Excellent follow up video! I've been recommending the Flint as a budget home router to my friends and family ever since I was first introduced to it in your first video on the model. Thank you for being informative as always!
mine is not gl inet kernel different from yours Firmware VersionOpenWrt 21.02.3 r16554-1d4dea6d4f / LuCI openwrt-21.02 branch git-22.119.37126-a993714 Kernel Version5.4.188 This one you use was 4.4.60 its old.as Linux main line 5.18,stable 5.17;OpenWRT offical use 5.4.
If you are using the official OpenWRT firmware, the answer is yes. You will have 2 VPN interfaces (wireguard & tun0), and you need to route the traffic with mwan3. With the GL-iNet custom build based on OpenWRT, I am not sure if this is possbile.
Can this Flint GL-AX1800 router with its stock Open-WRT firmware be used to connect to a Comcast hotspot with its captive portal, and then reroute the connection to generate another WiFi signal so that devices like TVs, which cannot use captive portals, can use the Comcast connection for Internet access? If it is possible, does this feature only work with Flint or does it work with all GL-iNet wireless routers?
@@VanTechCorner that is odd because there are people who claim online forums that they can, particularly using OpenWRT. That is why I am skeptical. They claim the trick is to authenticate with a computer first, then clone the MAC of that computer on the router. Travel routers such as the Mango or the Blume that run OpenWRT can capture a WiFi signal as in hotels hotspots and repeat them, but what is not clear is what if that WiFi signal is a captive portal which requires username and password, not a simple signal with just a password.
If it is something special, they would have listed it out as a marketing point. Still, the best one to answer this question is GL-iNet, you can contact their customer service for more information.
@@VanTechCorner I have contacted GL-iNet tech support regarding this specific question. GL-iNet has a line of access points that are advertised as meant for enterprise deployment -- the Cirrus. Do you plan to do a series of videos on this line of APs given that you are knowledgeable with their products? There are plenty of RUclipsrs who use the likes of Ubiquiti in their tech support businesses. By contrast, it seems for GL-iNet hardware, there are no one using their products in deployments to business clients. It would be great to see independent system integrators like yourself go into details how you use GL-iNet routers and access points in businesses. GL-iNet business line of APs use Goodcloud as their cloud controller. Openmesh had its Cloutrax before it was bought by another company, after which it no longer offers a good value. Is Goodcloud a comparable alternative to Ubiqiti cloud controller?
No, creating videos on this channel is my free time hobby to share the things that I explored. Besides that, I still need to focus on my full-time job, plus I don’t have the devices / systems to test with. You know, the amount of money spent to buy these devices is not cheap.
@@VanTechCorner Really?? Can use AX1800 as NAS like atx1800? Could you make a video about this. Please. Or help me with some links to read haha, thanks a lot for you videos is very helpful! New suscriber
Hi. Thank you for your nice videos. Is possible to you to explain how to revert back to FW version 3.214 back from 4 and do youk know what is the sync button on the side for? Thanks
Hi, you can read the docs for router recovery, or can flash the 3.x FW on the 4.x GUI (I am not sure if this will brick the router, you better check with GL-iNet team on their forum). The Sync button is used to configure mesh wifi, but the function is not available yet.
Can we trust that brand? I have a xiaomi ax6000 for months and it worked fine (with auto reboot every night ), but after I found it doesn't support openwrt, I installed it on a raspberry pi4 + adguard and used the ax6000 as an access point. The problem was when I saw all the xiaomi traffic and it makes me very suspicious and I don't trust it anymore. I ordered a couple of cheap xiaomi 4a router that allows the installation od openwrt and they worked fine, buy the speed and reach aren't like the ax6000, so again I'm looking for a new router or access point compatible with openwrt I could trust.
