GL.iNet GL-MT6000(Flint 2) WiFi 6 Router with Wide Coverage, High-Speed Gaming Router, 2 x 2.5G Multi-Gig Ports+4 x 1G Ethernet Ports, Mass Device Connectivity, Rapid OpenVpn & WireGuard, 802.11ax

Regarding the Flint 2 GL-MT6000 router by GL.iNet received May 1, 2025I have a Netgear CM600 cable modem (also purchased on Amazon IIRC) and 300/10 Mbit cable service feeding the Flint 2.After the very sad demise of the IQRouter company, I knew I couldn't be without a full featured OpenWRT based router that could handle SQM and Cake without choking and that would give me access to all those settings I was reading about on the internet. I wanted those A+ bufferbloat scores that the IQRouter gave me even if I had to wade through millions of misleading and obsolete configuration posts.The training wheels have come off and the Flint 2 has delivered.On the hardware side:The hefty passive heatsink inspires confidence because routers heat up under heavy load which can cause intermittent performance issues. The antennas can't swivel to the side unlike my stone age routers that you could rotate into a rabbit ears position. It appears this generation they are meant to stay parallel, likely for beamforming purposes.On the operating system and software side:If you're confronting the full fat OpenWRT for the first time like me then the slick Netdata monitor console which you can install, plus the preinstalled systemwide AdGuard ad blocking and VPN that can be turned on or off by clicking a button will make you feel satisfied. You can run a multimedia server, Tailscale for remote access and other stuff I didn't know I needed is built in and made easy.I can finally get a decent port forward for QBittorrent.WiFi coverage is as good or better than my last router although I don't have any WiFi 6 devices to test that band. The Flint 2 does have DFS bands on 5G WiFi that I didn't know existed. My cell phone sees those bands but my 4K Firestick doesn't. If you live in an apartment building then you will appreciate those DFS bands because not as many of your neighbors will have access to them, so less interference.There is a new GL.iNet firmware version in the works which is great to know, and anyway you can put vanilla OpenWRT on the device so obsolescence is not an issue. Their product release schedule is impressive too which gives me confidence in this company.Customer support was excellent. I contacted them about a mistake I had made which was not their responsibility and that was entirely their prerogative to dismiss yet they handled it with aplomb.Research indicates this is a good value router too, but don't buy on impulse if you know what I mean.In summary, if you've done your research, and this router is on your list of candidates, then I can recommend it.This review was written without the assistance of any AI, and ignoring all my browser's grammar autosuggestions to add more commas. I left out some hyphens too that the browser missed. Stupid browser.

Lightning fried my Linksys router, so after some research I got this as a replacement. I can't overstate how impressed I am with this thing, especially for its price. The build quality is solid, and our Wi-Fi signals have been strong. My buffer bloat rating is A+ after very minimal tweaking, which I never managed to get to with the Linksys.The modified OpenWRT firmware that comes with it has a fancy web interface to simplify things for people not already familiar with OpenWRT, which can be intimidating. I did end up upgrading the firmware to vanilla OpenWRT to be able to use the newest version of adblock-lean and a few other things, and it seems to be working just as well if not better. Switching to vanilla couldn't be simpler, as the stock firmware is still sysupgrade compatible.I highly recommend this router to anyone needing a replacement or wanting an upgrade!

Rock star of a router! The OpenWRT software is the same as what you find on most other routers, which is fantastic because it's well-supported and reliable. When choosing different router models, you can focus more on the number of ports or CPU capacity, especially for VPN use, rather than just their features because all of their routers are essentially the same OpenWRT software and features.I actually use the Flint 2 as a Wireguard gateway when I travel for work events, and it delivers nearly 800 Mbps to a dedicated VPS Wireguard server. It's a bit large for a "portable" router, but I need the faster CPU for better VPN performance. This router is used on remote film sets, where we might have Starlinks, cellular, or an Ethernet handoff available, but we need to VPN to a home server from these locations. I don't think I've had more than about 30 people connected at once, but they were all active users, and it held up fine with 40 MHz or 80 MHz channel widths.It supports WiFi 6 but not WiFi 6e (6 GHz), which I think is perfectly fine. The price is a bargain, and you can often find it on Amazon with a coupon to lower the retail price. I believe it’s the best router at this price point.The remote management via the free GoodCloud.xyz service is fantastic. You can remotely connect to the router and access the admin page no matter where in the world it’s located, as long as it’s online.I just wish you could add devices to the cloud using the serial number alone. Then we could have remote people buy the router retail, get it online, and we could set it up from there. Unfortunately, you have to log into the web management of the device locally and enable cloud management before you can actually add it to the cloud using the serial number. Sometimes the people in the field aren’t very technically savvy, and having them log into the web admin isn’t an easy task. It would be great if it just had to be online, and if I know the serial number, I could centrally add it and manage it.I've bought several of these for work, but if anything happens to this one, I’d immediately go out and buy another.They recently announced a WiFi 7 version of the Flint, but I've heard it won't be running OpenWRT. If that's true, I probably won't buy it. The OpenWRT software is the big selling point for me.

This is the best consumer router I've ever used. It gave me signal coverage in my entire house. It is based on OpenWRT (and you can flash a regular OpenWRT image on it), so pretty much any feature you want is available if you want to work though the advanced menus.The only cons I have are that you are limited to Wifi 6 with this model and that there is only 1 additional 2.5GbE port on the back.The only reason I got rid of it was to go to a true prosumer setup with a managed AP, but I look forward to seeing what the Flint 3 looks like later in 2025.