Underwelmed so far by Flint 2 speeds

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Hi All,

I wanted to get the Flint 2 for so long to benefit from that Wireguard throughput.

However, Im noticing that my speeds on both the WG and without are poor.

I have a 1Gbps up and down connection and i'm performing tests hardwired in.

It seems that the upload speed specifically is significantly reduced to less than 40Mbps.

Im on the latest FW as of today.

I had no issues with Flint 1 other then speeds on WG were capped at 500.

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It has reported in this forum that some firmware versions (the latest, for instance) have slighty reduced connection speeds.

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Thanks for the reply.

Im on 4.7.0 release 3

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I'm missing a few things which can be usefull for GL-iNet.

  • in what topology is flint 2 used?
  • which firmware is used op24 or mtk?
  • usb connection involved?
  • was the test via wireless?
  • was ipv6 on?
  • does it happen on the other gl firmware (op24|mtk)?
  • does it also occur on a openwrt firmware itself without the gl software?
  • is 2.5g port used and also shown negotiated as 2.5G on ethtool output?
  • no extroot configuration involved with usb stick?

Currently i use openwrt without the gl software and it works fine my ipv6 is off because that slows it down on a network not supporting it, this includes for all underlaying routers, no usb involved but also no 2.5g negotiated since my switch is 1G only so the port is negotiated on 1G.

I ask for openwrt (sysupgrade advised) without gl software just to know if it is a gl software issue, because i noticed various package chain issues by reading the forum issues, not all packages being present or some are outdated, this can cause some unwanted effects in the firmware.

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Ill answer what I can, this is a home set up.

  • in what topology is flint 2 used? Star
  • which firmware is used op24 or mtk? using stable
  • usb connection involved? no
  • was the test via wireless? no, ethernet
  • was ipv6 on? no
  • does it happen on the other gl firmware (op24|mtk)? not tested
  • does it also occur on a openwrt firmware itself without the gl software? will have to test this
    2.5g port used and also shown negotiated on ethtool output? yes, wan 1, speed shows 2500Mbps from network port mgmt page - dont know how to use ethtool
    no extroot configuration involved with usb stick? dont know what this means, its a vanilla install.
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Ok, so which version is the most stable and bug-free release and gives the highest speeds ? There seems to be too many versions out there.

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Yea try testing with the versions :+1:

I see no other issues which can be the problem.

Do you use the original power supply?

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Yeah

im going to do another test tonight then i'll stick flint 1 back in and see if it improves before I start messing with fw.

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Well, you can test with a lot of firmwares, but I think that 4.5.8 and 4.6.8 should be the most stable releases. Also you have OpenWRT 24, but remember that drivers are less polished than in the GL.Inet firmware (they are open drivers, not proprietary).

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FWIW i'm running speedtest via CLI on the router and im getting expected results (outside of VPN)

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Im going to try a different device on my cable, i've been running speed tests via the xbox.

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Make sure to make a backup via luci -> system in the advanced settings in the gl ui, user root, password same as gl ui.

If you flash images make sure no settings are kept.

If you choose to go with pure openwrt always make sure to use the one with sysupgrade in the naming and not factory, this will preserve the mechanism for debricking the firmware, factory replaces it with one from openwrt which is less user friendly.

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What about the pesa1234 build of openwrt, MT6000 custom build with LuCi and some optimization - kernel 6.6.x - Community Builds, Projects & Packages - OpenWrt Forum. Is that any good ?

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Didnt get change to do anything yesterday, had DIY to do.

However, I dont fancy reimaging over and over to check the results. I just expected the thing to work out the box..