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GL.iNet GL-MT6000 (Flint 2) AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 2.5G Router $182.34 Delivered @ GL.iNet via Amazon AU

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  • 【WiFi 6 Standard with ultra-low latency】Wi-Fi 6 speeds up to 6 Gbps to let you enjoy smoother 4K streaming, gaming, video calls and more.
  • 【High Speed Gaming Router】Dominate with uninterrupted performance with the ultimate MT6000 gaming internet router, equipped with 8-stream Wi-Fi 6 technology, the Flint 2 delivers blazing speeds, ensuring a stable and high-speed connection during intense multiplayer battles.
  • 【Faster OpenVPN & Wireguard】Wireguard VPN and OpenVPN speeds up to 900Mbps and 190Mbps respectively, giving you complete control over your gaming, steaming and working bandwidth.
  • 【AdGuard Home Supported】Enabling the use of a DNS server for blocking unwanted tracking and offers a convenient web interface for filtering selected digital advertisements. Users can take full control of their online experience and enjoy a clutter-free browsing environment with ease.
  • 【Easy Setup】Follow the Initial Set-up video tutorial on Amazon or Connect MT6000 to your computer via Ethernet cable to access the web Admin Panel.
  • 【Package Content】GL-MT6000 (Flint 2) (2-year Warranty)；Ethernet cable； User Manual ；Power adapter with AU plug；Support Card

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Comments

    • Lizard Spock on 30/04/2025 - 18:35
      +4

      It's on the side of the router (zoom into the second photo). There's a blue port (assuming it's a USB 3.0 port). It's very handy when you can simply tether via USB using your phone's 5G. This feature has saved us at work several times when the internet was down.

      • MasterScythe on 30/04/2025 - 18:40
        +1

        It's USB3.0 but its pretty CPU limited. It's important to use an EXT file type, unless you recompile and include support for ExFAT. NTFS speeds are atrocious.

        Using it for a failover USB modem? Perfect :)

  • Callison on 30/04/2025 - 18:46
    +4

    Nice router. You will need to use an old modem as a middleman to get it to work if you are still using fiber to the node.

    • MattyD on 30/04/2025 - 19:49

      Hoping to understand this better. Does the old router become the bottleneck to performance?

      Practical case: rocking the stock standard Netcomm Wireless modem we got from Aussie Broadband. Connect this router using an ethernet cable and we'll get far greater streaming etc?

      • kongkurr on 30/04/2025 - 20:32
        +4

        FTTN & FTTB use VDSL2, so you need a supporting modem prior to this router. VDSL modem & routers in one do exist, and may be considered if you want a simple setup and don't need all the features of this Flint 2.

      • Callison on 30/04/2025 - 20:49
        +3

        If you have fibre to the node, this wont just by plugging into the wall & working as a replacement. You still need your older router to use as a modem as the Flint 2 cannot decode analogue internet signals passing through the phone line.

        You can check which connection type you have here: https://www.nbnco.com.au/

        The additional antennas will definitely help with WiFi reach and therefore speeds.

        If you would prefer one device, ADSL/VDSL routers do exist but this one is particularly good bang for buck and will work just as well.

  • brisdaz on 30/04/2025 - 18:47
    +1

    Do you think it will go cheaper since Flint 3 is coming out soon?

    • rygle on 03/05/2025 - 13:39

      Not likely for a while…

    • Shwayne on 08/05/2025 - 23:06

      From what I understand the Flint 3 isn't going to be a strict upgrade, so check out whether you actually want this one anyway.

  • impoze on 30/04/2025 - 18:47

    Nice, almost bought it at the $207 price.

  • katsuya on 30/04/2025 - 18:58
    +1

    Flint 3 is just around the corner

    • vongz on 30/04/2025 - 19:00
      +2

      The specs don't look good compared to the Flint 2

    • Spendmore on 30/04/2025 - 19:01
      +3

      Will be at least 50% more expensive and if flint 2 firmware is anything to go by there will be a few months of kinks to iron out. If you need wifi 7 wait otherwise this is perfect.

    • tsk2 on 30/04/2025 - 22:30

      Think that Qualcomm though and apparently not as easy to work with vs mediatek .

      • rygle on 03/05/2025 - 13:42

        Yes, Flint 3 will possibly never run OpenWrt as Qualcomm does not like sharing their api/source code. Same as Broadcom. MediaTek are much more open source friendly.

        • Cousin IT on 12/05/2025 - 14:02

          Strange how it's completely the opposite with Mobile SoC's. Most development is for Qualcomm where as MediaTek is quite restricted.

