What the TP-Link Ban in the US Means for You

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25 points by tuzzmaniandevil 3 months ago


woleium - 3 months ago

Check out Microtik hardware (Latvia), it’s good and reasonably priced. No association, i just like it. https://mikrotik.com/

uLogMicheal - 3 months ago

Having used a TP-Link ethernet over power device in the past, this is quite concerning. Most devices like this do not have an adequate replacement from domestic or allied manufacturers. Is there no government agency examining and reporting on these frequently purchased electronics?

c0nducktr - 3 months ago

I'm not criticizing the content of the post, but it feels like it was written by a LLM. Does anyone else notice that? It screams it to me.

applied_heat - 3 months ago

It only mentions routers and not APs. I am extremely pleased with my tp-link Omada WiFi setup with self hosted controller in a docker image. after over a decade using mikrotik and ubiquiti products I don’t think I would go back for WiFi, and I would certainly be inclined to give a tp link router a look if it’s as polished and capable as their WiFi products.

roody15 - 3 months ago

TP Link “ which dominate approximately 65% of the U.S. router market for small businesses and homes (Allconnect)”

This appear to be more about protecting US market share and less about national security. Netgear/linksys etc cannot compete with price against TP Link.

gnabgib - 3 months ago

Discussion (174 points, 25 days ago, 245 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42451130

wkat4242 - 3 months ago

Funnily enough many TP-Link models are really well supported by alternative firmware like openwrt. Totally avoiding this problem.

rad_gruchalski - 3 months ago

It means you should buy shares. Because when the ban is removed you'll be rich.

myself248 - 3 months ago

It means I'll be paying more for hardware to reflash with Openwrt, is all.

JohnnyLarue - 3 months ago

Yes, the US State Department is working hard on this list to keep you safe and scared, and recommends you use a Taiwanese D-Link NAS instead

realxrobau - 3 months ago

There is no way a human wrote that.

rayiner - 3 months ago

We should just ban foreign routers. Massachusetts invented routers, why would we import them?