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Linksys LN1301 Tri-Band AX4200 WiFi 6 Wireless Router

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Woot via Amazon has Linksys LN1301 Tri-Band AX4200 WiFi 6 Wireless Router on sale for $19.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member xlnc for finding 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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  • About this Deal:
    • This price matches this previous Frontpage Deal (+59).
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this Product:
    • 1 Year Linksys Warranty
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Update: This popular deal is still available

Woot via Amazon has Linksys LN1301 Tri-Band AX4200 WiFi 6 Wireless Router on sale for $19.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member xlnc for finding 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

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This price matches this previous Frontpage Deal (+59).
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this Product:
    • 1 Year Linksys Warranty
  • About this Store:

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Model: Linksys LN1301 WiFi Router - Tri-Band WiFi - Plug-n-Play Setup - Covers up to 2700 sq. ft. - Speed up tp 4.2 Gbps - Handles 40+ Devices

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I have to disagree with you there. I have 64 devices connected to four LN1301s in a router + mesh network and performance has been decent and stable for nearly a week now. I have 16 IP cameras streaming 1080p video 24/7 as well. (Half of them via Ethernet bridging with the mesh nodes)

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)
User feedback across two years indicates better performance with all three off. Express forwarding seems to negatively affect streaming. Node steering interferws with Google Home and Apple Homekit. Client steering slows connection down if you have more than one router.

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
Still waiting for mine to ship from the last $15 deal. Just checked and Woot says SEPT 13. Hasn't even shipped yet.

It's not a deal if you never receive it.

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Quote from s11018 :
Woot is owned by Amazon and the ones bought from Amazon are shipped from Woot.

Maybe... but my woot order is expected to arrive sept 16. But on amazon, a new order ordered today says sept 5-10
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fpc552
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Quote from tonight :
It was $15 + $5 shipping = $20. Same price as directly through Amazon at $20 if you have Prime and easier returns.

Also the code only gave you $5 off the first unit if you were buying multiples, any additional units were still $20.

If you have Prime, the Woot! Shipping is free. I ordered one from Woot!. It was $15 + tax, FS. I have Prime.
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Quote from RealJustAnotherUser :
No mesh according to manufacturer specs

It had been confirmed that these actually _do_ mesh.
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Quote from Frugal_Jerk :
These aren't necessarily a good upgrade. These are just a slam dunk if you want to make a cheap good network and don't have one already. Or your stuff is getting old or you don't have a mesh network and custom firmware doesn't scare you.
I've loaded dd-wrt in the past on some linksys routers so that doesn't scare me. My tp link routers are two years old, the only thing I don't like about them (other than the occasional glitch) is that they are a chinese company.
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Quote from fpc552 :
It had been confirmed that these actually _do_ mesh.
Ordered one from amazon for $20. I don't have prime and can't get the woot one with free shipping.

Will try to add it my Asus AX-86u as mesh.
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Quote from nightanole :
I thought 80mhz mode was "auto" and then you could manually limit it to 40 or 20?

Well then maybe it's a glitch with my openwrt build? When I set 80mhz, one of my two 5ghz bands fails to come up. You either compile your own(what I did), or install someone's build if they released it
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Quote from ebear :
Ordered one from amazon for $20. I don't have prime and can't get the woot one with free shipping.

Will try to add it my Asus AX-86u as mesh.
I don't think this newly added Linksys Router would join your existing Asus AiMesh, or form its own mesh. Rather, it can only act as a AP via a cable to the Asus router.

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Quote from RealJustAnotherUser :
No mesh according to manufacturer specs
Just got my 3rd from UPS today from when was $5 off. Setup as 3rd mesh node in under 1min.

Look at other threads for how too. Remember to first setup main, then plug in node wan port network cable to main Linksys that will be the parent. Then use web interface. Little tiny CA at bottom. Yes click add wired and wireless node. Wait until wireless node button is back solid. Then can click down apply etc.

Maybe my first node I was to distracted and caused it to not work the first 11 tries.

Free WiFiman app from ubiquti has tab that will show you jumping roaming from mesh nodes. Might help you see you only using 2 or 1
Last edited by flyingroach September 5, 2024 at 03:56 PM.
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How does the mesh work like? It is stable, or needs frequent resetting.
Quote from flyingroach :
Just got my 3rd from UPS today from when was $5 off. Setup as 3rd mesh node in under 1min.

Look at other threads for how too. Remember to first setup main, then plug in node wan port network cable to main Linksys that will be the parent. Then use web interface. Little tiny CA at bottom. Yes click add wired and wireless node. Wait until wireless node button is back solid. Then can click down apply etc.

Maybe my first node I was to distract and caused it to not work the first 11 tries.
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Looking to replace a Netgear Nighthawk AC2100 to something that's wifi 6. I assume this would be an upgrade for me? My current Netgear is on my desk in my basement and we get great wifi coverage on the main floor above and on the second story as well (live in a colonial). My kid games on their Xbox X in their second floor bedroom via wifi with no complaints at all. Is there a way I can use two of these Linksys routers together somehow? Run one in my basement like I do now and set another one up in the second story kid's bedroom somehow?
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Can I use this as my main router?
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Quote from vivecsotha :
K it's been 24 hours
So far not so good. This is like stepping back in time of 2010 era and not 2024. Doesn't even have 80Mhz. WiFi6 supposedly has 160Mhz channel width. This router only allows me to select a max of 40Mhz.
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35ft away from router with clear LOS.
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iperf3 tests to a LAN server. similar result to the speedtest to a remote server.
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The 40Mhz channel width is holding back this router. I need 160Mhz channel width. So far it seems to be solid but the speed sucks.
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