I just looked up my (backup) router, a Linksys WRT1200AC, and sure enough, OpenWrt has a recently updated firmware dated June 2025, whereas the latest supported build of DD-WRT is from 2020. I’m gonna give OpenWRT a shot, thanks for the recommendation!

I’m a DD-WRT fan, mainly for it’s simply, uniform GUI. Here’s a good article comparing the two, plus an honorable mention of ASUSWRT. https://www.xda-developers.com/dd-wrt-vs-openwrt/

I was born in the top 3 empoverished states, I live in another top 3, and whaddya know, my employer is based in the third. If I came across this article in the wild, I’d check the privacy settings on my browser thinking it’s a AI-generated Farticle (Fake Article) created from my own metadata. Unreal. But yet, it’s true. Last week I couldn’t pay for my 1 measly city college class, so I put it on the only credit card that isn’t maxed out. Most days I feel like that rubber toy from the 80’s Stretch Armstrong. Big smile and streeeeetch those finances!