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I own several models from GL, including the original Flint. Their settings UI is nice and very easy to use, and if you want to dive into the system properly you can install Luci and go wild. I have noticed that their auto update system is... Unreliable. Just make sure to check for updates like every 6 months manually, to be sure. They also did a huge overhaul of their firmware a couple of years ago, and for some models, you needed to update through the recovery system, as I recall. Not a huge thing but it was a stark contrast from the otherwise user-friendly experience.
I switched the Flint for a Synology unit, more features, better equipped, and I already have a nas by them so I am familiar and like the interface. But I am trying to help a friend switch ISPs and on the list of 'to-do's is buying a Flint 2 or 3, after a disappointing experience with the provided hardware of their current ISP.
It's a solid option, basically.
Nice, my home is roughly 1,500sqft, so would this easily cover it? I have nephews and family that tend to get cranky when something goes wrong lol.
It should. I think mine is around 1,800 and I have the networking equipment basically on a exterior/outer wall on the long side of the house, in the middle. I didn't have any issues.
They do have a mesh unit, which I also have experience with - actually, I think we went from the Flint to the mesh setup (and later to the Synology), as we needed network switches in other rooms, and did not yet have the house wired for ethernet in every room - but I remember signal not being an issue.
They have a mesh unit too? Mind listening sharing it? There’s so many varied units online lol.
It's older (at least the one I have), but is the GL-B1300
Thanks, I’ll check it out. I didn’t even realize it was an option.
You can have a mesh-like network with auto switching between endpoints on Flint 2 too. I set it up here over the weekend with a clean OpenWRT flash. Even managed to keep IP addresses the same so no worries for any home automation.
It takes some clicks or commands to get there. A wired connection would be nicer but you can use wireless network mode Access Point WDS to create a wireless backhaul too. Fast roaming is supported so I think it behaves similar to mesh.
Multiple VLANs should become a thing for this network in the future.
Oh nice! I didn’t even think of using two as endpoints. After setting up the first I’ll check out, thanks!