Reddit reviews GL.iNET GL-MT300N-V2 Wireless Mini Portable Travel Router, Mobile Hotspot in Pocket, WiFi Repeater Bridge, Range Extender, OpenVPN Client, 300Mbps High Performance, 128MB RAM

Get the GL.inet routers on amazon, they're like 20-30 bucks and simple to set up and literally designed to get around captive portals. Plus they have built in VPN, tethering, range extender, etc.

I have this one:

https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNET-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-300Mbps-Performance/dp/B073TSK26W

If you want to be extremely frustrated, follow the other advice about calling the front desk and getting your MAC address approved.

Got you solved mate.

Get one of THESE.

They're a pre-configured VPN router. If you're technically versed they wont be a problem for you to set it up with your VPN connection.

You can use it in a bridge mode where it will pull the internet signal from your router over ethernet, apply a VPN to it, and broadcast a second wifi network. That network will be from the USA.

You can also configure the device to pull in the current Canada wifi signal, apply the VPN to it and send out the VPN'd signal down an ethernet cable straight to the 360.

In regards to the VPN, go for a NORD Dedicated VPN from the states.

You don't need a new Netflix subscription.

First you'd need to set up a separate SSID specifically for the TV.
Most routers/WiFi APs support having multiple SSIDs set up in parallel nowadays.

Then, you'd need to update your router/AP's firewall rules for that SSID to disallow all incoming and outgoing connections. If your router/AP doesn't support custom firewall rules, you'd need to set another machine as the gateway and then set firewall rules on that machine.

Another easier, but potentially more expensive, option would be to have a second WiFi AP that you associate the TV with, and then just don't plug anything into that AP's WAN port. You can get a cheap WiFi AP for under $30, for example this.

I recently built a four-board Orange PI DIY Skyminer in order to share a way to create a miner without the need to do any of the electrical wiring or flashing OpenWRT to a router. Hopefully this provides the community with some ideas on ways to easily setup a miner!

Here are the supplies used:

Orange PI Prime Boards

Using the Orange PI Prime boards makes sense for beginners since most of the community is using these boards and thus there are a lot of community members who can assist with issues when installing the software on Linux. Additionally, the Skycoin team will be releasing an image with the software preinstalled that can be easily flashed onto Orange PI boards.

Power Adapter (US Version)

Power Adapter (EU Version)

Micro SD Cards

You will want to use fast Class 10 Micro SD cards. 16 GB is what the official miners come with.

LAN Cables

You can use any short Cat 6 Ethernet cables. I used these from the parts list that has floated around and got some in both 15cm and 25cm lengths.

Case

Any Orange PI cases would work but these are the ones I used.

Switch

This cheap switch can handle up to 7 devices, not including the incoming connection from the router. If you might expand to 8 boards in your Skyminer, use a 8+1 port switch like the one referenced in other parts lists.

Power-Adapter-Compatible Surge Protector

This surge protector can support up to 6 bulky power adapters at a time plus additional standard plugs.

GL-MT300N-V2 Mini Router (300 Mbps) with OpenWRT Preinstalled

This mini-router is limited to 300 Mbps but comes with OpenWRT preinstalled and is likely sufficient for home users in many parts of the world where bandwidth is capped at low speeds. In the long term, this bandwidth would not be sufficient for running a Skyminer attached to an antenna, but it gives you time to flash OpenWRT on a gigabit router while still participating in the Testnet via an OpenWRT router.

Power Adapter for Router

The MT300N requires a 5V/1A power supply, so most USB adapters should work.

Summary

Another reason to consider getting individual cases and power adapters is that FPGA miners and official miners with more than 8 boards are being worked on, and when they are released, a lot of the first-gen equipment will not be as useful for running Skywire. When that happens, I will probably use this initial equipment for other purposes or give some boards to friends/family for them to use for various purposes, and everything is in place from the start to make that transition very easy.

One downside to using the Orange PI boards is that they are in high demand due to the Skywire rollout, so backorders are common and it might be a month or more before you receive the boards. Personally, I feel there are several benefits to using the Orange PIs which I mentioned above, but you would probably receive other boards such as Raspberry PIs quicker. Other users have put together guides for those boards as well, such as this thread on Skywug, so you do have several options.

