Brume 3 (GL-MT5000) High-Speed VPN Security Gateway

[JTnola]

Anybody have any experience using one of these? Thoughts?

Brume 3 (GL-MT5000) High-Speed VPN Security Gateway

Brume 3 (GL-MT5000) is a compact wired VPN gateway with up to 1100 Mbps VPN speed, triple 2.5GbE ports, and advanced security for home and small offices.

store-us.gl-inet.com

 

[fryedchikin]

I have not used that specific model but fwiw, I have been using their older GL-MT1300 since 2021 and have had no issues with it. I won't hesitate to buy one of their newer devices when the time comes.

 

[Tech9]

I have one Brume 2 (GL-MT2500A) used for VPN exit point in another country. Works with no hiccups for about 1 year or so. Software is perhaps similar, OpenWrt based. Brume 3 makes much more sense with 3x 2.5GbE ports. Mine has 1x 2.5GbE + 1x GbE ports and I have no idea why. The ISP I use is under Gigabit and it doesn't matter for my use case, but the idea of single 2.5GbE port going nowhere is awesome.

 

[Tech9]

Thoughts?

Looks like excellent low power OpenWrt appliance for $120.

 

[fruitcornbread]

Something to be aware of for prospective buyers.

Brume 3 (GL-MT5000) - Architecture Limits

My Brume 3 arrived today, and after a little testing I am disappointed to see that while there are 3 physical ports on the device, there are in reality only 2x 2.5g ports on the CPU (eth0 and eth1). This means I am limited in routing speeds and performance. I am also still having to drop into...

forum.gl-inet.com

 

[Tech9]

Something to be aware of

The device most likely has some switch inside. I don't see this as a problem unless confirmed the uplink to the extra LAN port is limited to Gigabit. Quite obviously WAN-LAN throughput can't go above aggregated throughput on LAN ports regardless of their number.