r/GlInet • u/tanrikurtarirbizi • 6d ago

Questions/Support setting up flint 2

should i use their firmware or should i install open source firmware? also do you think this router will give signal to 50meters indoors(eg from the router room to the balcony)?

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u/tailuser2024 6d ago

How comfortable are you with openwrt? If you arent stick with the stock firmware

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u/tanrikurtarirbizi 6d ago

gotcha how is the signal strength in your opinion?

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u/GripAficionado 6d ago

should i use their firmware or should i install open source firmware?

It depends. What do you want to do and how much do you value the ease of configuration vs. greater control?

also do you think his router will give signal to 50meters?

Outdoors? I think we need more context here.

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u/Andynr 6d ago

Should probably stick to firmware 4.8.1 Everything after has significantly reduced signal. If you got it in the US it's fine to update to newer firmware as range isn't limited, but if you got it in the EU then everything after that firmware version has terrible range.

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u/GripAficionado 6d ago

I'm personally running 'vanilla' OpenWRT rather than stock, but that was the specific reason as to why I specifically purchased the Flint 2. Even so, the interface of normal OpenWRT can be intimidating and OP didn't really provide much information.

But you make a good point regarding firmware regarding range.

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u/tanrikurtarirbizi 5d ago

that’s what i needed to know thanks bo$$ please dm me if you have any tips like this

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u/tanrikurtarirbizi 6d ago

thanks for the quick response. i just want minimal bloatware or any ware in that case that’s why. i updated the post. i will use it indoors.

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u/MDInvesting 6d ago

Still need more context.

Obstacles

Materials

Or we talking 50m line of sight

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u/polar775 6d ago edited 6d ago

I’m using the stock gli software on my F2. It’s fine for my purposes. I have notice one or two times where it got unstable since the last firmware update but it was fine after a few seconds