GL.iNet MT2500A (Brume 2) Mini VPN Security Gateway for Home Office and Remote Work-VPN Server&Client for Home and Office, VPN Cascading, Internet Security, 2.5G WAN, *NO Wi-Fi* (Aluminium Alloy Case)

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!

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

Good device. Simple set up. Have this and a vpn running on an Asus router. Had my setup in FL and was logging in from the Arabian Gulf. I was expecting the servers running on the Brume to be faster than the Asus but this wasn't the case. Perhaps user error but both OpenVPN and WireGuard on the Brume were Significantly slower than the OpenVPN server on the Asus. The Brume server therefore ended up being my backup. Was getting 70mbps peak on Asus and hardly 30 on the Brume. Bandwidth at "home" was 500 down 100 up. Distance definitely played a role but would have expected the same affect on the Asus router as well. Shrug. Anyway - its worth a purchase regardless. I was using the Beryl AX as the client.

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.

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.

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.

Use this as a bridge between modem and router to get rid of ads on my network. It works lovely.

Petit et fonctionne bien une fois installé. Support bien et rapide

I have tried a RPI (tricky & unreliable), Asus AC-88U (slow, max 44 MB/s OVPN only) for my VPN. Stumbled upon this and thought I would give it a try. Perfect for me. Connection via Ethernet from my SKY modem/router, enabled VPN client on device (Mullvad), any that supports Wireguard or OVPN (will be slower though) will do and connected to my ASUS router via Ethernet & Bob's your uncle, it works. Speeds from 250 MB/s (using the Asus as the WiFi router) via WiFi up to 450 MB/s via Ethernet. I only have a 500 MB/s line. I am over the moon with this device as it delivers all I need for my house needs. If you are looking for an easy to use and reliable & fast gateway VPN device, this is it.

This works perfectly with Proton VPN - after well over 2 years - absolutely reliable, stable......perfect. Better than running a VPN off your router, this thing handles the hard work, requires zip maintenance, is low powered and ....just works.

Exceeds expectations

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