
If your ISP suspects you of torrenting, it can throttle your internet connection or even send you DMCA notices. I am really just wondering whether anyone who has a GL-AR300M or a AR300M with fast internet connections can tell me how well they perform so I can decide whether to purchase one of them.Torrenting without a VPN is a risky business.

The download rates I am getting are usuable, but I would prefer to purchase a device that is capable of providing the higher throughput as seen when using the NordVPN app (or at least nearly as good).

I suspect the problem is the GL-MT300A cannot perform the mathematical calculations to encode/decode the encryption fast enough (as you mentioned), and is the reason for the download rate being lower by about 1/3. result (NordVPN connection using 1194.ovpn config file on Router) result (NordVPN app on Win10 PC only - Using VPN server United Kingdom #32 UDP) I will attempt to clarify what I am seeing using the results using to remove confusion between MBps and Mbps. Also so this post in particular: 404 Page not found - GL.iNet there was a post at one time where some were reporting speed results. You may want to search this forum for “vpn speed”. Not getting your ISP’s max speed probably means you are connecting wirelessly (repeater?) on at least one side. It may be helpful to others going forward if you detail how you are connecting, what ISP you have and which firmware you are on. This coupled with a much slower CPU and lower RAM leave us OpenVPN speeds that are usable for video in most cases, but not speed demons. Results vary widely based upon what combination of wired and wireless I use and of course my connection, which is generally slower than yours while on the road.ĭevices in this class (most consumer routers) lack the hardware encryption (AES) you will get in most any modern PC.

I have an MTK720 device and get about the same results. If so then your 1.6MBps is 12.8Mbps and I will suggest in line for a device of this class. Mike, Please confirm that you are mixing Mbps and MBps and have properly converted.