  • codinghelloworld on 30/04/2025 - 19:06

    ugh, just bought yesterday and arrived today.. $207

    • benstix on 30/04/2025 - 19:25

      This happened to me on the last Flint 2 deal. I contacted Amazon and they refunded the difference, suggest you do the same.

      • codinghelloworld on 30/04/2025 - 19:38

        Thanks, I just got online chat with them. They suggest me return the one I just got and buy new one with the code. :D

        • resubaehtgnolhcs on 30/04/2025 - 23:13

          Hmmm … they offered mw a $15 credit (I too purchased the other day at $207, but delivery did not happen today like it should have)

    • tsk2 on 30/04/2025 - 20:32

      I feel your pain, yesterday I got for 199….
      urggg it was AU$207.67…Also got a marble (both from AliExpress) for something that can sit next to tv and have better partner acceptance factor (PAF).

      Getting rid of asus GT6 setup which I used for mesh (dedicated tri band), feel that openwrt and the fork by gl inet is the best way to go for long term support. I do wish they made a non wireless router which I could leave in a cupboard :|

  • huntabargain on 30/04/2025 - 19:13

    I am after router to connect to NBN box for a new NBN FTTP connection, I am planning to connect Deco M5 3 set mesh to it, is this any good or D-Link DIR-2150 AC2100 Wi-Fi Gigabit Router for $99 is ok? Thank you

    • Twix on 30/04/2025 - 19:32

      TP-Link Deco M5 has a built-in router. Deco M5 is capable of around 850-920Mbps wired and up to around 550Mbps on Wi-Fi 5.

      1. How fast is your nbn plan?
      2. How much do you want to spend?
      3. How large is your home? Single level?
      • huntabargain on 30/04/2025 - 20:00

        I plan to connect on 100 plan.
        I don't want to spend a lot, only to do the job.
        I have 2 story brick veneer 5 bedrooms, but as I said I have the Deco M5 with 3 sets, so should cover whole house.
        So may be no need to buy a router in this case?
        PS: I have Reolink camera system and Bosch alarm with WIFI IP module.

        • Twix on 30/04/2025 - 20:02

          You don't need to buy a second router.

          • huntabargain on 30/04/2025 - 20:03
            +1

            @Twix: Thank you

            • Twix on 30/04/2025 - 20:06

              @huntabargain: All good. Get a TP-Link switch if you need extra ethernet ports. The switch gets plugged into the Deco.

    • xhanatos on 30/04/2025 - 19:37
      +6

      I live in a terrace home with 1000/50 FTTP with the Flint2 located in the middle.I get ~660Mb/s in my garage and 500Mb/s at my front porch. I get 960 in the same room as the router.

      I'm happy with my $182 Flint2.

      • tsk2 on 30/04/2025 - 22:26
        -1

        Gl inet fork or vanilla openwrt. I do wish they offered a non built like a tank look and just wrapped the thing in a standard white box :/

        • xhanatos on 30/04/2025 - 22:53
          +1

          Bog standard GLiNet, I haven't tried to tinker with it.

      • BuyOrNot on 30/04/2025 - 23:37

        What device are you using to test the speed. My M1 Pro cannot go beyond 700mbps even with the flint 2 next to it.

    • CocaKoala on 01/05/2025 - 09:16

      The main purpose of this item is to act as a security gateway. Its capability to act as a wireless (or wired) router should be seen as a bonus.

      You don't need another device if you're on fttp and already have a mesh router.

      • rygle on 03/05/2025 - 13:49
        +1

        This does much more than security.

        Great WiFi

        VLANs, which is kind of security I guess

        Remote access (openVPN, wireguard, tailscale)

        File sharing

        Mobile data failover

        Family filter

        And if you upgrade to vanilla OpenWrt it can run all sorts of other stuff including docker.

  • BenR31415 on 30/04/2025 - 19:33
    +1

    Bought it last time it was this price. Needed to update the firmware before it'd authenticate using PPPoE (very straightforward from the web interface) and smooth reliable sailing since then.

    I expected I'd need another AP because it was replacing a 3 node google wifi mesh system, but the coverage was better than I was expecting so that wasn't needed!

  • bboarder on 30/04/2025 - 20:31

    Highly regarded router, but is it overkill if I plan to install ceiling APs? Going to have another proxmox sff pc for NAS, plex and NVR, and people are suggesting a dedicated router instead of VM.

    • shutuptakemymoney101 on 30/04/2025 - 21:18
      +1

      It's $183, how much more money do you think you could save by going cheap and cheerful?

      • bboarder on 30/04/2025 - 22:05

        Perhaps a $50 asus off marketplace would be sufficient?

