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GL.iNet GL-MT300N-V2 Portable Mini Travel Wireless Pocket VPN Router (Mango) Expired

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GL Technologies via Amazon has GL-MT300N-V2 Portable Mini Travel Wireless Pocket VPN Router (Mango) on sale for $23.90. Shipping is free w/ Prime or $35+ orders.

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About this product:
  • 128MB RAM & 16MB Flash ROM
  • Max. 300Mbps Wi-Fi Speed
  • 1 x 2.0 USB Port
  • 1 x Toggle button
  • 2 x Ethernet Ports
  • OpenVPN client pre-installed, compatible with 30+ VPN service providers

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GL Technologies via Amazon [amazon.com] has GL-MT300N-V2 (Mango) Portable Mini Travel Wireless Pocket VPN Router on sale for $23.90. Shipping is free w/ Prime or $35+ orders.

Details:
  • 128MB RAM & 16MB Flash ROM
  • Max. 300Mbps Wi-Fi Speed
  • 1 x 2.0 USB Port
  • 1 x Toggle button
  • 2 x Ethernet Ports
  • OpenVPN client pre-installed, compatible with 30+ VPN service providers.
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That is the main use case for the masses.

The more advanced use case is routing traffic via Wireguard/OpenVPN for security or IP filtering or more nefarious purposes like routing your work computer to your home network then to company VPN in order to avoid getting detected while working in not allowed locations...
This model is getting to be very old. Despite having a USB port, you CANNOT use a USB drive with this and mount it using SMB. You used to be able to, but once they updated the firmware to the most recent version, there wasn't enough memory to support NAS functionality.

It is still a good router, and it still likely to be able to keep up with the network in most hotels (which is usually crappy). But don't expect too much. Still, I have a couple and I carry one with my laptop.
There's an faster AC travel router from them on sale for $33 -
https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL...09N72FMH5/

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norazi
04-27-2024 at 11:24 AM.
04-27-2024 at 11:24 AM.
Quote from seanleeforever :
Open VPN max out at 15 Mbps if I recall.
And this is like 10 years old by this point?
Got the ax instead

I have both but still prefer the Mango for travel due to size and low power requirements
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04-27-2024 at 11:35 AM.
04-27-2024 at 11:35 AM.
Quote from GreenOstrich5629 :
I've been using these routers with visible for years. Consistently use over 1TB/no. You need to change the TTL settings to get full speed.
Do you tether with a phone connected via USB to the router? Do you have a USB hotspot device or a simple SIM card? Im very curious about this, including the TTL settings...
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04-27-2024 at 12:22 PM.
04-27-2024 at 12:22 PM.
Quote from norazi :
I have both but still prefer the Mango for travel due to size and low power requirements
not only do i have the Berly AX and Mango, i also have the one before Mango.

size is absolutely better on mango, but performance aside (which could be a deal breaker right there), the mango takes micro B interface. and since USB C to micro B isn't really a thing (i am sure you can find some odd cables), you end up needing some usb A power supply or power banks, which depend on your travel set up, could absolutely negate the size benefit.

as for low power requirements. i don't have issue with either when plugged in, when use with battery, i measured 5V 0.2A for the Mango, and 5V 0.5A for the Berly AX. YES, despite it says 5V 3A on the back, the idle state is only 5V 0.5A. with a regular battery back, say 10 Ah at 3.7V, that's 37Wh battery pack, and power mango for 37 hours, and AX for 14.8 hours.... i don't think you will see any impact in real life in term of the so called lower power requirements.
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kiladonut
04-27-2024 at 02:54 PM.
04-27-2024 at 02:54 PM.
Quote from Jaggsta :
This doesn't have 5Ghz spend extra $10 for dual band as other mentioned. Some hotspots like xfinitywifi only broadcast on 5ghz band now. If family member has xfinity internet you can get free internet with these routers in apartments and neighborhoods you can connect router to xfinitywifi hotspot for all your devices.

