Router Hardware for Gargoyle.

Introduction
The best approach is to select a Router used successfully by many other Gargoyle users. Other
Routers may work, but you will need to check things out more carefully. Manufacturers are always
changing their product lines so it is not possible to provide an exhaustive list of routers that
Gargoyle will run on.
Definitely
A glance at this thread in the forum indicates that TP-Link routers are the most popular and
successful choice (in particular TL-WR1043ND). Routers from Buffalo, Netgear and Linksys are
also very popular choices. There is a list below of a few models from these manufacturers which
Gargoyle works well on. There have been extensive discussions on the forum here.
Probably
If your router is not on “the list” then search the forum for posts relating to the make and model of
your router.
 Recommended minimum 8MB of FLASH and 32MB of RAM to run the latest versions of
Gargoyle.
 Bare minimum 4MB of FLASH and 32MB of RAM will NOT run latest versions of
Gargoyle (>1.8.x). 4MB of FLASH is insufficient to support the Gargoyle USB
functionality. Also, some users report difficulty saving config settings and/or loading
additional packages. If you have an old router then give it a try, but don't buy a bare
minimum router for Gargoyle.
 Sub-minimum routers with only 16MB of RAM are best matched with Gargoyle 1.2.5,
which has a smaller memory footprint.
Likely
Gargoyle is built on OpenWRT. If your router is supported by OpenWRT then it is likely that
Gargoyle will also run well. Check out the OpenWRT supported hardware list and take particular
care to note the exact version of your router as the support can vary markedly between versions.
Unlikely
Most consumer routers are not supported by Gargoyle, so if you just got back from the electronics
store with your brand new router you are likely out of luck. The better approach is to do some
research and buy a router that has been tested and is known to run Gargoyle.

Marvell Armada XP/370 Routers:

Routers with this architecture are fully supported for Gargoyle.
There are typically two files available for each of these routers:
 use factory.bin to install Gargoyle over the original manufacturer's firmware
 use sysupgrade.bin to upgrade an existing Gargoyle/OpenWrt installation
Linksys
Model RAM Flash CPU Firmware File(s)
 Model RAM Flash CPU Firmware File(s)
Linksys WRT AC Series
WRT1200AC v1 2x *-mvebu-cortexa9-linksys-wrt1200ac-
512MB 128NAND
(Caiman) 1300 squashfs-*
WRT1200AC v2 2x *-mvebu-cortexa9-linksys-wrt1200ac-
512MB 128NAND
(Caiman) 1300 squashfs-*
WRT1900AC v1 2x *-mvebu-cortexa9-linksys-wrt1900ac-
256MB 128NAND
(Mamba) 1200 squashfs-*
WRT1900AC v2 2x *-mvebu-cortexa9-linksys-wrt1900ac-
512MB 128NAND
(Cobra) 1600 squashfs-*
WRT1900ACS v1 2x *-mvebu-cortexa9-linksys-wrt1900acs-
512MB 128NAND
(Shelby) 1600 squashfs-*
WRT1900ACS v2 2x *-mvebu-cortexa9-linksys-wrt1900acv2-
512MB 128NAND
(Shelby) 1600 squashfs-*
WRT3200ACM v1 2x *-mvebu-cortexa9-linksys-wrt3200acm-
512MB 256NAND
(Rango) 1866 squashfs-*
2x *-mvebu-cortexa9-linksys-wrt32x-squashfs-
WRT32X v1 (Venom) 512MB 256NAND
1866 *
Turris Omnia
Model RAM Flash CPU Firmware File(s)
Turris Omnia
Turris Omnia 1-2 8 Flash 2 x 1600 *-mvebu-cortexa9-turris-omnia-*

Atheros AR71XX Routers:

These routers are getting hard to find and flash
There are typically two files available for each of these routers:
 use factory.bin to install Gargoyle over the original manufacturer's firmware
 use sysupgrade.bin to upgrade an existing Gargoyle/OpenWrt installation

Model RAM Flash USB Firmware File(s)