It is up to you, but for me it a yes. - Most of the GL-iNet routers had been pushed to openwrt.org and is supported openwrt.org/toh/start?dataflt%5BBrand*%7E%5D=GL.iNet%09&dataflt%5BModel*%7E%5D= - Their router's firmware is based on OpenWRT/QSDK and they have developer team who is working to update the firmware as well as push it to openwrt.org. See github.com/gl-inet/openwrt
@@VanTechCorner the commenter brought up a good point. Because the router controls all incoming and outgoing traffic, we put complete trust on its firmware not to steal our information. This is mainly why banks and companies with sensitive information don’t use even OpenWRT. They use Cisco where they know exactly who to ask for an audit to be compliant with governmental regulators. Has there been any independent validation of the trustfulness of Open WRT, in particular to this China-based company GL? I have always wondered given such robust features offered by OpenWRT, why hasn’t it been adopted by large businesses? I presume OpenWRT can also run on powerful hardware that can route millions of packets per second like those found in much more expensive Cisco gear. If so, why isn’t OpenWRT used more widely in businesses? It seems to be only used by hobbyists and home tech enthusiasts. Linux is used in the Enterprise when it is supported by RedHat. So RedHat can validate its trustfulness. Should there be something of the same with OpenWRT?
- OpenWRT is open source, you can validate/review all the file/code used to compile the firmware - When companies/devlopers push their code/device to openwrt repo, every lines of code will reviewed by OpenWRT developers and once all this is done, the device firmware it will be available in snapshot release and stable release long time after that. At this time, the firmware will be build by openwrt.org - Many companies out there are using QSDK, which is based on OpenWRT/LEDE. An example is UniFi, Linksys, Xiaomi and GL-iNet. - You don’t need to trust GL-iNet to use OpenWRT. Build yout own x86 PC and put OpenWRT on it to use as a router. Else, grab a well-know brand’s router and install OpenWRT on it: Linksys, Belkin (US), 8devices(EU), Compex (SG).
@@VanTechCorner Thanks for your answer.. I know I can trust openwrt, the problem is not all the routers out there are compatible with openwrt. So far I'm very happy with openwrt on my raspberry pi4, it's very stable, I don't have to reboot every day in order to work properly; my problem is the wifi. My internet speed is 400mbps symmetrical and I live in a 2-floor house and the walls are very thick, so my idea is to have two routers, one on each one floor connected by an ethernet cable between them. The AX6000 has very powerful signal, but 99% of the adguard blocks are from this router (most of them to api.miwifi.com), so it makes me very nervous and suspicious, so I can't trust it because what else it sends and maybe this brand (Flint) could be my solution, but I don't want to find out later that it does the same thing than xiaomi or its "custom" openwrt "left the door open" by mistake or purposely.
@David Frankly speaking, I don't install OpenWRT on the device when it comes to access point, unless it x86 build with external wireless adapter or the router is end of life (for example the Aruba AP-105). The reason is, most of the popular wireless driver is closed-source, for example those from Broadcom and Qualcomm. Even though there are open-source driver available for the same chipset, the performance is worse. The closed-source is being used by companies (GL-iNet/Netgear/Ubiquiti UniFi) in their stock firmware (based on OpenWRT) which offer better coverage and higher throughput. However, when you switch to the OpenWRT build with open-source driver, the performance is not the same and this had been tested on some of my videos. Regarding the query to api.miwifi.com, it is very common stuff that the manufacture used to check the router online status. On Mikrotik router, you will see query to cloud.mikrotik.com and the same on UniFi AP from Ubiquiti.
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Great review as always. Always follow your channel for the newest tech and OpenWrt :D
Excellent follow up video! I've been recommending the Flint as a budget home router to my friends and family ever since I was first introduced to it in your first video on the model. Thank you for being informative as always!
very thorough , great work!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Check out the new beta firmware!!! They listened to you and added VLAN option to the PPPoE section!!! Thank you!!!
mine is not gl inet
kernel different from yours
Firmware VersionOpenWrt 21.02.3 r16554-1d4dea6d4f / LuCI openwrt-21.02 branch git-22.119.37126-a993714
Kernel Version5.4.188
This one you use was 4.4.60 its old.as Linux main line 5.18,stable 5.17;OpenWRT offical use 5.4.