I hope this simple DIY setup helps the community!

Probably the best bet would be to find a tiny travel router that runs DD-WRT/OpenWRT and put that in between the internet and the iDRAC. Something like this would be a possibility. Then connect to it with a VPN tunnel before connecting to your iDRAC.

I would agree with r/sscx however if you need the device to support wireless connections then I would look at something like this

https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-Pre-installed-Performance-Compatible/dp/B073TSK26W?th=1

The general consensus over at r/pfsense is to leave wifi out of pfsense

Do you know if your users are going to have to be dealing with guest portals? That would be one of the biggest challenges for any kind of compact wifi router, the device I posted above can do it however when it comes to guest portals you have to do some leg work to get it working

Get this it's a very cheap but extremely helpful yellow thing.

A lot of the GL.inet devices and similar clones all run OpenWRT, and come with a hand-holding extra web interface on top of that.
For instance, on the low end you might use this:

https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNET-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-300Mbps-Performance/dp/B073TSK26W


I have personally used this one to provide a VPN-tunneled wifi (edit: and wired lan) network for devices that don't easily support openvpn, using a pfsense box on the remote end as the openvpn server:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GBXMBQF

I don't think Android TV has a wifi tethering mode like standard Android does. Your best bet would probably be to get a travel router and attach it to your Ethernet connection, then connect your Shield and other devices to that device instead of the EDUroam wifi.

Something like this would do the trick.

I recently bought one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073TSK26W/ and updated the firmware with this https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/gl.inet/gl.inet_gl-mt300n_v2. Connected it to my Wifi and put it in WDS mode. It basically becomes a wireless->ethernet bridge. It only has 2 ethernet ports but I only have my Xbox and my PS2 connected. It was a reasonably cheap solution to give my consoles wireless network access. I don't know if I'm topping out the speeds in any way. But running PS2 games off he network seemed fine 98% of the time and I transfer files to my Xbox at about 4.5MB/s through a samba share.

Found out the other is discontinued so definitely buy this instead:

GL-MT300N-V2

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073TSK26W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_COnPCb6V53TH6

Bonus points if you buy a ~$20 travel router have it configured for pi-hole and all of your devices to it. Then join their network with the travel router and have it put out your own already configured wifi hotness.

You could power the Zero W and travel router w/a battery pack for portability even.

Works a treat for hotels, planes, and all public wifi even with captive portals.

Even though OP said he's not interested in VPN... the travel router is neat because it has a hardware switch on it you can map to connecting OpenVPN to connect back home with a flip of a switch. Kinda cool.

I use ddwrt interchangeable with openwrt. https://openwrt.org You are correct though that none of those look like they will work with that. What I've actually looked into though is one of these https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-Performance-Compatible/dp/B073TSK26W

$20, and powered by 5v (USB if needed) and I can take it with me. Reviews look good. For a single device or on the go, it would be great. I have a lot of wired devices though, so if this came after my router, I'd have to have another network switch after it, and I might as well just use a different router. If you want to switch in for one hard wired device, plus a phone or a couple of wireless it would be fine. Not the high end hardware, but to lock in OpenVPN at the router, it seems perfect.

So then that circles me back to something like an Asus router. https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-N300-Technology-streaming-performing-RT-N12/dp/B00DWFPDNO

N12 has my 4 ports I'd need for hardwired devices, WLAN stuff is a little on the low end though. But probably better than that $20 mobile box while still being under $30.

Asus next bump up takes it all the way to $50 https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Band-Super-Fast-Gigabit-MU-MIMO-RT-ACRH13/dp/B01LXYT7XB

But, now hard wired is gigabit ports and dual band ac wireless. It's not a high end router, but it has openwrt support and would meet my needs. If you're doing tons of home media streaming, downloads, and gaming, you would just have to invest in something a lot more expensive. For most of us though, that would work great and is probably what I'll get once I replace my router.

