OpenWRT/LEDE are Linux based, embedded operating systems for networking devices. Besides being open source, they are highly configurable and versatile. This post will show how to configure one of the LAN ports as WAN input for xDSL routers. The problem with xDSL routers (mainly based on Boadcom platform) is that there are no opensource DSL drivers, so this function does not work.
Anyway, many DSL routers are in fact better platforms, with improved hardware, than ordinary routers. If you want to connect the router to wired LAN internet this is what you should do. I've done this on a router with LEDE Snapshot installed (the difference is that snapshots do not come with web interface preinstalled). If you have a regulare release, you can skip LuCI installation, as you already have access to the web interface of the router.
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