Love your videos keep it up!
Thank you bro!
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi, is it possible to make an tutorial on how to revert back the GL- AX1800 firmware on ExpressVPN Aircove router? Thanks 😊
Can you backup configuration from the Luci page?
Hi, may i know whether is it can connect openvpn client and wireguard client together at the same time?
If you are using the official OpenWRT firmware, the answer is yes. You will have 2 VPN interfaces (wireguard & tun0), and you need to route the traffic with mwan3. With the GL-iNet custom build based on OpenWRT, I am not sure if this is possbile.
@@VanTechCorner noted with tks!
Can this Flint GL-AX1800 router with its stock Open-WRT firmware be used to connect to a Comcast hotspot with its captive portal, and then reroute the connection to generate another WiFi signal so that devices like TVs, which cannot use captive portals, can use the Comcast connection for Internet access? If it is possible, does this feature only work with Flint or does it work with all GL-iNet wireless routers?
From what I know, no AP/Router can bypass the captive portal, as it means for manual interaction.
@@VanTechCorner that is odd because there are people who claim online forums that they can, particularly using OpenWRT. That is why I am skeptical. They claim the trick is to authenticate with a computer first, then clone the MAC of that computer on the router. Travel routers such as the Mango or the Blume that run OpenWRT can capture a WiFi signal as in hotels hotspots and repeat them, but what is not clear is what if that WiFi signal is a captive portal which requires username and password, not a simple signal with just a password.
If it is something special, they would have listed it out as a marketing point. Still, the best one to answer this question is GL-iNet, you can contact their customer service for more information.
@@VanTechCorner I have contacted GL-iNet tech support regarding this specific question.
GL-iNet has a line of access points that are advertised as meant for enterprise deployment -- the
Cirrus. Do you plan to do a series of videos on this line of APs given that you are knowledgeable with their products? There are plenty of RUclipsrs who use the likes of Ubiquiti in their tech support businesses. By contrast, it seems for GL-iNet hardware, there are no one using their products in deployments to business clients. It would be great to see independent system integrators like yourself go into details how you use GL-iNet routers and access points in businesses. GL-iNet business line of APs use Goodcloud as their cloud controller. Openmesh had its Cloutrax before it was bought by another company, after which it no longer offers a good value. Is Goodcloud a comparable alternative to Ubiqiti cloud controller?
No, creating videos on this channel is my free time hobby to share the things that I explored. Besides that, I still need to focus on my full-time job, plus I don’t have the devices / systems to test with. You know, the amount of money spent to buy these devices is not cheap.
New slate axt1800 has plug-in NAS can we do the same in flint? I am no expert just want to know
Yes, you can do that with the Flint as well.
@@VanTechCorner Really?? Can use AX1800 as NAS like atx1800? Could you make a video about this. Please. Or help me with some links to read haha, thanks a lot for you videos is very helpful! New suscriber
How can I add speed test to my router? I'm on stable firmware.
Hi, do you mean the iperf3. All you need to do is go to the Software/Plugin and install iperf3.
Hi!
Is it possible to configure OpenWRT
OpenVPN client + PPtP VPN client? Will this work?)
Thank you!
I have yet to try but it should work. You will need mwan3 to route / load balance the traffic too.
Hi. Thank you for your nice videos. Is possible to you to explain how to revert back to FW version 3.214 back from 4 and do youk know what is the sync button on the side for? Thanks
Hi, you can read the docs for router recovery, or can flash the 3.x FW on the 4.x GUI (I am not sure if this will brick the router, you better check with GL-iNet team on their forum).
The Sync button is used to configure mesh wifi, but the function is not available yet.
