{"id":2377,"date":"2024-06-29T12:18:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T16:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lowtek.ca\/roo\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2024-06-29T12:18:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T16:18:52","slug":"openwrt-on-gl-inet-gl-mt6000-aka-flint-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lowtek.ca\/roo\/2024\/openwrt-on-gl-inet-gl-mt6000-aka-flint-2\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenWRT on GL.iNet GL-MT6000 (aka: Flint 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was reading through the OpenWRT<\/a> forum<\/a> several months back to see if the TPLink AX23<\/a> was still the right upgrade choice for me. I’ve been very happy with the classic TPlink Archer C7<\/a> – having 3 of these as my core network (two as dumb AP<\/a>). I came across this thread on devices for ‘newcomers’<\/a> and discovered the GL.iNet GL-MT6000<\/a>, it looks like a monster bit of hardware at a pretty low price point. My travel router<\/a> is a GL.iNet device and it’s been great hardware for OpenWRT. Then bonus time at work hit, and I ran out of excuses to buy the GL-MT6000.<\/p>\n

While you can buy directly from GL.iNet<\/a>, just after I pushed the buy now button there I discovered that I was going to be on the hook for import duties and the shipping was via FedEx. I’ve not had good experiences with this path and the administration fees are high. The support process from GL.iNet was amazing – a few emails and my order was cancelled without any fuss.<\/p>\n

I ended up buying via Amazon.ca (camelcamelcamel link<\/a>) because shipping costs were predictable. I see that it’s not currently in stock, but my total including shipping was $248.49 – still a deal for this much hardware.<\/p>\n

Speaking of hardware<\/p>\n