# GL mt6000: mDNS and IOT isolated wifi

**URL:** <https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-mt6000-mdns-and-iot-isolated-wifi/36180>\
**Category:** VPN, DNS, Leaks\
**Created:** [December 15, 2023, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-mt6000-mdns-and-iot-isolated-wifi/36180 "2023-12-15T10:21:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 16, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/gl-mt6000-mdns-and-iot-isolated-wifi/36180/2 "2023-12-16T07:24:02Z")

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_Geezus;_ there's a lot going on in this post given all the other devices you've got going on. Here's what I'm going to suggest: you're going to find yourself wanting to get into LuCI & SSH sooner than later. Before doing so to do more advanced setups (eg: IoT VLANs &/or bridging VLANs), make sure you have a backup(s) to fall back on if things go awry. Here's a HOW-TO:

> [@HOW-TO: Script: List My OPKGs (to a file for backup)](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/how-to-script-list-my-opkgs-to-a-file-for-backup/30963):
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> Keywords: backup, opkg, plugins, list, howto, script, shell, luci, restore, ipk, tarball, conf Description List user’s (your) installed packages, writing them to a text file that can be used to reinstall the binaries of what a user manually installed. The resulting .list file will be use to opkg install to pull from the feeds. That is done with two commands in one execution. The GL GUI doesn’t feature a backup function. Creating & restoring a backup achieve (.tar.gz, aka tarball) of all your…

You're already running the latest release, OpenWrt 23.05. From there, feel free to consult the OpenWrt Wiki, maybe their forums, if you don't find what you need in the GL docs.

[https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/user\_guide/gl-mt6000/#first-time-setup](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/user_guide/gl-mt6000/#first-time-setup)

... but I don't see a reason why not to use the Guest subnet for IoT if you know you won't be having any guests use it.

(You might want to map/diagram your current network vs your ideal network setup; see [draw.io](http://draw.io))

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