GL.iNet - GL-AR300M16-Ext (Shadow)
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Last updated: Dec 14, 2025 Scoring
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"I carry one in my luggage and they're great."
"I carry one in my luggage and they're great."
"the travel routers already have all that functionality build right into it and are designed for that right out of the box."
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"it stays connected a long way away ... I had it set up in my 4th floor hotel room in Jamaica and was still connected at the pool outside"
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"It have WireGuard, Tailscale and AddGuard as native app"
"The only decent ones are from gl.inet that come with openwrt."
"It’s OpenWRT by default"
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"travel routers (like the GL.iNet ones) are designed for this use case - connecting to a WiFi network like a hotel network and then rebroadcasting your own."
"I travel enough that I frequently use an older Gl.Net router to provide some protection and get more of my devices connected if I have to pay for a connection."
"it stays connected a long way away ... I had it set up in my 4th floor hotel room in Jamaica and was still connected at the pool outside"
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"Plus a Gl.inet router is < 100 bucks, no. If you were to go with the 20 buck a month solution from the service provider after 5 months you would be spending more than just buying a travel router."
"GL.inet for sure. Easy."
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"Poor performance, very poor routing performance."
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"And overpriced."
I went for a GL.iNet GL-AR300M16-Ext. Specifically want to use it to isolate IoT when home and then travel. >GL.iNet GL MT300N/V2 Mango Specifically didn't buy that one cause its 100mbps ethernet. Yeah...a router advertised as 300mbps with a 100mbps eth port
r/homelab • travel router? ->I went for a GL.iNet GL-AR300M16-Ext. Specifically want to use it to isolate IoT when home and then travel. >GL.iNet GL MT300N/V2 Mango Specifically didn't buy that one cause its 100mbps ethernet. Yeah...a router advertised as 300mbps with a 100mbps eth port
r/homelab • travel router? ->I've been quite impressed with this tiny little GLNet travel router. I use it when I'm out with the RV and starlink. It runs wrt software that is really configurable. Captive portal was easy on it too. I run an opnsense firewall at home but that little router is great too.
r/HomeNetworking • Best router replacement for home networking use? ->well you need to touch their modem, thats how the internet connection gets into the property. if they have a seaprate modem and router then you can unplug their router and plug in yours, I personally like the GL-iNet traver routers, but any router would do in this case. however if they have a combo router-modem then your gonna need to plug your router into theirs anyway to get internet, and while you could setup a VPN on the GL.Inet that sends all your trafic though it, but at that point you might aswell save yourself the money on the router and just run the VPN directly on your devices.
r/HomeNetworking • Recommended travel router to use on Airbnb ->GL.Inet 100% as it runs relativley pure OpenWRT and has a bunch of nice features that while you might not use them this time are great for other times, like you can connect it to public wifi and then your devices to it to isolate them, and as mentioned above setup a VPN service on it to send all your traffic though the VPN. i'm pretty sure TP link dosnt have these features or if it does they are way more basic. I deff know it dosnt let you connect to public Wifi's and use that as a wan connection cuz iv had to reaseach it recently due to moving to an appartment with shared wifi.
r/HomeNetworking • Recommended travel router to use on Airbnb ->I love their products, I have one of their travel routers and it’s extremely handy.
r/HomeNetworking • What is a rock-solid affordable router for an average family? ->How small you wanna go? Look at Gli-net's travel routers. I carry one in my luggage and they're great.
r/HomeServer • Is there a small form wireless switch/router? ->How small you wanna go? Look at Gli-net's travel routers. I carry one in my luggage and they're great.
r/HomeServer • Is there a small form wireless switch/router? ->how about a travel router, like a gl.inet, which runs openwrt as a firewall? hardwire between the cable modem and the WAP dealy. that would be pretty straightforward. unless your Deco is doing SSL inspection, which I really doubt and you would probably notice, your banking should all be over HTTPS and therefore encrypted. Now, quicken files in the cloud I dunno about.
r/HomeNetworking • In light of the government's warning about TP-Link routers being compromised and all the other negative news about them, would use of a VPN or hardware firewall like Firewalla or Ubiquity do any good? ->1. I got into self hosting because I was tired of paying for services that never quite delivered how I wanted and stopped working if my internet did. 2. I travel enough that I frequently use an older Gl.Net router to provide some protection and get more of my devices connected if I have to pay for a connection. I have also been wanting a KVM for my home server so I can better administer it from afar. In particular one that might let me restart or power it up with button presses or a jumper interface. 3.I learn a lot from Reddit, but probably most from encountering a problem and researching it until I find a solution that suits my needs and capabilities. That research takes me everywhere… but mostly Reddit these days. 4. I’d love a lower-power feature rich NAS. I consult for a lot of friends and families, and these have become a popular request. Ugreen might have the best offering for now, but I do feel like there’s still room for improvement. Edit: Products I’d choose if I won would be the POE KVM and travel router.
r/homelab • [Giveaway] GL.iNet Remote KVM and Wi-Fi 7 routers! 10 Winners! ->Most “normal” routers cannot use an existing wifi network as their WAN. GL.iNet is really best in class when it comes to this.
r/HomeNetworking • Travel router or normal router on public WiFi ->Agreed, I have their $37 travel router and it would work great for 700 square feet, hell, it stays connected a long way away. I had it set up in my 4th floor hotel room in Jamaica and was still connected at the pool outside.
r/HomeNetworking • Best affordable wifi router ->Just look on fb marketplace and get something there. Unless you are getting Gl.inet or ubuigity stuff there is no need to drop top $$$$ on that home WiFi crap. I only seen one good recommendation given on here u/justifiers gave you the best option. The deco stuff is about to be banned in the us. The flint3 is a solid choice, I have a gl.inet travel router that is Rock solid. When you start pricing out all these so called mesh packages, you will soon find it costs the same or a little more to get ubiquity. The banana pi routers are also a good choice
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