I used an old router on my home network and here's what I learned
Flashing custom firmware and tinkering around made it a worthy addition to extend the wireless network.

We rarely give our router a break until we feel it slow down the Wi-Fi network. So when I grabbed a new router, the old ASUS RT-AC66U just sat in a corner. Over the past few years, I have repurposed an old router in a few ways — from a VPN router to a web server for self-hosted apps.