GL.iNet - Flint 3 (GL-BE9300)
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"extreme software capabilities ... easy to manage but not less powerful neither locked in anyway (os is an skin on too openwrt but also compatible with official openwrt releases) ... if you need sdwan, vpn-whatever (even tor), bland, multiple segregated networks etc is ts they right stuff"
"I am not used to having stock firmware be this open ... Thanks for having super open hardware! It's refreshing to see I can literally ssh into my router"
"I see I could even add Proton VPN to the router, which would be really great too."
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"I have this and get about 650mbps over VPN"
"It gets 90% of gigabit, more than any wireless router on the market. ... There is no subject to complain given it's value. ... I don't want moving parts in my router okay"
"Flint 3 will help WireGuard speed. ... Flint 3: enable WG acceleration, set MTU ~1420, persistent keepalive 25s, and only route subnets you need; Foundry will feel snappier."
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"that tri-band Wi-Fi 7 with 5x 2.5G ports would be a game-changer for my wired/wireless chaos. ... With Wi-Fi 7 speeds and those multi-gig ports, I could wire up my NAS and servers directly for blazing-fast backups and file transfers, while wirelessly handling IoT sensors, cameras, and remote access without lag."
"How's that going to help with my 2000/2000 internet speed, my Flint 1 isn't fast enough."
"The 2.5G ports would really help with internal transfers and my NAS setup."
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"Yeah I did buy the Flint 3 router but it completely transformed my WiFi, especially on MLO with my WiFi 7 devices. I don’t get any jitter, latency spikes, or disconnects and everything is smooth"
"that tri-band Wi-Fi 7 with 5x 2.5G ports would be a game-changer for my wired/wireless chaos. ... With Wi-Fi 7 speeds and those multi-gig ports, I could wire up my NAS and servers directly for blazing-fast backups and file transfers, while wirelessly handling IoT sensors, cameras, and remote access without lag."
"Tri-band with 6 GHz: solid for Quest 2/3 or newer Wi-Fi 7 devices."
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"that tri-band Wi-Fi 7 with 5x 2.5G ports would be a game-changer for my wired/wireless chaos. ... With Wi-Fi 7 speeds and those multi-gig ports, I could wire up my NAS and servers directly for blazing-fast backups and file transfers, while wirelessly handling IoT sensors, cameras, and remote access without lag."
"The Flint 3 would be a huge benefit for our household network — we have multiple PCs, phones, tablets, and test devices constantly connected for development and playtesting, and the current router is a serious bottleneck."
"My current router has started to struggle with the number of devices I have, so Wi-Fi 7 and multi gig ports would really help improve reliability and speed across my network."
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"They used a Qualcomm chip in the Flint 3 and Slate 7 and Qualcomm are not interested in open source support for their SDK. These products are unlikely to ever have the same level of support by the community lead OpenWRT project because of this."
"without real OpenWrt support"
"I originally thought I was going to flash vanilla openwrt so I decided to get the flint2 but regret getting it over the flint3 because I am not used to having stock firmware be this open(and wifi 7 seems cool)."
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"The absence of 10G wan I needed - ISP wants test 10g. ... 10G at least one WAN or two. ... 1. my ISP is going to test 10g"
"either get the flint 2 or hold off, cause their working on a flint 4 and hopefully will add, dual wan support along with 10gbps ports"
"Flint 2 is connected to a NAS Pc i have. So even if I did not have 10g form ISP copying between my home network could have been faster. ... To the NAS. You can use NAS for many things. 1. Imagine you work with large files, video editing, pictures. 2. Backups 3. OS images. 4. Etc Check how much your nvme drives speeds are compared to 1GBit. ... 1.Let's say 1200, 1500MB/s is my nvme capable. (3000 I think but that's a stretch) Currently getting 100-200-300MB/s on Wifi depending which one I use. Gigabit Ethernet would be slower here."
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"Wireguard speed lower :/. ... Wireguard faster and not slower as Flint 2. ... My wireguard speeds on flint 2 are about 700Mbps. With flint 3 wireguard will go slower. This is bad."
"performance with vpn has drastically decreased. ... Flint 3; OpenVPN Speed Up to 142 Mbps; WireGuard® Speed Up to 644 Mbps ... Flint2: OpenVPN speed up to 190 Mbps; WireGuard® speed up to 900 Mbps ... The cpu goes from 2ghz to 1.5ghz, which has an impact on speed when using a vpn."
"The flint 3 is definitely weaker. ... The 2 was able to get 900mbps over the VPN client, the flint 3 gets about 550mbps."
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"I'd avoid if you have a bigger, multilevel home. ... Getting terrible range with flint 3 compared to previous router from t-mobile that worked everywhere in my house."
