R7800 reboots when Pinebook Pro uses the Wifi in AP mode

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ericzolf wrote:

 

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Kitsap wrote:

One option would be to consider the Voxel firmware for your R7800s.  Be sure and review the Readme file linked in the banner.

 

https://www.voxel-firmware.com/Downloads/Voxel/html/index.html

I didn't know about the Voxel firmware, but I was considering OpenWrt if everything else breaks. What would be the advantages/disadvantages of both, if we arrive to this stage? From what I could find, Voxel, like the stock firmware, is also based on OpenWrt.

The nearest to a comparison I could find is https://www.snbforums.com/threads/voxel-firmware.50141/post-587447 and it's  already more than 3 years old, so possibly/probably outdated.

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My only experience is with Voxel, none with OpenWrt.  I ran Voxel on my R7800 for three years before I put it in backup status.  Now on my R9000 it has performed well for the last couple of years.  Both routers were obtained second hand.

Voxel is based on stock firmware with many of the Netgear imposed limitations removed.  This has a more substantial impact on the R7800 than on the R9000.  I obtained the R9000 because it has an optical SPF 10Gb WAN port.

Voxel is easy to get into or get out of.  However, he is a one man show.  If something happens to him I expect the project to disappear.  I am on board as long as it is available.

Most users that install Voxel firmware on their router never look back.