GL-MT300N-V2 for game streaming

Hello everyone.
I just bought a GL-MT300N-V2 (Mango) and managed to install Tailscale on it. I was wondering if it was possible to stream games at 1080p 30fps with this router, from my gaming PC, connected with Tailscale.
I tried it with my phone and I had extremely high latency (3000ms+) and an unstable and unplayable stream, and I was wondering if there was something I can do or am I just limited to the Mango's hardware.

Thanks :slight_smile:

It's hard to meet your needs:
Mango's WireGuard speed (up to 45 Mbps) is ideally fast enough to support 1080p 30fps (about 15-20 Mbps without encryption). But Tailscale uses WireGuard, and the router's CPU (MT7628NN) has trouble handling the encryption overhead. This results in high latency and reduced bandwidth. The actual bandwidth used is far less than 45Mbps.

You can try to connect MT300N directly via an Ethernet cable to test the actual network speed.

MT7628NN is an entry-level chip . If you want to run 1080p 30fps stably, it is recommended to switch to a router with a stronger CPU.

Hello, thank you for your quick response :slight_smile:
Do you think that the Opal (GL-SFT1200) will be able to stream games with better performance? Will this gain be worth it?
Thank you

Of course, the performance of SFT1200 will be better than MT300N. But you still need to consider your network environment.

What is your network source? What is the bandwidth? Is it a wired or wireless connection, etc.

Hi, my plan was to connect the GL.iNet to the home router with Ethernet. The bandwidth is around ~80mbps, which should be enough for game streaming, while the connection from the GL.iNet to the streaming client should be wireless.
Thanks and sorry for not being clear.

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Why not run a Tailscale node directly on your gaming PC? I'm sure its CPU would be better able to handle any overhead with the Wireguard tunnel.

My computer is already running Tailscale, I use a the GL.iNet to bridge devices that can’t run it.
I ended up investing in a GL.iNet Beryl AX, thanks everyone for your support :slight_smile:

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