        • shutuptakemymoney101 on 01/05/2025 - 17:58

          Horses for courses of course but I don't personally think taking a chance on an unknown bit of tech from Gumtree/Marketplace to save $130 is worth it, would rather something brand new, good specs with a 2 year warranty.

          FWIW, I have Ubiquiti access points on my roof and use an Asus RT-AX86U, if my Asus was to die tonight I'd replace it tomorrow with a Flint 2.

    • The Fat Cat on 30/04/2025 - 23:47

      Dedicated router is better than virtual router. I had a virtual router in proxmox before getting the flint 2. It was annoying as rebooting the proxmox host would bring down the internet connection.

  • klonky on 30/04/2025 - 20:54

    I just bought this yesterday for $207 :(

  • sqheaven on 30/04/2025 - 21:33

    I bought this delivered March 24th for just before 169$ 😂 I saw the deal I thought to double check. It almost replaced ax86u

  • Fitzu on 30/04/2025 - 21:37

    been looking for it to drop to sub $200. thank you.

  • ProspectiveDarkness on 30/04/2025 - 21:46

    Currently tossing up between this or the TP-Link Archer BE550 for cheap(er) WiFi 7 - though reviews still don't seem to put much stock in WiFi 7 given the higher pricing.

  • hajonez on 30/04/2025 - 21:52

    Couldn't resist at this price. I'll be sad to replace my ASUS RT-AC68U, which has been a workhorse for 12 years but it's time for an upgrade and the ASUS won't last forever. Thanks, OP.

    • tsk2 on 30/04/2025 - 22:23

      Got an Asus rog GT6 and will be glad to see the back of it (provided wireless mesh on 3rd band but the inability to degame it, weird quirks with isolation of intranet, painful you cant log into the admin panel here because you have a tab open somewhere and QOS that destroyed performance) only compounded with Merlin and other chap have yet to support it and it just feels shitty that you have to rely on them to provide options to install software on the box or provide vlan support. Also have an Ac88u but it’s EOL and no longer getting updates - still sufficient and I Put openwrt on it and while I could figure it out I don’t have days to burn tweaking it. Fresh tomato looked interesting but tied to Broadcom… so that is poo. So gl inet kit is a good compromise and can transition if I need or want to non forked vanilla openwrt.

  • ozzyoi on 30/04/2025 - 23:03

    Does anyone know if I can setup parental controls on this?

  • jackking on 30/04/2025 - 23:08

    Could someone pls explain what is so special about this router vs normal one? Is it the free VPN aspect?

    I am planning to switch to 1000/50 from 100/20 and have FTTB, is it worth the upgrade? Currently have TP-LINK VX220-G2v. Given the FTTB aspect, assume I have to keep the TP link as the modem?

    • CocaKoala on 01/05/2025 - 09:23

      Could someone pls explain what is so special about this router vs normal one? Is it the free VPN aspect?

      This is a very good security gateway (I suggest reading up a bit on that) but also comes with wireless routing functionality built in.

  • OzHan on 01/05/2025 - 00:15

    How much of an upgrade is it over the Asus AX56U, which I bought 2 year ago?

    • tsk2 on 01/05/2025 - 12:12

      doesn't use asus wrt for starter. even with merlin enabled it just feels half arsed in my opinion (this is not a slight on Merlin dev, they are workign within the constraints of the system they are authorised to). all depends on requirements really.

  • OzHan on 01/05/2025 - 00:33

    Just looked it up, performance-wise it’s on par with Asus Gaming AX6000, though the latter has a slight edge in some scenarios.

    It’s a Chinese brand that retails for around AUD $150 in China, so $180 seems fair.”

    https://www.acwifi.net/26069.html

  • philmarcracken on 01/05/2025 - 05:49

    Packet Processing Engine (aka Network Accelerator). Users can expect 2.5Gbit routing with near 0/0/0/0 load across the CPU cores. The downside to this approach is it cannot be used in combination with QoS features such as SQM and AQL

    well thats a shame. I guess the best option for qos for us WFH people is always a second connection?

    • impoze on 01/05/2025 - 06:45

      What about this - https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/traffic-shaping/…

      @Limbot

      For those that are interested SQM QOS(openwrt.org) works really well on the Flint 2 to eliminate Buffer Bloat . Just make sure you disable "Network Acceleration"

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/16402441/redir

      • philmarcracken on 01/05/2025 - 07:27

        Hmm perhaps relying on the CPU grunt to do the work will actually pull it off! I have a bunch of staff that WFH using VOIP and they're complaining of latency issues when others(kids etc) hog their connection loading the latest DaFuq!?Boom! clip

      • Limbot on 01/05/2025 - 14:39

        Worth remember too however that' you'll lose some bandwidth. My FTTN without SQM approx 80Mbps, with SQM approx 70Mbps but it's worth it for me as I WFH quite a bit and do quite a lot of a calls (voice and video) and have wifey working from home and son's gaming and even downloading patches at the same time.

