The GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) is a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router with 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. It has six Ethernet ports, two of which are rated for 2.5Gbps, with the rest being 1Gbps. It also has a USB 3.0 port. Like other GL.iNet routers, it runs a version of OpenWRT, a highly configurable open-source firmware that's based on Linux. It supports a long list of features, including dual-WAN with failover, cellular tethering, and VPN connectivity with Tailscale, ZeroTier, OpenVPN, and WireGuard pre-installed, allowing you to route your entire network through a VPN.
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Our Verdict
The GL.iNet Flint 2 is a great router for apartments and small homes. It has excellent speeds at close to medium distances and has an impressively long range that's suitable for multiple users doing high-bandwidth tasks like downloading large files quickly and multiple users streaming 4k content. It supports Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS), so it can access less congested DFS-only channels to give you better speeds in noisy wireless environments. Additionally, it uses a version of OpenWRT, a highly configurable firmware that allows for a much higher degree of customization than more mainstream consumer routers. It's physically large and has a design that may not be to your taste, so it could be hard to find a place for it in your home.
Ample networking ports for connecting many wired devices.
Excellent top speeds suitable for high-bandwidth tasks.
Impressive range suitable for single or multi-story homes.
Highly configurable and flexible software.
Wi-Fi 6 doesn't take full advantage of new Wi-Fi 6E or 7 devices.
Physically large and bulky.
The GL.iNet Flint 2 is a great router for a multi-level home. It has an impressive range and delivers excellent speeds, making it suitable for multiple users streaming 4k video, downloading large files, and other high-bandwidth tasks simultaneously. It also features great wired connectivity, with six Ethernet ports (two of which are rated for 2.5Gbps) and a USB 3.0 port. The latter allows you to connect a storage drive or a cellular adapter (such as a cell phone) to utilize your cell network for failover or load balancing. Its OpenWRT firmware features a comprehensive list of advanced options and configurations that are considerably more extensive than those found in typical consumer routers. It's large and rather unsightly, so it could be kind of a pain to find somewhere to place it in your home.
Ample networking ports for connecting many wired devices.
Excellent top speeds suitable for high-bandwidth tasks.
Impressive range suitable for single or multi-story homes.
Highly configurable and flexible software.
Wi-Fi 6 doesn't take full advantage of new Wi-Fi 6E or 7 devices.
Physically large and bulky.
The GL.iNet Flint 2 delivers a satisfactory wireless gaming experience. It delivers excellent top speeds and has great range, so those huge game update files download quickly, even if you have a large home. Its wireless latency performance is adequate for online gaming and is in line with most Wi-Fi routers. Plugging your gaming devices into the router will deliver a better, more stable gaming experience, however.
Excellent top speeds suitable for high-bandwidth tasks.
Impressive range suitable for single or multi-story homes.
Highly configurable and flexible software.
Adequate wireless latency for web browsing and non-competitive gaming.
Wi-Fi 6 doesn't take full advantage of new Wi-Fi 6E or 7 devices.
Unsuitable for competitive gaming over Wi-Fi.
The GL.iNet Flint 2 is designed as a standalone home router, and as such, is quite large and cumbersome to tote. That said, it still has some features that make it useful for travel. You can easily configure it to route all your devices' internet traffic through a VPN service of your choice, so it appears you're in your home country when you're abroad. You can also configure it to use Tailscale to securely connect to your home network. Lastly, it supports USB tethering, so you can configure it to connect to a cellular network.
Highly configurable and flexible software.
Physically large and bulky.
The GL.iNet Flint 2 delivers impressive wireless speeds suitable for an internet connection up to ~1.5Gbps. It supports Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS), which enables access to more channels for improved speeds in congested wireless environments, such as apartment buildings.
Excellent top speeds suitable for high-bandwidth tasks.
Wi-Fi 6 doesn't take full advantage of new Wi-Fi 6E or 7 devices.
The GL.iNet Flint 2 has great range. While it doesn't have native mesh support, you can configure it as a repeater in the software.
Impressive range suitable for single or multi-story homes.
