# GL.iNet Flint 2

15 Hacker News commenters recommended GL.iNet Flint 2 and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its full OpenWrt support and root access, plus solid, reliable performance. Common caveat: weak Wi-Fi range through walls.

## Why people recommend it

- Full OpenWrt flexibility and root access (5 comments): "absolutely delightful piece of hardware. I really love it. Having the flexibility of OpenWRT is a serious boon." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50056771)) "I wouldn't buy any of their stuff if not for OpenWRT— that's the killer feature for me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50056971)) "changing VLAN settings breaks the entire router." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50053664))
- Solid, reliable, works great (3 comments): "overall it works great. I recommend this to anyone who asks me about it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48434202)) "Very, very happy with my Flint 2. Rock solid." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48814445)) "the Flint 2 is always a solid pick" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46373274))
- Owners happy and would recommend it (3 comments): "overall it works great. I recommend this to anyone who asks me about it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48434202)) "Doesn't the Flint 3 require a binary blob to run the broadcom chip?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48813480)) "Very, very happy with my Flint 2. Rock solid." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48814445))

## What people warn about

- Lacks upstream OpenWrt support (2 comments): "I stayed away from it because it didn't have upstream openwrt compatibility" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50101386)) "the Flint 3 doesn't work with vanilla OpenWRT" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48810451))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [MikroTik router](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mikrotik-router.md): 59 recommend
- [GL.iNet travel router](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gl-inet-travel-router.md): 54 recommend
- [Ubiquiti UniFi Travel Router](https://hackerapproved.com/p/unifi-travel-router.md): 35 recommend
- [OpenWrt One](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openwrt-one.md): 34 recommend
- [Ubiquiti UniFi 5G](https://hackerapproved.com/p/unifi-5g.md): 17 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GL.iNet+Flint+2+MT6000+router&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.gl-inet.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "GL.iNet Flint 2", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gl-inet-flint-2/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).