Or get something like this if you just want to VPN the Apple TV alone:

https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-Performance-Compatible/dp/B073TSK26W/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=glinet&qid=1557752821&s=gateway&sr=8-10

Requires some IT skills to configure etc.,

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I connect my Apple TV into it, have it configured to turn off the Wifi which I do not want, and it runs an OpenVPN on it. You can set it up so the toggle switch turns the VPN on or off, or you can use the web interface to do the same, plus select from multiple OpenVPN configs if you need that. I have US and UK specific ones for depending on what I want to watch.

Had trouble with PAL Gaming for a long time, iTAP couldn't help me, so I just got a travel router off amazon for $20 and made my own wifi network from my ethernet connection. The router (https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-Performance-Compatible/dp/B073TSK26W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1543442763&sr=8-4) has an ethernet output as well so you can keep your ethernet connection while having your own wifi connection. Use the wifi for my google home mini.

get a travel router my dude

These appear to be good alternatives to the TL-MR3040:

• $20 GL.iNet GL-MT300N-V2: comes with OpenWRT preinstalled.
  
• $27 GL.iNet Microuter: super-tiny, plugs directly into a powerbank/usb charger; OpenWRT preinstalled.
  
• $30 TP-Link N300 (not sure if OpenWRT or DD-WRT runs on this).
  
  None of these have a built-in battery, but they can be powered by an external USB battery power bank.

Look up GL.inet on Amazon. $20 bucks for a mini router. you can connect the router to your university's Wi-Fi, authenticate via Portal, and set up a VPN very easily.


https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNET-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-300Mbps-Performance/dp/B073TSK26W/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=gl.inet&qid=1568689871&s=gateway&sr=8-4

You need these;

https://www.amazon.com/Sumaote-Controller-Compatible-Assistant-Dimmable/dp/B07JC3L4Z6/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=magic+home+led+wifi+controller&qid=1564066781&s=gateway&sr=8-14

Install them parallel with your current light switch in the RV, this will bypass the switch when it is off, and yet the switch can bypass the WiFi controller while IT is off. :) I live in my RV full time, I use these everywhere.

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Do use LED lights though. Filament light wattage adds up fast and might burn these up. These will run small fans as well, but the dimming feature will cause a lot of motor whine if used to slow the fans.

As for the 110v, any smart plug (including Amazons which I have on my AC) will have a physical button on the side to toggle them on and off when you don't have Alexa working. That said, pair her to your phones hotspot and enjoy.

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I have all the carriers with unlimited everything since internet is 100% required for me. I use a GL.iNet AR300M micro router to create a permanent access point regardless which phone I use to tether to it.

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Here's a cheap version that will do all you need;

https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-Performance-Compatible/dp/B073TSK26W?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_13180420011

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Hope this helps!

1. Your link is not a proof that Huawei sends your data to China. Actually, there are no proofs for that, only accusations from US without any real evidence (that looks like an instrument in trade war).
   
2. But that's a good thing not to trust hardware that you don't have admin access to and that is probably not well maintained - I doubt that anyone installs firmware updates for your router, so there could be some security vulnerabilities unpatched.
   
3. So, you can treat your WiFi as a public network. And the cheapest solution for safe communications on a public network will be VPN connection. Buy WiFi access point with VPN support (I can recommend GL.iNet, one of the cheapest is 30 dollars, and it's 2-minute setup to setup WiFi access point that will use your unsecure WiFi as an uplink and enable VPN. Or if you are a geek you can take RPi and set it up).
   
4. Your provider always has the access to all your unencrypted traffic (and store metadata of that traffic for some years), nothing suspicious about that. As long as you use VPN (or at least transferring sensitive data only over HTTPS and your phone/laptop does not have any malware) - provider cannot snoop into your data.

I use one similar to this one: https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-Performance-Compatible/dp/B073TSK26W/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1511642589&sr=8-3&keywords=gl.inet

They have several models, some have more features, but this one should do what you want. Setting it up is pretty easy, but does require some experience working with routers.

Another option you can do which I set up for my kid's house.

