, or are there other popular and development friendly platforms out there that you can make a reasonable assumption will be supported at some time in the future that would be a better buy today? Ideally I'd like to keep this to $100 or less.
Amazon has the 3700 refurbed for around $50, and I was ready to just go with that, but then I saw a lot of reports about problems with that model and OpenVPN. Ideally I'd like to have the option to connect to a VPN via the router, which is really my only other wishlist item besides the guest networking.