GL.iNet - GL-MT6000 (Flint 2)
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"Comes with a modified version of OpenWrt out of the box and you can flash the version with open source drivers through the web UI. ... No hassle with ftp servers or workarounds to gain ssh access"
"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"
"WiFi 6 and a really nice Firmware. (OpenWrt). ... having openwrt suport it's important."
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"My personal favorite is the GLinet Flint 2, it's Wifi 6 but it's the most powerful Wifi 6 there is for VR at it's price"
"My GLiNet Flint 2 with some tweaking is far better than any of the gaming and non-gaming routers I've had that were double the price or more."
"It was also a really good price ... Amazon (Australia) for ~$180 AUD ($115 US)"
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"I live in a similarly built house and I’ve got two Flint 2s, one as the main one and one as a repeater. The lowest speed I get is 400 mbps. ... I don’t know how they do it (I had different routers in the past and they couldn’t reach far at all). ... Except for the Nokia (wifi5), none of them even came close to the signal penetration I got from the GLinet flint 2."
"Except for the Nokia (wifi5), none of them even came close to the signal penetration I got from the GLinet flint 2."
"Flint covers whole house and back yard"
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"It does get close to 1gbit/s using wireguard though. ... I get about 950Mbps throughout on a Gigabit connection with wireguard, and with wireless connection to my laptop, so for some use cases it is basically perfect."
"does near gigabit speeds over wireguard"
"My open VPN speed on Flint 2 have been a solid 300 Mb using a WindScribe static open VPN configuration on port 443 using TCP"
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"I use Flint 2 as router for 2 2.5 gbps ports, a 2.5gbps 5 port tplink switch connecting wired back haul to Deco XE75 pros as access points. Works great for me."
"Gl.inet flint2 or the openwrt one has 2.5 wan, and is fully supported."
"I use Flint 2 as router for 2 2.5 gbps ports"
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"I literally cant get a signal anywhere outside that room. ... whats the deal with the signal not traveling farther than 15 ft on either band on both the stock firmware and 24.10.0 with power set to the max?"
"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."
"the 5g flint 2 range was a bit short to stream multiple 4K streams."
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"No roaming settings unless you install native openwrt and cut the speed by half. ... Returned Flint 2 350mbps (vanilla openwrt)"
"The cpu goes from 2ghz to 1.5ghz, which has an impact on speed when using a vpn. ... 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"
"When is used with normal openwrt firmware and not theirs, is slow. slower than AX6S."
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"it is Wi-Fi 6 only"
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"The workaround was, of course, to schedule daily reboots. And then throw manual reboots on top of it. ... That unfortunately also included the GL-MT6000. I could never track down anything obviously wrong with it. No high CPU nor IO loads, yet a reboot would "fix" any high latency/bad connection issues. For a while."
"On the previous setup, devices would sometimes just drop off the network."
0x013 1.0Just bought the router and hope it solves my bufferbloat issues I’m using moca for my but still have issues with bufferbloat so I’m holding the router u mention can help out
1WeekNotice 1.0Not sure on your budget as that is country based. (Like is it euros, USD, CAD, etc) I recommend the flint 2 - openWRT supports it (vanilla openWRT) - has two 2.5 ports - has 4 gigbit ports - vanilla openWRT support gigbit speeds and should support 2.5 gigbit speeds (more documentation on their page) - has good wifi range. Also it is wifi 6? - has more than enough processing power - 1 GB of RAM - 8 GB of storage (even though I ship logs to my server for log retention) Hope that helps
3X7r3m3 1.0Flint 2 is a bit over that, but it's a beast. Don't fall for gaming router crap.
AcanthisittaThink813 1.0Gli net flint 2 running openwrt is all you need, as good as if not better than most gaming routers, isp routers are not set up for low bufferbloat, ignore the advice that you isp router is ok
https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt6000/ Great router, better than most ‘gaming’ routers out there
AcostaJA 1.0Not for good, look at Gl.inet if you want the most amazing and opensource routers, Flint 2, 3 and it's travel routers as slate 7, (look at them in YouTube) are at own level, better than Synology at each parameters, with extreme software capabilities, and 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'm very impressed (I come from Mikrotik).
Additional_Screen264 1.0Just get a Flint 2 and call it a day, also the I had deco m5 around my home due to bad signal from the ISP router but since getting the Flint I've now got rid as it covers all the house
Flint 2 and call it a day....
It's definitely worth the extra money, it's a beast of a router and runs vanilla OpenWrt if needs be!
AgsAreUs 1.0GL.Inet Flint 2 is a decent option. It has full OpenWRT support and, with the exception of wifi, is faster than the Flint 3 and is more stable from what I read. Downside is it only has 1 LAN 2.5gb port so you would need a switch if you have more devices than just the NAS with 2.5gb NIC. Or go the full blown route and setup a pfSense/OpenSense router with an WiFi 7 AP connected to it.
If I remember right from what I read, Flint 2 has a faster processor. Maybe other things.
ajc3197 1.0I just picked up the GL.iNet GL-MT6000 (Flint 2) I'm really happy with it so far.
Another glinet flint fan.
AK_4_Life 1.0Glinet m6000. Easiest tailscale implementation I've seen.
AlexDnD 1.0Seconding flint 2 as well. It would have been my go to if I had to just buy a consumer grade router. But I have opnsense on a dedicated box so it was overkill for me and I got a Cudy WR3000H and put openwrt on it and turned into alll in one managed switch with VLAN aware SSIDS
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