Just get this little Mango router ($USD 20). https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-Performance-Compatible/dp/B073TSK26W/

All I had to do with it was import the VPN client and have it repeat WiFi with a new SSID. He simply selects the Mango SSID and everything is routed through the VPN.

Nice little gadget for $20.

Thank you.
How about this litle guy ?

Google Wifi isn't what you are looking for here. If you are simply needing an ethernet port to connect to that wireless network that you do have access to, you can use something like this (~$10):

https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-Performance-Compatible/dp/B073TSK26W

Given that you game, you'll want SQM on your router. GL-iNet's devices are cheap and support SQM. Wifi range is not likely great though. You might want 2 devices for better coverage. I'm not sure how close you normally are to your router. You could also use an TP-Link Archer A6 as an additional access point.

Can you log in to your ISP router? Maybe there's something we could tweak on there. I would also download Ubiquiti WiFiman on your phone and see if there's other 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz networks nearby causing issues.


https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNET-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-300Mbps-Performance/dp/B073TSK26W
https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-AR300M-Pre-installed-Performance-Compatible/dp/B01K6MHRJI
https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-AC1200-Smart-WiFi-Router/dp/B07N1L5HX1

Buy a travel router like this one:

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B073TSK26W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Sy2TDbAZJ3SFP

This thread is a little old so maybe you've figured it out already.

You're thinking along the right lines but perhaps a little cheaper and easier than a raspberry pi is an open VPN router like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNET-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-300Mbps-Performance/dp/B073TSK26W

You can attach this to your current router; it broadcasts it's own SSID so you can connect your Chromecast to this, along with the casting device. Then any other device you don't want VPN'd just stays connected to your original SSID.

It's a bit of a pain to switch Chromecast WiFi networks so just disable/ enable open VPN in the router. You can also change the VPN region as required.

Setup can be a bit finicky - here's a guide from one VPN provider. Good luck!

https://torguard.net/knowledgebase.php?action=displayarticle&id=256

Not as convenient/elegant as just tethering directly to the computer, but a small travel router is an option. Something like [this](
https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNET-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-300Mbps-Performance/dp/B073TSK26W/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?keywords=travel+router&qid=1574828553&sr=8-7).

GL.iNet GL-MT300N-V2 Mini Travel Router, Repeater Bridge, 300Mbps High Performance, 128MB RAM, OpenVPN Client, Tor Compatible https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073TSK26W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_KNSMBb02VKAWE

Okay, here is possibly a solution -

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Get the Chromecast dongle -

https://store.google.com/us/product/ethernet_adapter_for_chromecast?hl=en-US

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Next get one of the pocket WiFi routers, put it in client mode, with DHCP server

enabled in a different IP address subnet for the LAN port. You may also add the WAN

port to the local LAN (that way you can connect two devices)-

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https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-Performance-Compatible/dp/B073TSK26W/

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Connect your laptop over wired connection to the pocket router, and put it in client mode and connect to your WiFi, accept the terms and conditions, and get it going. It should then serve as a WiFi to Wired internet provider. At this point, disconnect your laptop from the router and connect it to the chromecast dongle.

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This should work in almost all cases, particularly if the web-page terms has to be accepted every time a WiFi network connection is established. I use this technique to connect wired devices in Starbucks kind of locations.

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There is probably a far easier alternative depending on what you are trying to achieve.

If you want to share a wifi connection what is stopping the other devices connecting directly to the original wifi point?

If you are going to buy a USB-LAN dongle to share a wired connection over wifi you will probably find it far less bother to purchase a mini travel router instead.

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Something like this

I built my van cave out of scrap and used materials to keep the cost down and to make the most out of stuff I had at hand or found cheap on CL.

For me, these were the requirements:

• full length bed as I am 6'. A "full" size mattress fits across the back of the promaster.
  
• good roof vent
  
• storage area, so I built the bed platform as high as possible while still allowing me to sit up on it
  
• plenty of power, even in low insolation. I overpaneled and also installed an isolator.
  
