GL.iNet MT2500A(Brume 2) Professional Mini VPN Security Gateway, Home Office Remote Work Site-to-Site, WireGuard OpenVPN Server Client 24/7 Connection, 2.5G WAN USB3.0 OpenWrt NO Wi-Fi Ethernet Only

This thing has Very low power usage, and Excellent performance. It is a very advanced router, without WiFi. It uses 1-2 watts using it as a router. It's very easy to configure with many advanced features. The RAM and Flash memory are unusually large, so you can use it for a network that has a massive number of devices with all kinds of special rules for routing if you like, and it's solid. I looked for years for this kind of device. Finally I found it.

High performance and high speed gateway that I can run Tailscale on. It comes with OpenWRT 24 and 2.5Gbps WAN. Loved it!

The GL Inet GL-MT2500 has been great! I needed a router with a native wireguard server feature. This router is so easy, both in setup and the wireguard service! After spending hours on an ASUS RT-AX1800S , lacking any decent troubleshooting indicators, I sent it back for a refund. Pros - : very helpful web-based admin panel(this is great) : detailed status info for troubleshooting : took only 20 mins to get internet up : great status and detail on the admin page : Wireguard was incredibly easy to set up : free ddns is reserved configured with a click keep in mind: does not provide WIFI con: : no mounting holes or bracket

It works great but runs very hot. I have measured it twice once at 108 degrees and once at 106 degrees. I would not put is anywhere that doesn't have air conditioning.

Nice router to make up for some of the deficiencies for my Wi-Fi system. There are several services that are baked in which enhances my network. It allows granular control of the network. I wouldn’t call it plug-in play if you need some more control over your network. I’m not one who understands networking. If it wasn’t for Gemini, I probably would not be able to figure it out. But for my purposes, it does what I need it to do.

Works as described. Awesome and easy way to create a vpn to my home lab network

Failed after 2 years. Factory reset does not work. Still can connect to U-Boot console but it did not accept any firmware. Fails instantly when update starts.

This is a no brainer solution for remote tunneling back to your home network. I am not an IT pro so set up was a bit tricky. The Brume2 is the easy part. It's the particular, less documented ISP modem firewall settings you need to be familiar with to make it work. In my situation I have ATT Fiber with a Netgear Mesh router. All of my hair pulling was caused by the ATT Fiber modem. But rest assured the Brume gateway works great once you dial in the modem settings. Basically the ATT modem does not have port forwarding. You have to use IP Passthrough. Set the IP Passthrough to the mac address of your main router. You also have to delete all the default packet filtering rules set by the modem. I have the Brume gateway behind my Netgear router. The Netgear assigns a NAT IP address to the Brume. If your gateway is behind your router you will set port forwarding to the IP of the gateway. Make a note of the Brume default port number and forward to the same port number. Should work like a charm.