Wi-Fi 6 doesn't take full advantage of new Wi-Fi 6E or 7 devices.
The GL.iNet Flint 2 has adequate wireless latency and jitter performance that's on par with most routers. It doesn't present any issues with normal internet browsing and video calls, but you're better off using a wired connection if you're competitively gaming online.
Adequate wireless latency for web browsing and non-competitive gaming.
Unsuitable for competitive gaming over Wi-Fi.
The GL.iNet Flint 2 has outstanding configurability. Its web-based firmware is easy to use and extremely flexible, allowing you to easily configure a range of expected and advanced settings.
Highly configurable and flexible software.
Performance Usages
Changelog
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Updated Sep 30, 2026:
We've added text in the Differences Between Variants section discussing the GL.iNet Fortify (GL-MT6000).
- Updated Sep 11, 2026: We've updated this review to Test Bench 0.10! This update adds Portability and Configurability testing to evaluate how suitable routers are for travel and to show how configurable their settings are. Read the changelog for more info.
- Updated Jun 22, 2026: We've updated this review to Test Bench 0.9.1! This is a minor change that makes the router type easier to see at the top of each review. Read the changelog for more info.
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Updated Apr 08, 2026:
We've updated the text throughout the review to reflect the changes from Test Bench 0.9.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) has a variant called the Fortify (GL-MT6000). It uses the same hardware as the Flint 2, but it's marketed in collaboration with ExpressVPN, comes with a year-long VPN subscription, and runs a modified version of the router software. We expect performance to be the same, so this review applies to that variant. See a photo of our unit's label.
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The Gl.iNet Flint 2 is a Wi-Fi 6 router with 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands and six networking ports, two of which are 2.5Gbps, while the rest are 1Gbps. Like other GL.iNet routers, it runs on a version of OpenWRT, an open-source firmware that's highly configurable. It supports numerous features like multi-WAN failover and load balancing, cellular network support, pre-installed VPN protocols, network-wide adblockers, and support for an array of additional plug-ins.
This router delivers impressive overall speed and range performance, especially considering its mid-range price point and the fact that it's a Wi-Fi 6 router. It performs slightly better than more expensive routers like the ASUS RT-AXE7800, the TP-Link Archer AXE95, and the eero Pro 7. While it lacks the faster 6GHz band of its successor, the GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300), it delivers better 5GHz speeds and range.
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The GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) is the predecessor to the GL.iNet Flint 3 (GL-BE9300). The former is a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router while the latter is a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router. The Flint 3 delivers faster top speeds thanks to its speedy 6GHz band, while the Flint 2 actually delivers better long-range performance on the 5GHz band.
The GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) is a Wi-Fi 6 standalone router, while the eero 7 is a Wi-Fi 7 mesh router. The GL.iNet delivers faster top speeds, has better range, more networking ports, and much more configurable software than the eero, but the eero is much smaller and easier to configure.
The GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) and the TP-Link Archer AX55 are dual-band Wi-Fi 6 routers. The GL.iNet delivers higher top speeds, better range, and has multi-gigabit networking ports compared to the TP-Link. That said, the GL.iNet occupies a higher-end niche.
The GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) is a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router, while the UniFi Dream Router 7 is a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router. The former delivers better long-range performance and similar top speeds to the latter but lacks a 6GHz band, which is beneficial in noisier wireless environments. While both routers offer a high degree of configurability in the firmware, they take different approaches. The UniFi is designed to be integrated into the UniFi ecosystem of networking products, while the GL.iNet uses open-source firmware that's beneficial for DIY tinkerers.
Test Results
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This router supports multi-WAN, meaning you can configure a second WAN port as a failover when the primary WAN connection goes down or to balance the load between the two WAN connections.
The USB port is on the left side of the router.
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- Ethernet cable
- Power adapter
- User documentation
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This router has a pair of screw slots on the bottom so you can easily mount it to the wall or ceiling.
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This router delivers adequate wireless latency performance for calls, video streaming, web browsing, and even non-competitive gaming.