• terlet of some kind. Currently using bucket with the snap on toilet lid and cedar shavings. If I can find a used composting toilet in good shape I'll probably migrate that way. Found a half-price Nature's Head on CL but the poster flaked. :-(
  
• small compressor fridge. Since I have copious power I started with a peltier cooler I got at a thrift store for $10 (!).
  
• wifi repeater setup for accessing the net when available. I used a tiny $20 GLinet 300a linux based minirouter for this.
  
• long galley/workspace with sink. Sourced from thrift store
  
• portable propane stove
  
• large freshwater tank to allow two-week outings on BLM/NF land

GL.iNet GL-MT300N-V2 Mini Travel Router, Repeater Bridge, 300Mbps High Performance, 128MB RAM, OpenVPN Client, Tor Compatible https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073TSK26W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xOaUBb9T5AYBV

Good stuff. Yes, the list functionality is pretty good as it automates your downloading then. I rarely touch my instance of Radarr now. I've linked Radarr to my TheMovieDatabase account, and then I just add the movies I want to download to my TMDb account. You can also link up your Trakt too and add movies via the Trakt website. If you want greater control over which specific torrents you want to download, then you can connect to your Radarr instance and manually download movies through that though.

Another alternative to Radarr is CouchPotato, which I've also got set up. Some people don't like it, but I quite like the user interface myself, and ease of use. It works very similar to Radarr.

I don't know how powerful Pis are these days, and their ability to run a VPN service. It's worth trying, but it may bottleneck and give you slow speeds (perhaps others can chime in here though as I've not tried the latest Pi). If you're getting slow speeds when connected to the VPN on the Pi, then you could consider getting a mini smart router to use as a dedicated VPN router, and then connect your Pi to that.

For example, I have one of these, configured for my Torguard VPN account:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-V2-Pre-installed-Performance-Compatible/dp/B073TSK26W

I would highly recommend https://www.amazon.co.uk/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-V2-Pre-installed-Performance-Compatible/dp/B073TSK26W (no idea where you're based so just linking the UK version here).

This little thing allows you to set-up a wifi from your mobile phone (using just usb), ethernet, wifi and allows you to set-up a hotspot. More options are in there too such as having the hotspot go through a VPN (any openvpn config works I believe), there's much more on there.

Can you afford a $20 travel router? https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-Performance-Compatible/dp/B073TSK26W/ref=sr_1_11?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1542297631&sr=1-11&keywords=travel+router

Or one for a few bucks cheap on eBay? Not really any easy way to extend your WiFi with no password, as extending would require having the same password. You'd need something that takes your WiFi and makes it's own.

The travel router would be something you can configure without a password, but unplug when you're not using it, since a no password WiFi isn't the best idea.

• travel router for the register, printer and handhelds
  
• main router for staff with guest wifi for customers
  
  easy
  
  i have this travel router https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073TSK26W/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_T8cCCb3M1F8WK
  
  search for openwrt travel router it's available from many outlets

I am looking into one of these. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073TSK26W . My only concern is how much of an external battery do I need to power it for several hours. No worry on plugging into a wall block.

Does your router support OpenVPN? You could go that route. I have one of these I use when I'm away from home. Home router dropped support though. Have to use Nord per client.

Thanks , I bought this item instead as was lot cheaper and also was advised on here , however not a clue how to set it up or if I need s vpn with it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073TSK26W/?coliid=I3S9TZ4O2RP145&colid=1PD20P8A4W7JG&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

If you want to go super cheap, I just flashed one of these to the vanilla openwrt image glinet provides. Setup to use it as a router was dead simple, one button to turn on vlan tagging on the wan.

Speeds were reasonable for what it is, don't expect more than 60ish Mbps from that one. Faster models should be faster, but I haven't tested them.

You need a router like this:

https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-MT300N-V2-Repeater-Performance-Compatible/dp/B073TSK26W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518455723&sr=8-1

GLiNet makes decent portable routers very cheap. I suggest to get one, it makes many things a lot easier.

GL.iNET GL-MT300N-V2 Mini Travel Router, Repeater Bridge, 300Mbps High Performance, 128MB RAM, OpenVPN Client https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073TSK26W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_PdFODbF7K8R66