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The planned specs are here, they say it will be made by GL.iNet: https://openwrt.org/voting/2025-02-12-openwrt-two https://openwrt.org/voting/2025-02-12-openwr
by WithinReason 3mo ago
The planned specs are here, they say it will be made by GL.iNet:
https://openwrt.org/voting/2025-02-12-openwrt-two https://openwrt.org/voting/2025-02-12-openwrt-two
Otherwise this router from GL.iNet has OpenWRT preinstalled, Wifi 7, 5x2.5G:
http://www.gl-inet.com/en-gb/products/gl-be9300 http://www.gl-inet.com/en-gb/products/gl-be9300
- NekkoDroid 3mo ago> expected availability is late '25. T-T. Any update on the timeframe (and presumably also I would expect the expected price to be solidly in the mid to high 300s at this point)?
- da768 3mo agoLatest speculation would be that they don't have a manufacturer anymore https://www.reddit.com/r/openwrt/comments/1rnr0sv/what_happened_to_openwrt_two/ https://www.reddit.com/r/openwrt/comments/1rnr0sv/what_happe...
- BikiniPrince 3mo agoGl.Inet ships with their openwrt version. I have the last version and it can be flashed to vanilla openwrt or one a high speed branch. It’s been good and fast. I don’t need wifi 7 yet so I have time.
- eisa01 3mo agoWould you be able to set this up as a simple mesh with two units? I have two old Amplifi HD units in wireless backhaul mesh that I’d like to upgrade
- tapper 3mo agoIf the routers use OpenWrt then you can use mesh.
- vsviridov 3mo agoWhy do they always have to look like some unholy blend of a cybernetic spider and a Knight Rider? What happened to a plain unassuming looking piece of industrial hardware...
- fodkodrasz 3mo ago> unholy blend of a cybernetic spider and a Knight Rider I love the phrasing, we usually call this design language as transformers mating.
- LazyGooze 3mo agoIt looks like the deceptikon logo from above thou xD
- ultrarunner 3mo agoI couldn't agree more. It makes it difficult to attach my reputation to when making suggestions for hardware purchases.
- jack_pp 3mo agoif your rep depends so much on visual aesthetics then I'd say you don't have much rep to begin with. if someone trusts me they'll buy whatever I say regardless of how it looks, and likewise if I trust somebody to recommend a piece of hardware I know the aesthetics are irrelevant and they know more than I do about the specs compared to the competition.
- all2 3mo agoThe WRT54 is still one of my favorite pieces of industrial design. Small case, ~~purple~~blue and grey, two antennas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_WRT54G_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_WRT54G_series
- excalibur 3mo agoStill have one, still works. Would happily use it if it were still practical. I think you can still load OpenWRT on them, but there's no software route around the hardware being outdated and slow.
- draygonia 3mo agoIn my opinion, get the Flint 2, the Flint 3 doesn't work with vanilla OpenWRT (but it does work with GL.iNet's OpenWrt fork). Then again, I don't need the 5x2.5G ports or Wifi 7 since my internet only goes to 1G.
- stasomatic 3mo agoI got the Flint 3 because I wanted 6E for my Quest 3. It’s not bad, but still doesn’t reach enough through the walls. What I like about GL.Inet UI is that it’s very easy to set up WireGuard /OpenVPN profiles per MAC, and you can drop into LuCi for more advanced stuff.
- faster 3mo agoDoesn't the Flint 3 require a binary blob to run the broadcom chip? If so you'll always have a locked down black box inside your "open" system. I got the Flint 2 to avoid that, and I'm really happy with it for the reasons you mentioned.
- zekica 3mo agoIt's not Broadcom so it is supportable by OpenWrt. It runs Qualcomm IPQ5332 SoC which recently got supported in upstream linux ath12k drivers... There are a few patches to make it work and the only blocking issue is with the Realtek switch connected to the LAN ports.
