expired Posted by xlnc • Sep 3, 2024
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expired Posted by xlnc • Sep 3, 2024
Sep 3, 2024 11:10 PM
Linksys LN1301 Tri-Band AX4200 WiFi 6 Wireless Router
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Mind you that I only have 100Mbps Spectrum internet but I do stream/direct play 4k videos from a Plex media server to several Amazon Firestick 4k devices without issue. Overall IMO you would be hard pressed to find such relatively decent hardware for so cheap; especially a Mesh network.
It wasn't all smooth at first mind you. I kept getting disconnects; especially with the streaming IP cameras. But I discovered by disabling Express Forwarding all my streaming issues went away. (CA>Connectivity>Administration>Express Forwarding)
I'm guessing that Cisco's/Linksys' proprietary Express Forwarding routing protocol was causing havoc with the IP cams streaming capabilities. Also, disabling Node Steering seemed to make things more stable as well; mesh nodes no longer disconnect from the router when Node Steering is disabled. (CA>Wi-Fi Settings>Advanced>Node Steering)
Of course, user experience can vary so feel free to experiment. if the routers are giving you problems, try turning these features off and see if it works
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How did you find out this info? Also what firmware are you currently using and do you have a link to the stable custom builds for it?
Linksys says it is a standalone only??
Does it support Linksys Velop Mesh technology? No. This model does not support Linksys Mesh; it is a standalone router only.
Question: what is Linksys Mesh? When you get 2 or more I expect them to form a wireless network to extend coverage, right?
I don't think it's old tech necessarily, I think it's just overstock. Currently there are only two more advanced generation on the market for wifi 6E and 7. Most people don't need anything beyond Wifi 6 for years.
You can setup a mesh using the stock firmware but it's done through a semi-hidden menu (the CA menu). Also, I misread the part in your last post where you mentioned the coax wiring. These routers cannot connect to coax directly, you need to get MoCa adapters as mentioned by the other poster.
Linksys says it is a standalone only??
Does it support Linksys Velop Mesh technology? No. This model does not support Linksys Mesh; it is a standalone router only.
that's a lie. Read up this and previous thread. there easy instructions to mesh multiple of these routers. Several people have already set it up as mesh.
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Perhaps if you can even find the Fortinet firmware. I'm guessing it would also require a license key in order to unlock the Fortinet features.
This has been discussed in like the 4 or 5 previous threads for this unit. I am just using the stock firmware right now (the mesh is working very nicely). I plan on installing OpenWRT onto some other units to play around once it is stable.
Long story short, this device came about as a result of covid and then RTO killed it off. It's questionable whether it was even a good idea to begin with (I'm referring to the original units with Fortinet installed).
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Nothing wrong with running development quality code but you should have your expectations set up correctly.
Don't cry if 5GHz stops working with some specific settings or you have random issues like one client walking out of AP range causes 2 second outage for all other Wi-Fi clients. Or IPv6 stops working because of some multicast forwarding bugs. All real issues I have encountered with Dynalink DL-WRX36 (also running same generation of Qualcomm SoC). I ended up fixing the issues myself and building a custom firmware.
That being said, of course I bought this and of course I will be running OpenWrt and will help fix the issues if I encounter them.
But I guess you mean to say it doesn't actually work and i DO need to get OpenWRT or DD-wrt setup....🥴
Your point regarding better software support and power consumption of the RPi is well taken. I will point out that you can save a couple of watts if you disable all 3 of the radios on the Linksys.
I don't know if you were joking about HDMI support, but I'm assuming that once the Linksys is officially supported by OpenWRT or DD-WRT, one will be able to use a USB 3.0 -> HDMI adapter.
Oh yeah, I also read some people saying that the power supply is a weak point for the RPi? I don't know the details as I didn't really dig into this.
Even with USB port enabled, openwrt isn't going to be able to give this a video output from a processor that doesn't have it. So, truely no HDMI on this one.
It's a toss up whether disabling wifi will actually turn off the amplifiers on the router to save you power. Many routers see very little power savings from disabling the wifi antenna, because the amplifier isn't designed to actually be powered off.
Edit to also add: The mediocre wifi performance kinda bugs me. Like sure you can mesh them together, but it'd be nice if each individual node doesn't suck, even if this is cheap.
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thank you very much
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