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.

  • Pulsar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    1 month ago

    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.

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      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.

      • fourish@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        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.

      • redlemace@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        Sorry, have to dissagree. I use them for years at home and have many of hundreds out with customers big, middle and small. We use many features it offers. Sure, it has itr’s quirks just like cisco, fortinet and all others do. But, It’s stable and reliable.

    • uenticx@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      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.

    • surfrock66@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      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