Can we trust that brand? I have a xiaomi ax6000 for months and it worked fine (with auto reboot every night ), but after I found it doesn't support openwrt, I installed it on a raspberry pi4 + adguard and used the ax6000 as an access point. The problem was when I saw all the xiaomi traffic and it makes me very suspicious and I don't trust it anymore. I ordered a couple of cheap xiaomi 4a router that allows the installation od openwrt and they worked fine, buy the speed and reach aren't like the ax6000, so again I'm looking for a new router or access point compatible with openwrt I could trust.
It is up to you, but for me it a yes.
- Most of the GL-iNet routers had been pushed to openwrt.org and is supported openwrt.org/toh/start?dataflt%5BBrand*%7E%5D=GL.iNet%09&dataflt%5BModel*%7E%5D=
- Their router's firmware is based on OpenWRT/QSDK and they have developer team who is working to update the firmware as well as push it to openwrt.org. See github.com/gl-inet/openwrt
@@VanTechCorner the commenter brought up a good point. Because the router controls all incoming and outgoing traffic, we put complete trust on its firmware not to steal our information. This is mainly why banks and companies with sensitive information don’t use even OpenWRT. They use Cisco where they know exactly who to ask for an audit to be compliant with governmental regulators. Has there been any independent validation of the trustfulness of Open WRT, in particular to this China-based company GL? I have always wondered given such robust features offered by OpenWRT, why hasn’t it been adopted by large businesses? I presume OpenWRT can also run on powerful hardware that can route millions of packets per second like those found in much more expensive Cisco gear. If so, why isn’t OpenWRT used more widely in businesses? It seems to be only used by hobbyists and home tech enthusiasts.
Linux is used in the Enterprise when it is supported by RedHat. So RedHat can validate its trustfulness. Should there be something of the same with OpenWRT?
- OpenWRT is open source, you can validate/review all the file/code used to compile the firmware
- When companies/devlopers push their code/device to openwrt repo, every lines of code will reviewed by OpenWRT developers and once all this is done, the device firmware it will be available in snapshot release and stable release long time after that. At this time, the firmware will be build by openwrt.org
- Many companies out there are using QSDK, which is based on OpenWRT/LEDE. An example is UniFi, Linksys, Xiaomi and GL-iNet.
- You don’t need to trust GL-iNet to use OpenWRT. Build yout own x86 PC and put OpenWRT on it to use as a router. Else, grab a well-know brand’s router and install OpenWRT on it: Linksys, Belkin (US), 8devices(EU), Compex (SG).
@@VanTechCorner Thanks for your answer.. I know I can trust openwrt, the problem is not all the routers out there are compatible with openwrt. So far I'm very happy with openwrt on my raspberry pi4, it's very stable, I don't have to reboot every day in order to work properly; my problem is the wifi. My internet speed is 400mbps symmetrical and I live in a 2-floor house and the walls are very thick, so my idea is to have two routers, one on each one floor connected by an ethernet cable between them. The AX6000 has very powerful signal, but 99% of the adguard blocks are from this router (most of them to api.miwifi.com), so it makes me very nervous and suspicious, so I can't trust it because what else it sends and maybe this brand (Flint) could be my solution, but I don't want to find out later that it does the same thing than xiaomi or its "custom" openwrt "left the door open" by mistake or purposely.
@David Frankly speaking, I don't install OpenWRT on the device when it comes to access point, unless it x86 build with external wireless adapter or the router is end of life (for example the Aruba AP-105).
The reason is, most of the popular wireless driver is closed-source, for example those from Broadcom and Qualcomm. Even though there are open-source driver available for the same chipset, the performance is worse. The closed-source is being used by companies (GL-iNet/Netgear/Ubiquiti UniFi) in their stock firmware (based on OpenWRT) which offer better coverage and higher throughput. However, when you switch to the OpenWRT build with open-source driver, the performance is not the same and this had been tested on some of my videos.
Regarding the query to api.miwifi.com, it is very common stuff that the manufacture used to check the router online status. On Mikrotik router, you will see query to cloud.mikrotik.com and the same on UniFi AP from Ubiquiti.