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I recently picked up a beelink mini PC and have been running Proxmox for things like jellyfin, home assistant, etc.
I’m looking to set up OpenWRT and found a helper script that sets up the VM but I’m having issues being able to configure wireless. According to the official docs, wireless is off by default if there are eth ports. When I go to edit it, both in the LuCl and in the /etc/config/wireless file, I hit 2 issues:
- The web client doesn’t have a wireless option.
- There is no wireless file In the config directory.
I tried looking for some solutions online but wasn’t sure what was exactly specific for me. I wasn’t sure if this was a hardware issue or a Proxmox/OpenWRT config issue. Any advice on this?
Side note: My thoughts were I could use the internal wi-fi adapter for wireless but would I need a USB adapter of some sort for this capability?
Edit: I realized later I left some context off. In case i wasn’t clear enough. Sorry. Currently I use a Google nest wifi pro router and was hoping to replace it with OpenWRT for more control/customization.
GL.Inet for an OpenWRT hardware set. I recommend them all the time.
Any specific ones to look into?
Models? The Flint 2 is pretty damn great. Really nice hardware selections, and a form factor most people expect. Out of the box capable of being a gateway for a large network without flinching. Wireguard performance is fantastic.
I will definitely check this out. Sounds really promising from the quick glimpse and most importantly, affordable.
Edit: gesture typing made me type adorable lol.
Adorable? 🤣 How is that?
For just an AP, I’ve used a number of the GL-AR300 and they’ve been fine as AP and repeaters, but only 2.4 GHz. I have no interference issues where I am so that’s fine for me, but if you’re somewhere populated, YMMV.
They also have the full firewall/router set on them, but I generally don’t use them for that.