I turned my old router into a Wi-Fi extender with OpenWrt, and it was easier than I thought

XDA developers | April 22, 2026, 10 a.m. | Original
Your old router may have been abandoned by the manufacturer, but OpenWrt can breathe some new life into it and make it useful again.
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