Untangle releases firmware that can run on ASUS 88 routerhttps://wiki.untangle.com/index.php/ASUS_RT

[YeOldeStonecat]

https://wiki.untangle.com/index.php/ASUS_RT-AC88U

Pretty cool. I have an older '67.

 

[SmittenmittenS]

Nice info! We deal with Untangle so maybe this can be a test project one day soon

 

[Eagle21]

The "Firmware Features" page looks interesting
https://wiki.untangle.com/index.php/Firmware_Feature_Comparison
It is a feature-comparison of Untangle vs DD-WRT vs OpenWRT vs AsusWRT.

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

Correction, I have the 87U. Still won't run on that, I don't have 512 megs...just 256 megs in it.
Some chat about the firmware on this sticky post.
https://forums.untangle.com/announcements/37142-announcing-untangle-firmware.html

Looks like they will be testing it on more and more routers...but the routers need to have at least 512 megs of RAM.
Certainly a testimony on how powerful routers are getting these days...with CPUs hitting 1 GHz and more. I have a pair of 1.0 GHz CPUs in mine, just not enough RAM for Untangle. But I'm happy with the Asus firmware anyways..and the after market Merlin firmware.
But anyways...nice to see the Untangle guys craft a semi-lower-resource specialized firmware for some home market routers. And interesting experiment for sure!

 

[HCHTech]

This sounds like it could easily turn into a self-branded solution which I imagine might fit into the lower-end price bracket (although that is a $300 router, maybe $250 wholesale). Still, especially if you are proficient with untangle, you could deliver a über-configurable edge device at a pretty low price point.

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

I'm doing a review for Tim at SmallNetBuilder....I just got a demo unit from Untangle today. Look for the review soon, will link it here.