Wifi mesh on Flint 2 or Flint 3

[marcgise]

Dear, is it possible to use multiple routers Flint2 or Flint 3 to build a wifi mesh system? I din’t see any information in the routers specifications, but I asked to Gemini and it said that “yes they have the capability” because they implements the standard EasyMesh. Any information about that? Is it possible or not?

[will.qiu]

Hi

Unfortunately, Flint 2 and Flint 3 do not currently support Mesh functionality.

However, you can achieve a similar seamless Wi-Fi roaming experience by enabling 802.11k/v/r.

How to enable the 802.11r (Fast Roaming) for WiFi in Flint 3 (GL-BE9300)

Flint 3 (GL-BE9300) WiFi supports 802.11r, it requires to SSH to the router and enabled by executing commands. We found that 802.11r does not work on Luci, like say if manually enabled the "802.11r Fast Transition" in Luci, WiFi (AP) will disappear (no broadcast). [Bruce_2025-08-01_18-03-55] In order to enable 802.11r for Flint 3, we need to SSH to the router, and execute the following uci commands to enable 802.11r, WiFi works without issue in this way. Kindly note: Before executing these…

[marcgise]

Hi. You said that “currently does not supoort”. But it’s possible that this feature will be impelemented via future software updates? Or it’s a functionality that these routers will never have, maybe due to hardware limitations?

[will.qiu]

The product team is conducting preliminary research, but it is unclear whether we will officially launch this feature or provide support for existing models.
There is no more information available at this time.

[tobyayre]

For what it is worth, I would love to switch from my existing ASUS mesh network, to a full GL.iNet mesh network in all my existing locations. If this is an available feature (or even just fully supporting the 802.11r without having to ssh into the system), I would buy many many more routers. If possible it would be nice to have the feature on as many routers as possible, but at minimum Flint 3s and Slate 7s.

I am really surprised that this is not like the #1 priority of the development team, since it is about the only completely necessary network feature that is not supported yet.

[will.qiu]

Thank you for your interest in GL.iNet products.
We will forward your suggestion to our product team for evaluation of feature prioritization.

[marcgise]

For me it’s been a shame not to have this feature for now. I was about to buy three Flint 3 routers taking advantage of the Christmas offer, but I prefer to wait until this upgrade is available.

[Simsnet]

I too would love to see a mesh option on the Flint 2 or above. Don’t get me wrong, this router is very powerful, but it would be very useful if it had mesh capabilities.

As this has not already been implemented, perhaps best to think about a more universal mesh system such as “Easy Mesh” so it can easily be integrated with other compatible nodes, but I understand that you may be able to customise more features with a bespoke mesh system.