  • cliffo on 01/05/2025 - 07:38

    I'm running an old, but super reliable, TP-Link Archer VR2800 in router mode with two TP-Link repeaters (one in the house and another in a detached garage) and this works well.

    Would the TP-Link repeaters have any issues working with this router?

    • impoze on 01/05/2025 - 15:25
      +1

      No, they are just repeating the wifi.

      Only if you had them in a mesh config would you need cross compatibility

  • Naigrabzo on 01/05/2025 - 11:50

    I have this one. I use the Fritzbox 7490 in 'bridge' mode and this in router mode. Has stopped the frequent drop outs of the wifi my ageing fritzy was having.

    I don't use any fancy features but want to do a vlan for IOT etc and maybe vpn etc.

    Still getting lag spikes in Rocket League though. Maybe server issue.

    About to test with Free superloop modem that they are shipping to me today. Got offered random freebie ex $20 shipping.

    • klonky on 05/05/2025 - 07:40

      I'm also getting lag spikes in Rocket League! I bought this to replace a dual antenna Asus router thinking it was under powered and causing spikes, I still get the spikes but they just don't last as long. I don't know the issue. Router is only in the next room so don't think its a range issue.

  • ledgisv2 on 01/05/2025 - 14:23

    I am planning to replace my router. I have got FTTP. Will this work or do i need extra modem?

    • Limbot on 01/05/2025 - 14:38
      +1

      No additional modem required, just the router.

  • Craigslists on 01/05/2025 - 15:22

    Is this good for Fttp?
    Or am I better spending abit extra and getting a netgear or similar?

    • impoze on 01/05/2025 - 15:24

      Yes, exorcist if you're going to utilise the faster NBN speeds in September

      • Craigslists on 01/05/2025 - 18:19

        Yea ok sure thanks we are on a 1000/50 plan.
        Mainly internet browsing, video apps, videos and online gaming. Is this a good router for that?

        • impoze on 01/05/2025 - 18:25

          Yes, if you can utilise the 2.5gbe and wifi 6 capabilities.

          • Craigslists on 01/05/2025 - 19:41

            @impoze: Thanks for the replies. I’ll give one a go. Would have to be as good atleast as our Telstra Gateway 3 you would think!

  • Archaleas on 01/05/2025 - 17:05

    Currently have a Mi Router AX1800 and finding the speeds and coverage lacking considerably in a 160sqm home. Was looking into purchasing a mesh setup, however could this be something that would solve those problems?

  • Fadge on 01/05/2025 - 19:19

    Thanks OP, Just ordered these units, and returned a couple of the Flint ax1800 I bought 10 days ago at $169, so a much better updated model for just a few dollars more.
    Amazon returns are super easy.

    Fadge

  • Adeelfaizi on 02/05/2025 - 14:08
    -1

    It's says $207 not $182

    • Limbot on 02/05/2025 - 14:11

      Redeem the code……

  • S O on 02/05/2025 - 18:30

    What can I add to this for better coverage through walls and to go upstairs. Current Deco M5 not cutting it.

    I see this does not have mesh so should I get something else entirely?

  • swamp potato on 02/05/2025 - 20:19
    +1

    I bought it because I need a new router and did not research at all because I trust you all.

  • Craigslists on 02/05/2025 - 22:42

    Mine came today! Super fast delivery. Anything I should change in settings etc to get the most out of it?

    • Limbot on 03/05/2025 - 14:13

      If you're sharing with other people worth setting up SQM. 😊

      • Craigslists on 04/05/2025 - 08:09

        Yea ok sure, I do have a lot of bloat so need to try and fix that somehow.

        • Naigrabzo on 05/05/2025 - 14:00
          +1

          Same here but my bloating is elsewhere in my abdomen…. :)

  • Zabuza on 11/05/2025 - 09:49

    can confirm this thing is a beast, got it this morning, live in a concrete apartment, have 3 deco mesh routers and even speeds on the non main x55s were atrocious

    This thing alone rips into them. Feels like it has double the range than the x55 deco. 2.4ghz band reaches the deadspots.

    Definitely an upgrade!

  • Pmpm1898 on 11/05/2025 - 21:27

    Is going to cheaper in next month?

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