GL.iNet GL-MT6000 (Flint 2)

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TL;DR: OpenWrt powerhouse with fast WireGuard, but no 6GHz.

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Last updated: Apr 28, 2026

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11 months ago

Just 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

2 months ago

Flint 2. Got rid of my bufferbloat using SQM and configuring the setting on SQM based on my internet speed .

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5 months ago

Not 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

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13 days ago

I use a GL.iNET MT6000 (Flint2) with OpenWRT flashed instead of the original firmware (which is still OpenWRT).

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4 months ago

Flint 2 is a bit over that, but it's a beast. Don't fall for gaming router crap.

Reddit IconAacidus
8 days ago

Get a Flint 2, by Gl-iNet. Also, you should know that fast.com tests streaming speeds. You want something else to test like speedtest.net.

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4 months ago

Gli 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

4 months ago

https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt6000/ Great router, better than most ‘gaming’ routers out there

Reddit IconAcostaJA
12 months ago

Not 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).

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10 months ago

Just 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

4 months ago

Flint 2 and call it a day....

4 months ago

It's definitely worth the extra money, it's a beast of a router and runs vanilla OpenWrt if needs be!

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