GL.iNet
GL.iNet AR150 64MB 16MB 1 *-generic-gl_ar150-*
TP-Link Routers 1)
TL-Archer C7 v2 2) 128MB 16MB 2 *-generic-archer-c7-v2-*
TL-WDR4300 v1.x 3)4) 128MB 8MB 2 *-tl-wdr4300-v1-*
TL-WDR3600 v1.x 5) 128MB 8MB 2 *-tl-wdr3600-v1-*
TL-WR1043ND v3 64MB 8MB 1 see post
TL-WR1043ND v2 64MB 8MB 1 *-tl-wr1043nd-v2-*
Rec Min
TL-WR1043ND v1.x 6) 32MB 8MB 17) *-tl-wr1043nd-v1-*
TL-WDR3700 v2 8) 16MB 16MB 1 *-tl-wdr3700-v2-*
Bare Min
9)
TL-WR941ND v2 v3 v4 32MB 4MB No *-tl-wr941nd-vx-*
 Model RAM Flash USB Firmware File(s)
TL-WR841ND v3-9 10)11)
32MB 4MB No *-tl-wr841nd-vx-*
TL-WR741ND v1-1.9 32MB 4MB No *-tl-wr741nd-v1-*
TL-WR741ND v2 & v2.4 32MB 4MB No *-tl-wr741nd-v2-*
Buffalo Routers
WZR-600DHP 128MB 32MB 1 *-ag300h-*
WZR-HP-G300NH 12) 64MB 32MB 1 *-wzr-hp-g300nh-*
Netgear Routers
WNDR3700v1 64MB 8MB 1 *-wndr3700-*
WNDR3700v2 64MB 16MB 1 *-wndr37002-*
WNDR3700v4 128MB 128MB 1 *-wndr3700v4-*
WNDR3800 128MB 16MB 1 *-wndr3800-*
WNDR4300v1 128MB 128MB 1 *-wndr4300-*
WNDRMAC 16MB 64MB 1 *-wndrmac-*
WNDRMACv2 16MB 128MB 1 *-wndrmacv2-*
D-Link Routers
DIR-825 b1,b2 64MB 8MB 1 *-dir-825-*
Ubiquiti Routers
Routerstation Pro 128MB 16MB 1 *-ubnt-rspro-*
Routerstation 64MB 16MB 1 *-ubnt-rs-*
Rec Min
NanoSt Loco M2 32MB 8MB No *-ubnt-nano-m-squashfs.bin
Linksys Routers Rec Min
WRT160NL 32MB 8MB 1 *-wrt160nl-*
Planex Routers Rec Min
MZK-W04NU 32MB 8MB 1 *-mzk-w04nu-*

Broadcom Routers:
This is an older architecture, and may be a bit slow when run with the latest versions of Gargoyle.
Note that some of the models listed below have only 16MB of RAM. These models are supported in
older versions of Gargoyle, but will run very slowly with the latest releases.

Model RAM Flash USB Firmware File(s)

Asus Rec Min
WL500G Premium v1-2 32MB 8MB 2 *-squashfs.trx
Linksys Routers 13) Rec Min
WRTSL54GS v1-3 32MB 8MB 1 *-wrtsl54gs-squashfs.bin
WRT54G-TM 14) 32MB 8MB No *-wrt54g-squashfs.bin
WRT54GS v1-3 32MB 8MB No *-wrt54gs-squashfs.bin
Bare Min
WRT54GL v1-4 16MB 4MB No *-wrt54g-squashfs.bin
WRT54GS v4 16MB 4MB No *-wrt54gs_v4-squashfs.bin
Bare Min
 Model RAM Flash USB Firmware File(s)
Asus Rec Min
Rosewill RNX-GX4 16MB 4MB No *-squashfs.trx
Netcore NW618 16MB 4MB No *-squashfs.trx
Motorola WR850G v1-3 16MB 4MB No *-wr850g-squashfs.bin
Motorola WE800G v1 16MB 4MB No *-we800g-squashfs.bin
Buffalo WBR2-G54 16MB 4MB No *-brcm-2.4-squashfs.bin

Atheros AR231X/531X Routers:

This is an older architecture, and may be a bit slow when run with the latest versions of Gargoyle.
Note that some of the models listed below have only 16MB of RAM. These models are supported in
older versions of Gargoyle, but will run very slowly with the latest releases.

Model RAM Flash USB Firmware File(s)

La Fonera Routers15)16) Rec Min
Accton MR3201A 17) 32MB 8MB No *-root.squashfs, *-vmlinux.lzma
La Fonera2 v2202 32MB 8MB 1 *-root.squashfs, *-vmlinux.lzma
Bare Min
La Fonera v2100-2200 16MB 8MB No *-root.squashfs, *-vmlinux.lzma
La Fonera+ v2201 16MB 8MB No *-root.squashfs, *-vmlinux.lzma
Bare Min
D-Link DIR-300 Rev.A 18) 16MB 4MB No *-root.squashfs, *-vmlinux.lzma
Ubiquiti Nanostation2 16MB 4MB No *-ubnt2-squashfs.bin
1) install notes
2) Gargoyle v8
3) performance tests on Gargoyle v1.7.1
4) Gargoyle v1.8
5) Gargoyle v1.8
6) loaded on Gargoyle v1.8
7) The TL-WR1043ND v1.x does not deliver enough power for most USB 3G modems. See

OpenWRT for details

8) Gargoyle v1.8
9) Gargoyle v1.8
10) v8 & Gargoyle v1.8
11) v9 & Gargoyle v1.8
12) install notes
13) WRT54G series wiki
14) test results Gargoyle v1.8
15) install notes
16) config notes
17) see post
18) install notes