- stasomatic 3mo agoI am not a purist on the blob situation, there is no time to chase each one... GL.Inet folks seem to be good people, the product works. BTW, even though there are mentions that OpenVPN is accelerated on this router, WireGuard is still times faster. I had to switch from ExpressVPN to Proton as ExpressVPN doesn't support WG profiles.
- letmetweakit 3mo agoVery, very happy with my Flint 2. Rock solid.
- Aspos 3mo agodeleted.
- kiney 3mo agobased
- VorpalWay 3mo agoSource? A cursory check on their website shows a Hong Kong and a US address. Some people seem to be claiming mainline China associations as well, which could be true, can't find anything on that in either direction. But Israeli, no can't find that. Sure you didn't confuse it with some other company?
- Aspos 3mo agoApologies, you are right.
- mike_d 3mo agoIt looks like the person you replied to deleted their comment, but I assume it was about GL-iNet being a Chinese company. They have a tiny Hong Kong office that handles marketing as well as a US office for technical support, but the entirety of engineering and manufacturing is in Shenzhen and Chengdu. Because they provide a hosted site-to-site VPN service they are obligated to hold a B13 license. One of the conditions of which is the ability for the Chinese government to request access to devices worldwide.
- VorpalWay 3mo agoThat is interesting (and I recommend you flash stock openwrt instead, I did on mine). But no, the parent comment I replied to claimed Israeli / IDF connections.
- floralhangnail 3mo agoI bought one of their travel routers to play with and even though it's OpenWRT based, I consider it Chinese firmware because they add their own stuff on top of it. The fact that it's even possible that it can be enrolled in their GoodCloud remote access....no thanks. I consider it an untrusted device except when I have stock OpenWRT on it. I know it's paranoia but companies like that marketing to the tech crowd/devs especially now with their KVM's just seems slightly fishy.
- ehnto 3mo agoI have really liked my GL.iNet travel router, also with OpenWRT. I didn't think I would need a travel router but they're pretty handy. I didn't realise routers like theirs existed, and had been paying through the nose for your standard brands like TPLink and hoping it didn't get popped.
- brunorro 3mo agoHey, I think this is important, Flint 3 relies on a Qualcomm chipset, so, at least some weeks ago, no vanilla OpenWRT was available for it (Qualcomm kernel). On the other hand, if you can live with Wifi 6 and only 2x2.5Gbps ports (and 4x1Gbps), Flint 2 is powered with a Mediatek chipset, that runs a 100% vanilla OpenWRT. Both are 1GB RAM, 8GB emmc little beasts that can even run some docker containers. IMHO Flint2 is in the top 5 for SOHO OpenWRT supported routers
- prima-facie 3mo ago> https://openwrt.org/voting/2025-02-12-openwrt-two https://openwrt.org/voting/2025-02-12-openwrt-two Glinet are doing a great job with their routers. I have the Beryl AX which is fully openwrt compatible. The new Beryl 7 is also fully compatible now. Mediatek chips might not be as high performance as Qualcomm but they make up in openness. Edit: They just announced Flint 4 with a Mediatek chip: https://www.gl-inet.com/en-gb/products/gl-be14000 https://www.gl-inet.com/en-gb/products/gl-be14000
- mbana 3mo agoUnfortunately the Flint 4 is still not available which lead me to get the https://openelab.io/a/s/products/banana-pi-bpi-r4-pro-1 https://openelab.io/a/s/products/banana-pi-bpi-r4-pro-1 instead.
- 3abiton 3mo agoI run OpenWrt on 2 of my routers. It's really amazing the level of control. Although, I am now building a better approach: a mini PC as a managed linux router replacing my ISP (no wifi). Then my 2 wifi routers for wifi.
- zamalek 3mo agoThat router uses OpenWRT, but only official firmware can be installed. The Asus ZenWifi BT7 is currently widely recommended if you want to go OpenWRT Wifi7.