Apple Time Capsule Custom Firmware <4K • 360p>
Assume you have an A1470 and you accept you will lose 5GHz Wi-Fi.
| | Score (out of 10) | Comment | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 8/10 | Stable, easy, but insecure and slow Wi-Fi speeds vs modern routers. | | Custom Firmware (OpenWrt wired) | 9/10 for routing, 2/10 for Wi-Fi | Excellent wired router/NAS. Terrible wireless. | | USB Boot (Linux) | 7/10 | Great for tinkerers. Keeps 5GHz. High maintenance. | apple time capsule custom firmware
or tweaking internal settings that aren't available in the standard AirPort Utility Hardware Retrofitting ("Pi Capsule") Assume you have an A1470 and you accept
Newer macOS versions have dropped support for older protocols (SMB1/AFP) used by Time Capsules. Modern hacks focus on forcing these protocols to stay active or using a Linux box with netatalk to mimic a Time Capsule's behavior. Terrible wireless