Looking for feedback on Wireguard capable wifi routers that keep a persistent link from the router to an endpoint. A lot of what I see advertised as “Wireguard Supported” sets up a server and not a client.
The GL.iNET routers seem to do it, anyone with experience with these? https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/wireguard_client/
Bonus for being able to push a wireguard client config to the device via API/cli.
Easy to configure in a GL.iNET with OpenWRT under the hood. For a more flexible router at the cost of a steep learning curve go with Mikrotik.
Good to hear mikrotik fans here … if there wasn’t an abundance of Cisco equipment at my work I would be buying these for personal use instead, but these just wont die :P
This will be for less capable persons needing a wifi hotspot for access to CIDR restricted services on our side. Keeping it stupid simple like a GL.iNet GL-MT3000 for clients if they perform well.
Can you expand on that, I’ve been considering making a “portable network in a briefcase” situation, with a small router and a kodi box with just HDMI, Power, and Network coming out (for when the family travels; the kids connect to the same SSID and are on the home network by default). I hadn’t started researching yet, but I am wondering if these support using Wifi as the WAN link, even with openWRT firmware? For example, if we’re in a hotel, can I join this to hotel wifi with a captive portal, have it tunnel home, then the kids join it like a hotspot? I prefer openWRT and not vendor firmware because I trust patching the firmware more than I trust a vendor to upkeep their maintenance.
I’m looking at this: https://www.amazon.com/GL-iNet-GL-MT3600BE-Portable-Wireless-Computer/dp/B0GF1J99S4
This may be useful: https://github.com/openwrt/packages/blob/master/net/travelmate/files/README.md
They do.
My setup is:
2 power adapters (the slate 7 came with 4 travel adapters. The other is for my chrecast
A chromecast + remote
A Slate 7 router
Internet can be supplied through Wifi as a repeater, as a MitM-AP and can also spoof the mac through which you can login into the captive-portal.
The Mudi7 can do all that + cellular with 2 SIMs (or 1 SIM + 1 eSIM)
I bought a Mikrotik recently and it was terribly unstable. It would simply stop routing after 3 days on a test network with 1 device. Had to reboot it to get it to work again - no indication it had puked.
No strange config, all default other than a few IP settings.
Microtik needs time to mature.
Curious which MikroTik you had. I’ve been running them for years and absolutely rock solid. Right now a HEX-S refresh and it’s awesome and cheap.
It is complex to configure properly because it’s so powerful though. ChatGPT is great for debugging configs.