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Building a freedom-friendly WiFi pocket-router (2020)

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Re: Building a freedom-friendly WiFi pocket-router (2020)

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Post by Brajeshwar »

This is awesome. I had always had a travel/pocket wi-fi router since a long-long time. Started from the likes of D-Link, TP-Link, etc and now my next target is to check out one from GL•iNet[1]. They are flashable with OpenWRT. Their Beryl AX[2] looks spicy.

I find the benefit of a router with you when traveling are;

- More secure (you can set it up the way you want).

- Your device(s) do not need to be configured to work and sync.

- Better wi-fi coverage.

PS. I have no relationship with GL•iNet. They just seem to be the most ideal from all the reviews I have stumbled on so far.

1. https://www.gl-inet.com/

2. https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt3000/

Re: Building a freedom-friendly WiFi pocket-router (2020)

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Post by anamexis »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #2

This is awesome. I had always had a travel/pocket wi-fi router since a long-long time. Started from the likes of D-Link, TP-Link, etc and now my next target is to check out one from GL•iNet[1]. They are flashable with OpenWRT. Their Beryl AX[2] looks spicy. I find the benefit of a router with you when traveling are; - More secure (you can set it up the way you want). - Your device(s) do not need to be configured to w…

What do you typically hook the router up to when traveling?

Re: Building a freedom-friendly WiFi pocket-router (2020)

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Post by luag »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #2

This is awesome. I had always had a travel/pocket wi-fi router since a long-long time. Started from the likes of D-Link, TP-Link, etc and now my next target is to check out one from GL•iNet[1]. They are flashable with OpenWRT. Their Beryl AX[2] looks spicy. I find the benefit of a router with you when traveling are; - More secure (you can set it up the way you want). - Your device(s) do not need to be configured to w…

Also wanted to share about gl.inet.

I've used their other products (convexa) and was pretty happy about it.

The creta travel router offer power over ethernet too.

https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-ar750/

Re: Building a freedom-friendly WiFi pocket-router (2020)

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Post by youainti »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #2

This is awesome. I had always had a travel/pocket wi-fi router since a long-long time. Started from the likes of D-Link, TP-Link, etc and now my next target is to check out one from GL•iNet[1]. They are flashable with OpenWRT. Their Beryl AX[2] looks spicy. I find the benefit of a router with you when traveling are; - More secure (you can set it up the way you want). - Your device(s) do not need to be configured to w…

I am using a gl-inet router as a main router for my apartment. I picked it up on sale and it has been wonderful. Much better than the Linksys I got on sale 4+ years ago.

Re: Building a freedom-friendly WiFi pocket-router (2020)

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Post by Qwertious »

megous wrote: post #6
nshkr wrote: post #3

Pi knockoffs offer a unique form of supply chain and technical risks

Which is completely irrelevant to hobyists, and this board doesn't look like any Raspberry Pi anyway, so it's not a knockoff.

>Which is completely irrelevant to hobyists

The article says that there was already an item that could fit the bill (one of the ThinkPenguin mini-routers) but was out of stock. Sounds like a supply chain problem to me.

>and this board doesn't look like any Raspberry Pi anyway, so it's not a knockoff.

This is false, all SBCs are RasPi knockoffs. /s

Re: Building a freedom-friendly WiFi pocket-router (2020)

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Post by minitoar »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #2

This is awesome. I had always had a travel/pocket wi-fi router since a long-long time. Started from the likes of D-Link, TP-Link, etc and now my next target is to check out one from GL•iNet[1]. They are flashable with OpenWRT. Their Beryl AX[2] looks spicy. I find the benefit of a router with you when traveling are; - More secure (you can set it up the way you want). - Your device(s) do not need to be configured to w…

The mikrotik ones have worked well for me.

Re: Building a freedom-friendly WiFi pocket-router (2020)

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Post by toomuchtodo »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #2

This is awesome. I had always had a travel/pocket wi-fi router since a long-long time. Started from the likes of D-Link, TP-Link, etc and now my next target is to check out one from GL•iNet[1]. They are flashable with OpenWRT. Their Beryl AX[2] looks spicy. I find the benefit of a router with you when traveling are; - More secure (you can set it up the way you want). - Your device(s) do not need to be configured to w…

Using a mesh of Glinet routers (GL-AXT1800) and Wireguard across residential points of presence. Nothing but good things to say about them, use one to bridge between a Starlink gen2 dishy and clients when mobile (fail closed VPN). iOS app is good, optional cloud mgmt portal also good. My only regret is I wish they offered a 1U half depth rack mount SKU.

Don't get the Mango (GL-MT300N-V2), it is cute but woefully underpowered for anything but the most light throughput.

(also no relation, just a satisfied customer)

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