https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=170492448&postcount=5
Got any more info on how this is done?
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04-27-2024 at 02:58 PM.
04-27-2024 at 02:58 PM.
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Got any more info on how this is done?
if you have there login or get them to sign into hotspot with xfinity account only need do it once and it assigns the device mac address to xfinitywifi hotspot then you can use it anywhere in USA you can assign 10 devices per account to xfinitywifi hotspot.

https://blog.gl-inet.com/setting-...el-router/
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04-27-2024 at 03:19 PM.
04-27-2024 at 03:19 PM.
Those of you who have used GL routers on a cruise ship, were you able to get a modern android phone to successfully activate WiFi calling with VPN enabled on the router? Most/All cruise wifi firewalls block 3GPP (SIM-based) WiFi calling. On a previous cruise, I used an extra android device as a Wi-Fi router, and everything worked great, was even able to share the VPN connection with Ever Proxy; however, the attached clients still would not register for WiFi calling.
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JimmyJ6104
04-27-2024 at 05:53 PM.
04-27-2024 at 05:53 PM.
100mbps Ethernet?!?! Is it 2010?
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lizard5102
04-27-2024 at 08:51 PM.
04-27-2024 at 08:51 PM.
How is this different from installing a VPN client on your laptop or browser plugin, such as Windscribe or Nord? Is there something this hardware gives us that we don't get from software installed VPN?
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RockGeorge
04-27-2024 at 10:31 PM.
04-27-2024 at 10:31 PM.
Can someone please explain how to use the beryl router which is $89 someone posted , https://a.co/d/2YFilvt , to use from Europe or Asia when I travel , to use my work machine or VDI , outside US , TIA
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04-27-2024 at 11:32 PM.
04-27-2024 at 11:32 PM.
can this be used to set up a DIY home NAS storage? (i.e. plug a 8tb usb portable harddrive to this router, and use it as network storage for your home?)
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AmusedScent305
04-28-2024 at 06:55 AM.
04-28-2024 at 06:55 AM.
Quote from lizard5102 :
How is this different from installing a VPN client on your laptop or browser plugin, such as Windscribe or Nord? Is there something this hardware gives us that we don't get from software installed VPN?

Full network VPN as opposed to point of access. An individual device is on a public network is momentarily exposed while connecting to VPN while this router would prevent that.
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04-28-2024 at 07:37 AM.
04-28-2024 at 07:37 AM.
Quote from epenterprises :
Just to let you know, it only does 2G. I use for wifi items in my house that only respond to 2G. I picked up a while ago for $19. I haven't regretted the purchase. If only it had 5G.

I think you mean 2.4ghz/5ghz.

"Ghz" stands for gigahertz and is a frequency of a billion cycles per second.

2G/5G refers to cellular improvements, where the "G" stands for "generation". It has nothing to do with Wifi or frequencies.
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04-28-2024 at 07:39 AM.
04-28-2024 at 07:39 AM.
Quote from lizard5102 :
How is this different from installing a VPN client on your laptop or browser plugin, such as Windscribe or Nord? Is there something this hardware gives us that we don't get from software installed VPN?

If you wanted your smart TV on a VPN so that it can get foreign streaming libraries, how would you install Windscribe on a TV?
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04-28-2024 at 07:41 AM.
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Quote from RockGeorge :
Can someone please explain how to use the beryl router which is $89 someone posted , https://a.co/d/2YFilvt , to use from Europe or Asia when I travel , to use my work machine or VDI , outside US , TIA

You connect the VPN settings in that router to your work vpn server.

I don't know which vpn software your work uses or your password to get into work, so I can't be any more specific.
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04-28-2024 at 07:45 AM.
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Quote from Wizard_of_Ahhs :
Those of you who have used GL routers on a cruise ship, were you able to get a modern android phone to successfully activate WiFi calling with VPN enabled on the router? Most/All cruise wifi firewalls block 3GPP (SIM-based) WiFi calling. On a previous cruise, I used an extra android device as a Wi-Fi router, and everything worked great, was even able to share the VPN connection with Ever Proxy; however, the attached clients still would not register for WiFi calling.

Wouldn't using a VPN obfuscate the data Travelling through it? You just need a VPN endpoint, which could be your home router or a VPN service. The cruise line shouldn't be able to tell what the data is and cannot filter it.
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