BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: routers
De:       Dumas Walker
Data:     Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:18:59 -0500
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>  MM> I have a Asus RT-AX82U router that is almost 5 years old, should i go
>  MM> for a Wifi 7 router
>  MM> before the FCC restrictions take hold?

> It's either going to get rescinded because it's a stupid EO, will turn
> into a cash/info grab ("Sure, you can sell your router here, it'll take
> a $100,000 yearly certification fee and Palantir will arrange an audit")
> and they'll still be available, just the costs will be passed on to
> consumers and we'll be dealing with potential backdoors.

> So, yeah, buy it now and throw OpenWRT on it as soon as possible.

I wonder if the exclusions for commercial routers cover those folks who are
using whatever their online provider gives them.  If it does, it would make
me suspect that many online providers are for this.


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