"A major drawback to using a travel router as a permanent home router compared to normal routers is the wifi range. ... You'll find that the antennas of the travel routers are much smaller and lower powered than those of traditional routers meaning the range is hindered. ... If you live in an apartment then this may not be an issue, however if you live in a house, that could be problematic. ... Travel routers are meant to be used in close proximity to the connecting devices ie within a hotel room for example. So don't expect a miracle when it comes to the wifi range (compared to traditional routers). ... If you live in a larger place with plenty of walls, then I would recommend getting another Flint."
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"i’ve tried to configure vlan or many things more on luci (openwrt dashboard) and i have to say it’s hard for me to do that. ... i have experience with cisco, mikrotik, …, i did many things like vlan, vpn, access group, access list, firewall, … but can not do a single thing with luci dashboard. it’s completely useless."
"without real OpenWrt support"
"I like the Flint 3, though lack of support for VLANs kinda sucks :("
adjective-nounOne234 1.01. This is for my career, to develop my skills professionally but also so I can have complete control over my stuff, I’m tired of owning nothing and forced to be happy about it, a home lab not only for tinkering also gives me full control over my stuff 2. It would be a massive step up, the **GL-RM1 KVM** would let me access my lab away from home, especially at work when it’s pretty slow like it is now, the **GL-BE9300** would replace my bog standard BT hub whatever that lacks support for port forwarding and its such a burden on it, with or the **GLBE3600**, I can keep my network isolated from everything else and let me run a Minecraft server. I would also take it with me to Ireland with my laptop 3. I google it on ebay, then reddit and youtube, if there’s something I really want, I buy it 4. special mention to framework, they absolutely deserve it, a framework desktop would be cool to win, could run a local LLM instead of not owning chatgpt and being happy. We are replacing our networking equipment with Ubiquti UDMs, would love to win one of those, but also a full size dell server
AkdM_ 1.0Hey thanks for this ga! I enter for the Flint 3 and Comet PoE. 1. I got into self-hosting because I wanted more control over my data and a hands-on way to learn how servers and networks really work. My proudest project so far is an open-source website I’m building (not yet public) to make home automation easier to understand. The most expensive piece of equipment I’ve bought is a the PoE switches. 2. Winning the Flint 3 would be a huge upgrade for my setup. My current router has started to struggle with the number of devices I have, so Wi-Fi 7 and multi gig ports would really help improve reliability and speed across my network. 3. I usually find gear through Reddit, YouTube reviews from channels like ServeTheHome, and tech blogs that focus on homelab and open-source projects. 4. For a future giveaway, I’d love to see something like a compact Proxmox-ready mini server or a Synology NAS, both are great for anyone building out a homelab. Thanks!
Alexis_Evo 1.01000% the GL-iNet Flint 3. The software on most consumer routers makes me want to throw things, they are so locked down and useless. GL-inet uses openwrt with a nice skin on top of it. So, so, sooooo many features. Absolutely any weird network setup you want to do, the Flint 3 can do it. And it supports WiFi 7 MLO, a huge advantage for consistency on standalone VR headsets. Galaxy XR / PFD / Pico 4 Ultra are already using it.
Anatharias 1.0That would be so awesome to replace my aging Aruba AP by the Flint 3 as I could finally use the bandwidth my provider is offering me… My most expensive equipement is actually the storage pool. My Synology NAS was expensive, but filling it with 5x14TB turned out to be as much expensive if not more. Paired with the comet remote KVM, I feel that this would be quite a nice combo. The start of my journey began with the NAS, and upon discovering the power of containers, I ended up bringing old desktop from eWaste and try everything I could think of, from pfSence to VMware Esxi to Proxmox… I feel that every day a new project arises. Last year I created a pool pump monitoring system so it would detect sunshine heating my solar pool heater and only turn on the pump whenever there would be a benefit, in temperature delta, which obviously doesn’t exist when the sun isn’t shining. Fun stuff
asmoovedabapesta 1.0[GLINET](https://a.co/d/5tEIj9a) GLiNet Flint 3, Netgear and Asus has failed to innovated over the past couple of years. You won't regret it.
GLinet Flint 3 and up. Just setup for my father in law that also has spectrum. Comes with a bunch of features.
Bonafideago 1.0I recommend Gl.Inet routers. Specifically the [Flint 3](https://store-us.gl-inet.com/products/flint-3-gl-be9300-tri-band-wi-fi-7-home-router) or the Flint 2. They offer a pretty great range of options at a very reasonable price.
cazzq 1.0You can, I actually have a flint 3 that has the guest wifi under a VPN and the regular one under the normal network.
cody2de 1.0glinet Flint 3 [https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-be9300/](https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-be9300/)
Competitive_Owl_2096 1.0There alright but this is probably the best standalone router you can get: https://store-us.gl-inet.com/products/flint-3-gl-be9300-tri-band-wi-fi-7-home-router
ContraryFangShih 1.0Check out the [Flint 3](https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-be9300/) from GL.iNet that comes with OpenWRT that lets you install VPN config's and other much better cool stuff. I have one of their travel routers and it is great. My next home router will be from them. It's cheaper than the Netgear and about the same as the Asus on Amazon. I wouldn't buy a TP Link.
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