Update: This very popular deal is still available.
Woot! has
Linksys LN1301 Tri-Band AX4200 WiFi 6 Wireless Router on sale for
$14.99 when you apply coupon code
GEARUP4FALL at checkout.
Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order.
Thanks to community member
achhu26 for sharing this deal.
About this Item:
- Covers up to 2700 sq. ft.
- Handles 40+ devices
- Speed up to 4.2 Gbps (AX4200)
- WiFi 6 Tri-Band
- Quad-Core Processor
- MU-MIMO and OFDMA
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With wireless mesh (instructions below), it's one heck of a deal and blows DECO AX5000 deal out of the water, imho.
EDIT: UPDATED instructions for enabling MESH (thanks to @rbtcordell for the original source):
1-Setup your Main router completely.
2-Plug your child node using the wan port to the main router lan port, wait for a solid purple light on the child node before proceeding
3-Log into your main router web admin.
4-Click on CA at the bottom right.
5-Click on Connectivity and CA Router setup.
6-Click on both Add Wired and Add Wireless nodes buttons. Wait for the Add wireless button to re-enable.
7-Click Done adding Child Nodes and then Apply.
8-Now the child node light should start flashing purple and turn into a mesh mode when it turns blue.
9-Disconnect Ethernet and wait for blue light again.
10-Move node to desired location.
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/v...?p=1304991
openwrt release notes
https://github.com/asd333111/open...ax-fd13d50
disassembly photos for the curious
https://imgur.com/a/linksys-ln130...ly-YJM1qfw
qualcommax: ipq807x: add support for Linksys MX4300 (LN1301)
Hardware specification:
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SoC: Qualcomm IPQ8174
Flash: 1GB (Micron MT29F8G08ABBCAH4 or AMD/Spansion S34MS08G2)
RAM: 2GB (2x Kingston B5116ECMDXGJD or ESMT M15T2G16128A DDR3L)
Ethernet: 4x 10/100/1000Mbps (Qualcomm QCA8075)
WiFi1: 5GHz ax 2x2 (Qualcomm QCN5054 + Skyworks SKY85755-11) - channels 36-64 (low band)
WiFi2: 2.4GHz ax 2x2 (Qualcomm QCN5024 + Skyworks SKY85340-11)
WiFi3: 5GHz ax 4x4 (Qualcomm QCN5054 + Skyworks SKY85755-11) - channels 100-177 (high band)
LED: 1x RGB status (NXP PCA9633)
USB: 1x USB 3.0
Button: WPS, Reset
1. Disable DHCP (optional)
2. Set the device to Bridge Mode under Connectivity tab
3. Connect cable from your router to a LAN port.
4. Get some nail polished and a round sticker to cover the annoying flashing right light.
5. Click the 'AC' at the bottom of the page to see the detail configurations of wifi.
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Seriously though, I've been using the Qualcomm Max-NSS snapshot [github.com] for about three months now without any issues. Honestly, I'm a bit hesitant to upgrade to the official firmware at this point. I assume I can simply use the official Sysupgrade image to overwrite the Qualcomm Max installation, and it should work fine. However, I'm not entirely sure about this, so I'll wait until I can confirm compatibility.
Overall, installing OpenWrt has been a great experience. The main feature I rely on is DFS support [howtogeek.com], which the stock firmware lacks. My setup is as follows:
1 - OpenWrt-flashed MX4300 as the master router and switch, with Wi-Fi disabled. It's used for its firewall, DHCP leases, and assignments.
2 - OpenWrt-flashed MX4300 as a DFS Wi-Fi hub for all my streaming, wireless, bandwidth-heavy devices (Channels 64 and 128). DFS has been excellent in my highly congested Wi-Fi area, providing exclusive channels for optimal speeds and stability. I've placed the DFS hub at the center of my home, about 25 feet away from the master router/switch.
3 - Three MX4300s running stock firmware in Mesh mode for all my 2.4 GHz needs, spread across my home. These include Wi-Fi IP cameras and IoT devices, which are on their own separate Wi-Fi network. I tried OpenWrt's Mesh, but found the stock firmware delivered the best performance.
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