The Flint 2 OpenWRT VPN Router WiFi 6 Access Point Bandwidth Tests and More

[@tinkerscustom9568]

Thanks for doing the power conspumption test! Been looking for this information.

[@pbrigham]

The best Synology routers killer out there, and the open source openwrt is the cherry on top of the cake. This should be the home routers to have.

[@SPXLabs]

This is definitely a great home router option. I’d recommend this to pretty much anyone including tech nerds.

[@pbrigham]

@@SPXLabs I even have forgot those 2 x 2.5GB ports, you buy a cheap a 2.5GB switch and bang, you can have the hole house with not only wifi6 but 2.5GB LAN allover the house, everything including the switch below 250 USD, thats impressive.

[@SPXLabs]

Yes it really is!

[@tylerrobb]

You went into some great detail, thank you! This looks like a cool option for someone like me who wants to tinker and control more advanced settings but only lives in a 1BR apartment.

[@SPXLabs]

The crazy part is, I didn’t even show off the “Advanced” pages. There is an entire other section with even more nitty gritty settings lol

[@tylerrobb]

@@SPXLabs After seeing what they did with the settings on their Beryl travel router, I'm not surprised 😅 They're building in that nice spot between entry level commodity hardware and expensive overkill for the prosumers. Love it.

[@SPXLabs]

@tylerrobb yeah this is nestled in a very good spot. If I didn’t have my lab and stuff that I have today, I think this would be the router I owned. It’s pretty sick

[@muhsdm]

Your production values have really gone up. Great picture. Background pleasing to the eyes. Keep up the good work.

[@SPXLabs]

Awww thank you. I figure after nearly 10 years I should try a little harder than usual lol

[@molly18239]

I have the original Flint 1 and it's a fantastic piece of equipment. Supplies WiFi to entire house. No issues with streaming multiple devices. It's basically rock solid. I'm def going to grab this Flint 2 when I come acrosst a few spare shekels

[@SPXLabs]

Nice! I bet a flint 3 is already in the works, just save for that one maybe?

[@Movies4118]

Great review. Seems like a nice router. I like that the second 2.5 gbe port can be assigned to LAN.

[@SPXLabs]

That was a good idea on their part glad they didn’t skip out on it

[@jonathan.sullivan]

Love me some GLinet travel routers and all their other SKU's are equally awesome for the price.

[@SPXLabs]

As this is my introduction to them, I can only imagine how well current owners have been treated. Price is great too

[@ShinyTechThings]

I've not seen one of these in the wild yet, looks nice!

[@SPXLabs]

I’ve never heard of it until about a month or so ago.

[@cooperyancey8518]

Glad it did you good! You can totally take it apart by the way!

[@SPXLabs]

It’s too late now

[@Sapious1]

Great router, picked one up not long ago and couldn't be happier!

[@SPXLabs]

Yup very interested to see what the future holds for them

[@jfkastner]

Well done! Interesting Router, I have used OpenWRT long ago IIRC it worked very well.

[@SPXLabs]

It’s been nearly a decade since I last used openwrt. It worked great back then and I’m impressed with it now.

[@IslamicAudiobooksCentral]

The stock OS, although based on OpenWRT, is not open source. Vanilla OpenWRT build for it is available though.

[@SPXLabs]

Oops. Thanks for that. I'll be a bit more careful next time with my words and research.

[@rohan2032]

Why these routers still using old school power connector and not USB-C ones?

[@SPXLabs]

Man that’s a good question especially given how little power it uses.

[@sunnydavies3990]

Great video, this might be compatible with SmoothWan for internet bonding too

[@tgreen420]

I have the OG Flint, worked really well. The AP performance was fantastic, but I didn't like the software on it. I needed something like Omada for my needs, which is what I switched to. But when I move out of my house somewhat soon, I'll put the Flint back because for simple home use it was fantastic.

[@SPXLabs]

Oh interesting! That’s funny because I feel the opposite, I like this more than Omada because it’s simple and then they have the advanced pages for more nitty gritty activity. Maybe the old software is different?

[@tgreen420]

@@SPXLabs For a long time, I couldn't get the OpenVPN working when the early V4 of the Glinet firmware was released. That bug finally got fixed, but I've just never liked OpenWrt. But, I have one at work that runs my production network for live lighting and sound, and it's rock solid! Fantastic AP performance

[@falenone11]

I am actually in the market for a wifi 6 home router

[@SPXLabs]

You should make this a contender. There is another page for more advanced settings if you are a tinkerer. Otherwise the main pages are simplified for ease of use and setup

[@1Eprst]

have load balancing?

[@SPXLabs]

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[@tharindumadushan1569]

Does this router support V2RAY?

[@SPXLabs]

It should so long as you have all the correct adapters for your SIM to USB.

[@charliekoder3788]

Do you have any results on the speed while tethering or in repeater mode? My old GL-AR750 doesn't have the best hardware so I think I'm loosing bandwidth from it, but I wanted to know how this one was.

[@SPXLabs]

I do not. I don’t believe iPhone will allow tethering and if it did my speeds would be abysmal. Like 5Mbps tops.

[@JasonsLabVideos]

Actual FIRST !!!

[@SPXLabs]

That’s your truth honey. So don’t be afraid to tell us

[@astronemir]

This seems too good to be true. If you compare to regular routers..

[@SPXLabs]

Surprised me too

[@a.g8517]

mikrotik?

[@SPXLabs]

I’ve never touched one before

[@sobaannaseer7155]

what the hell is 2.5 ghz wifi?

[@SPXLabs]

lol oops. Idk why I have been saying that

[@sobaannaseer7155]

@@SPXLabs also in the table sheet.

[@SPXLabs]

@sobaannaseer7155 whelp, nothing I can do about it now. Not sure how I got that in my head

[@Ladsas]

Wi-Fi on this router is unusable , keep freezing in the middle of page loading, seems like its GL.INet common issue

[@SPXLabs]

Strange, it worked great in our testing and is still working fine. What all services and other things have you enabled?

[@Ladsas]

@@SPXLabs I have activated Adguard Home, a WireGuard server, and both 5G and 2.4G Wi-Fi networks. Running on Version 4.5.6 The issue persists even after Adguard is disabled

[@SPXLabs]

Wow that’s very odd. Sorry man.

[@noahcanoa]

First :)

[@SPXLabs]

You were!

[@professor-argo]

Dang it, I was hoping to be the fifth commenter

[@SPXLabs]

Maybe you should try and be the sweetest commenter?

[@professor-argo]

@@SPXLabs Nah...........do some more Unraid stuff why don't you

[@SPXLabs]

Maybe I should install Unraid on the router?

[@professor-argo]

@@SPXLabs Yeah you should. Tell it who's boss...It has a USB Port....sounds like a fun project

[@benbrg3581]

I received the #glinet #mt6000, and I am very disappointed, the wifi is unstable, my speed varies between 300mb/s and 650mb/s with the same device and at the same distance, support response "go see a link on the wifi in real world", the joke a link that treats more than up to the AC. Don’t buy this fake router.

[@SPXLabs]

Interesting. It has been working great for me. While there is some variability it’s pretty tight. Not as wide as yours. I wonder why yours is so drastic. Wish I could help. Sorry….