[GL-MT6000 / Flint 2] How to properly toggle Network Acceleration (HW/SW Offloading) via CLI/Script?

Routers
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Hi everyone,

I am trying to create a script for my GL-MT6000 (Flint 2) to automate SQM. The goal is to detect when my gaming console is ON, disable Hardware/Software Offloading (to allow SQM to work), and re-enable Offloading when the console is OFF (to get full 1Gbps speeds).

The problem: I cannot find a reliable way to toggle Flow Offloading via CLI without rebooting the router or losing internet connection. The standard OpenWrt commands do not seem to apply the changes effectively, or the GL.iNet proprietary services (gl_s2s / tertf) override them.

What I have tried:

I am running this logic in my script:

# To Disable Acceleration:
uci set firewall.@defaults[0].flow_offloading='0'
uci set firewall.@defaults[0].flow_offloading_hw='0'
# I also tried disabling GL.iNet specific services:
uci set gl_s2s.general.enable='0'
uci commit firewall
uci commit gl_s2s

# Apply changes:
/etc/init.d/firewall reload
conntrack -F

The Issues:

  1. State Mismatch: Even if I change the UCI config, the GL.iNet Admin Panel still shows "Network Acceleration" as Enabled.

  2. Performance: Speedtests show that acceleration is still active (speeds > 900Mbps) even after running the disable commands and flushing conntrack. SQM does not limit the bandwidth, meaning the traffic is bypassing the CPU (still being offloaded).

My Question: What is the canonical, correct command sequence on the Flint 2 to programmatically enable/disable Hardware/Software Offloading and apply it immediately without a full reboot?

Do I need to stop specific services like gl_s2s or tertf manually? Is there a specific command to unbind the PPE/HWNAT driver on this MediaTek kernel?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

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Hello,

We need to change this value:

# 0 = Auto, 1 = Hardware Acceleration, 2= Software Acceleration
uci set mtkhnat.global.actype='0'
uci commit mtkhnat

No need to shut down specific services.

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Hi Bruce,

Thank you for your feedback!!

I am following your advice to toggle acceleration modes via CLI, but it does not work on Firmware v4.8.3-op24.

When I run the suggested command, I get this error:

root@GL-MT6000:~# uci set mtkhnat.global.actype='0'
uci: Entry not found
root@GL-MT6000:~# uci commit mtkhnat
uci: Entry not found

It seems the mtkhnat config file (or the global section) does not exist by default in this specific firmware version.

I also tried manually creating the file/section to force it, but that broke the Web Admin Panel (the Network Acceleration dropdown menu disappeared entirely), so I had to delete it and reboot.

Question: Since mtkhnat config seems missing or different in v4.8.3-op24, what is the correct and safe command to switch between Hardware Acceleration (Mode 1) and Software Acceleration (Mode 2) via SSH on this specific kernel/firmware version?

I need to automate this via script for SQM management.

Thanks!

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Hello,

Please try this:

uci set firewall.@defaults[0].flow_offloading='0'
uci set firewall.@defaults[0].flow_offloading_hw='0'
uci set firewall.@defaults[0].flow_offloading_old='0'
uci set firewall.@defaults[0].flow_offloading_hw_old='0'

uci commit firewall
/etc/init.d/firewall restart

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Thank you so much! That worked! :smiley: