Started by: John Crispin
Status: Closed
Result: Accepted
Ended: 05/03/2025
Hi,
starting a [VOTE] to get approval allowing me to begin the development of OpenWrt "Two".
"Two" will have all of the features that "One" has with the following upgrades.
* MT7988
* 10G SFP
* 5G copper
* 4 port 2.5G copper
* 1-2 port 1G copper
* Tri-band Wi-Fi 7
"Two" will be produced by GL.iNet and we are exploring options for US/EU based distribution.
"Two" will (hopefully) be in the 250$ region with yet again a portion of that being donated to the project.
expected availability is late '25.
John
| Members | Yes | No | Missing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| Member | OpenWrt Two |
|---|---|
| Adrian | |
| Alberto | |
| Alexander | +1 |
| Álvaro | +1 |
| Baptiste | +1 |
| Chr |
11 Comments
ksec
> "Two" will (hopefully) be in the 250$ region
What does that mean ?
teruakohatu
I wonder why they are including a 5G port. There does not seem to be a lot of gear that uses it. An additional 1/2.5G or 10G SFP would make more sense.
Cyphase
Previously:
OpenWRT One Released: First Router Designed Specifically for OpenWrt – https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42285689 – Dec 2024 (144 comments)
usui
Is there a reasonable scenario where enough people vote "no" here? It seems unlikely, so a nuanced discussion where pros and cons are considered seems more productive. Seems like a yes/no vote makes more sense if there is actual contention or disagreement among internal factions.
If you vote no, you'll basically be seen as the stickler person without a good reason.
18 people are missing (abstained?), so could that be interpreted as an ambiguous "no"?
Cyphase
Awesome, I hope this work continues. I got to put my hands on a One a few weeks ago at SCaLE 22x[0], where the Software Freedom Conservancy was the "Network Sponsor"[1] and the WiFi was being provided by a bunch of Ones.
[0] https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x
[1] https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/22x/sponsor/software-fr…
the-grump
Heck yeah. GL.iNet is awesome, and these specs will make this the one router to rule them all for consumer applications.
It’s a wonderful time to be into free software and free hardware. Thank you folks!
neilv
GL.iNet is a popular brand, though I can't find a Wikipedia page for it.
https://www.gl-inet.com/about-us/ says:
> GL Tech (HK) Ltd: #601, 5W, Hong Kong Science Park, N.T. Hong Kong
> GL Intelligence, Inc.: 10400 Eaton Place, Suite 215, Fairfax, VA 22030
I'm a little curious about this. One of the reasons that some people run OpenWrt is for improved security. In the general security space, a Shenzen company isn't the most usual choice of vendor for Western countries. Also, the company having the US subsidiary/office/unit based in Virginia, and with "intelligence" in the name, hits a somewhat odd note.
pzo
What I would want to have some company to make one device that would at the same time be:
1) router
2) smart tv (airplay, chromecast, miracast)
3) smart speaker
4) smart home gateway (matter)
5) wireless charging pad
6) private cloud (nextcloud)
7) private backup (removable nvm)
8) private vpn / dns / pihole / adguard
9) mini server
Everything in a nice package and preconfigure and ideally modular (upgradable ssd, wifi).
UmbrelOS [0] is interesting but its quite expensive and its only for home server (no router, no smart speaker, smart tv, wireless charging pad). Apple TV has a great hardware and cheap but so limited for 3rd party. Wish they made it modular that you could attach magnetic speaker, wireless charging pad and had some usb for attaching 4g modem.
[0] https://umbrel.com/
petesergeant
> OpenWRT "One" and "Two" are physical routers designed specifically to run OpenWRT. This is describing "Open WRT Two", a physical piece of hardware, that will have a price-tag, rather than some new software release of OpenWRT.
thescriptkiddie
i heard reports that the openwrt one cpu was not fast enough to run cake sqm at line speed. i wonder if the two will be able to.
xvilka
I am looking forward for "qualcommax: ipq60xx: add GL.iNet GL-AX1800/AXT1800 support"[1] to be included in the release.
[1] https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/14950