GL-AR300M16 Mini

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GL-AR300M16 Mini

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gl.iNet AR300M Shadow causing things to be very slow when configured to an MT2500 using Goodcloud

You need your Wireguard UDP packets to fit inside the Ethernet packet, or the UDP packets fragment, and depending on the network, can be dropped on the floor. On the AR300M, try dropping your MTU in your Wireguard config file down to 1280. If that works, you can try stepping it up, but I normally ju

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otnuzb in r/GlInet

March 17, 2026 3:43 AM

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What do you expect from GL.iNet in 2026?

I purchased my first GL iNet router in 2019. Firmware inconsistency across their line of routers, along with poor QA, has been the norm for me with their products. I have basically given up on using their stock firmware. Hardware-wise, though, they have been great. My first device, an AR300M, is sti

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otnuzb in r/GlInet

January 1, 2026 4:13 AM

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AR300M16-EXT disconnects/slowdowns fixed by firmware downgrade?

I own multiple older GL iNet routers including AR300M, AR300M16, AR750 and AR750S. In my testing of the 4.x firmware on any of these routers, I found them much more sluggish and flaky than when I run GL iNet 3.x firmware or OpenWrt firmware on the same routers. I do not think it is due to using up a

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otnuzb in r/GlInet

December 21, 2025 10:55 AM

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AR300M / M16 and Tailscale?

Tailscale images are huge, and probably will not fit on the M16 version, especially if you are using the GL iNet 4.x firmware, which has very little free space. You may have a chance of getting Tailscale and generic OpenWRT to fit on an M16, especially if you can find one of the reduced size version

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otnuzb in r/GlInet

January 19, 2026 3:42 AM

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Unusable speeds in Asia

I have 300 up 300 down connection in LA. I have a feeling I'm being bottlenecked by the weak gl I net hardware. I'll order brume 2 and beryl ax and try that. 50 Mbps is good enough for me but now I'm only getting 0.2-2mbps with ar300m and opal

bagehaoma in r/GlInet

December 10, 2025 12:13 AM

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