Recently, I try to update my old TP-LINK WR1043ND v1.6 for my lab. Doing some research in the forum and confirm couple of old firmware version are ok with h/w ver 1.x. The latest version that has been tested successfully is r39290 based on the link below.
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=319186&highlight=r39230
So, I take a chance and flash r39296 using factory to ddwrt image. The router boots up successfully. Power cycle it again to confirm.
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=62217&start=2445
I will test the rest of the function this weekend.
*** Tested the ethernet connection for a week. No issue. Will test the WiFi. (Aug 28, 2019)
*** Tested WIFI for a week and no issue found so far (Sep 8, 2019)
*** WIFI sometimes freeze after 6-8 hr of use. Need a complete reboot of the router (Sep 13, 2019)
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To flash Gargoyle firmware, first upload the original firmware vendor firmware back following the link below.
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=315817&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Then, follow https://www.gargoyle-router.com/wiki/doku.php?id=tp-link-install to install the 1.10 stable version of the firmware.
*** Tested Gargoyle 1.10 and ethernet works great. Management GUI responses much faster than ddwrt (Nov 10, 2019)
*** Tested WIFI next week. WiFi is not great. Perhaps due to insufficient CPU power.
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Best option seems to be libreCMC. Response and performance seem to be the best. However, WiFi is not great as the others but libreCMC seems to be the best. This is just a router for me on the 2nd network at home for testing. So, WiFi is off most of the time. You can also setup different VLAN with libreCMC. (Sep 23, 2021)
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