Zyxel - T56 (EX5601/EX5600-T Series)
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Based on 1 year's data from Mar 18, 2026 How it works
fr0llic 1.0T-56 if in EU, now only 60% cheaper, S&H excluded. Not as easy to flash though.
T-56 from wifilinks in NL. Can't run pi-hole on Openwrt unless you run it in a VM, but your could switch to Adguard home instead.
There's plenty of EX5601-T0's and -T1's on UK eBay.
There's plenty of EX5601-T0's and -T1's on UK eBay.
if you're in EU, grab a T-56 from wifilinks. it's half the price of the Flint 2. forget Flint 3, if you want OpenWRT, today (or perhaps ever).
Flint got a 8GB eMMC, but that's not worth an additional 50€, IMHO. T-56/EX5601 can be flashed with ubootmod, giving you 400MB flash space.
Icy-Appointment-684 1.0That. EX5601 is brilliant. I got an ISP branded one but managed to flash it. Been running it as an AP for weeks. Fairly stable. T0 has sfp.
LeJWhy 1.0There is a flashing method for the T-56 (Odido firmware, as sold by wifilinks.nl) that does not require opening the case for a serial connection. You merely login to the firmware web UI to enable SSH and then extract the root password. https://forum.openwrt.org/t/adding-openwrt-support-for-zyxel-ex5601-t0/155914/815 If you memorize this routine, you'll be quick to flash a number of these devices in short time.
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