GL.iNet GL-BE9300 (Flint 3) Tri-Band WiFi 7 Router, High-Speed 6GHz Gaming WiFi Router for Wireless Internet, Long Range, 5 x 2.5G VPN Routers for Fiber Optic Modem, Computer Routers, Home & Business

Solid choice, easy and quick
First time buying GL.Inet. Most recently used a Netgear RS100 which suffered from random connection drops and has an extremely slow UI/app.In comparison, Flint 3 has an extremely responsive UI, no setup app required, just login to the router IP address. No phone app to setup was key for me as the Netgear app was terrible.Essentially works right out of the box. On my 1Gbps service, 5ghz gets to 750mpbs, 6ghz gets to 950mbps. Also has built in AdGuard which seems to work well. Other apps as well such as VPN. Haven’t had any dropped connections, and range through wood/drywall is good.

GL.iNET BE9300 Router
Easy to setup, downloaded app and well is working fine. Setup in one location packed in suitcase for other house, did use same SSID and password but had to reconnect all devices cameras etc but was expecting since it was time for the old system to go!! I am pleased with the router, range, I replaced very old 2 box mesh system and so far I have all ring cameras even in the back of house connected to this router located in the living room and is a cement wall house so figured would need an extender but not required so range for me is good.

Fast Quad Core WiFi 7 and VPN client setup is much better than raw OpenWRT
Overall, this came highly recommended for hardware to install OpenWRT on, however, after experiencing GL.iNet’s custom fork of OpenWRT, I much prefer their support and wizards/control. You are still allowed to access behind the scenes settings via LuCi interface, and typically won’t be too many releases “behind” OpenWRT native. Setting up and switching between VPN client connection settings is a BREEZE compared to the arduous and lengthy process under OpenWRT. They have native support for customized settings for SurfShark, NordVPN, PrivateInternetAccess and quite a few other commercial VPN services. Tons of flexibility including using the WAN port as another IP in access / switch mode, OR Ethernet 2 port as another WAN port, allowing you to have TWO SEPARATE WAN multi-access. VPN client IP steering, and just a ton of flexibility. Seems to actually be working pretty well with my existing Deco WiFi 6E mesh network, just using same SSID / password (I think…I’m not sure how well hand-off happens when moving around, but I have clients on all of the Deco nodes AND the Flint 3 wireless, and best to configure the Deco in Access Point mode and turn off DHCP and allow the main Flint 3 to handle ALL of that, I think). This is a bit expensive, as it is relatively new WiFi 7 protocol, however, I’m sold on the GL.iNet router firmware setup after using their GL-MT3000 travel router.

Great Minus Tiny Missing Feature Touted in Marketing
Good router overall, very fast wifi 7 speeds, improved my latency on wireless computer, especially while gaming. Good features, good features, yet simple enough for most to work with on out of box experience. However, missing a headline feature of link aggregation. They advertise it, but it’s misleading because there’s literally no way to (as of this review) actually do any link aggregation. I got this router to improve speed and latency on my main work and play computer, it did that, it was easy to setup, but I also use my router to stream on my LAN and intended to link aggregate my NAS, but it doesn’t do that aggregation. See GLinet’s forums if that’s a feature you require, because this router won’t be for you if so. If you don’t need that, this is the right router for most home users trying to avoid their ISP’s spying router/modems like I’m using it for xfinity/comcast, because it does it at an IMPRESSIVE price point for being wifi 7/tri-band with MLO.

Compré el GL.iNet GL-BE9300 (Flint 3) y la verdad estoy muy contento con él. Es un router potente, rápido y con muchas funciones avanzadas. Se nota que está pensado para usuarios que quieren tener control total de su red.La conexión Wi-Fi va muy bien, tiene buena cobertura y estabilidad incluso con varios dispositivos conectados. Los puertos de 2.5 Gbps son un plus si tienes fibra rápida o NAS. Además, el sistema basado en OpenWrt permite instalar cosas como Tailscale, WireGuard, AdGuard Home o montar una VPN en minutos.En resumen, es un router muy completo y fiable, ideal para quien quiere algo más que lo típico de los routers comerciales. Si te gusta trastear, tener tu propia VPN o usarlo como centro de red doméstica, el Flint 3 es una gran elección

This is a tremendous wifi router. All the ports are 2.5gb.The router runs on openWRT where it can be configured via a browser, but the real magic is getting into the advanced settings using LuCi.A solid router that has shown to have blazingly fast wifi, and a reliable heart of the home network.