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Topic: TP-Link TL-WR1042ND

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Is this router incompatible with OpenWrt ? I can't find it in any of the lists in Table of Hardware.
Tp-link provides GPL code for the device in their website  http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/TL-WR1042ND_V1.html
So is it possible to build OpenWrt using this device source ?

Only thing I found after googling for this device is that it is Realtek and not Atheros based device as WR1043nd and most other TP-LINK devices.

https://wikidevi.com/wiki/TP-LINK_TL-WR1042ND

So my guess is no. My suggestion is to but TP-LINK 3600 as it is best buy router you can get with great OpenWrt support. Sell this one to somebody else.

Previous thread on this topic: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=40978

And some additional info: http://openrouter.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1703

(Last edited by valentt on 22 Apr 2015, 16:18)

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