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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.

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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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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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Sep 6, 2024
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stridhiryu03
Sep 6, 2024
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Quote from SensibleFruit9735 :
I Never said the specs were bad. It's just very unreliable. If you like rebooting your router once/week, go for it.
The two I'm running has been solid for me.
Sep 6, 2024
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RainGater
Sep 6, 2024
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Quote from johndoe35 :
Yea it does shows 40. For Windows if I remember it is using this command "netsh wlan show interfaces" or a similar command from "netsh wlan". It's been a while but you can google it.
Ok, I found Acrylic WiFi Analyzer and that lists the channel width.

EDIT: I found an even better one and that is WifiInfoView from nirsoft and I have been using this all along and never bothered to check the channel width on this tool until our discussion today. lol
Last edited by RainGater September 6, 2024 at 09:11 AM.
Sep 6, 2024
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SimMike777
Sep 6, 2024
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Been running this $15 router for 4 days. Zero problems with the stock firmware. When you factor in cost, this is the best router I have ever bought.

The only negative is most routers have one port in and four out. This has one in and three out. I use a switch so it doesn't matter to me.
Sep 6, 2024
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alondilex
Sep 6, 2024
40 Posts
Is this worth to upgrade my stock cox router? Will it help with stability issues. I pay for gig but only get about 500 on wifi tests currently
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Sep 6, 2024
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briantoanle
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Sep 6, 2024
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With direct line of sight to router I was able to get 800mbps on Speedtest(dot)net with my Macbook Air M2.
Sep 6, 2024
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stopspazzing
Sep 6, 2024
624 Posts
Friendly reminder as people seem to not read the notes for Openwrt support for this device: this does NOT support 160mhz 5G, Do NOT buy this if you need or want 160Mhz!

https://openwrt.org/toh/linksys/m...nd_v2#info
Last edited by stopspazzing September 6, 2024 at 10:02 AM.
Sep 6, 2024
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whodiini
Sep 6, 2024
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Quote from gluesniffined :
Mine was purple when I had it connected in bridge mode to my network via its LAN port. I connected it via the WAN port and rebooted it, it then turned blue after booting. For what it's worth, before plugging it in I had already assigned it a persistent DHCP IP on my main router.
Thanks. Mine is connected via the WAN port. I also have a static IP. I have rebooted it, reset it and set it up again, and it still stays purple/magenta. I am wondering if this one is defective...

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Sep 6, 2024
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vivecsotha
Sep 6, 2024
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How are the parental controls on this? Can I block Tik Tok from one client using the on router control panel?
Sep 6, 2024
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MEGAONE302
Sep 6, 2024
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Can this be used as a node?
Sep 6, 2024
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johndoe35
Sep 6, 2024
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Quote from briantoanle :
With direct line of sight to router I was able to get 800mbps on Speedtest(dot)net with my Macbook Air M2.
Yep, that's what I got during my testing as well. Also, others reported the same thing.
Sep 6, 2024
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gluesniffined
Sep 6, 2024
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Quote from whodiini :
Thanks. Mine is connected via the WAN port. I also have a static IP. I have rebooted it, reset it and set it up again, and it still stays purple/magenta. I am wondering if this one is defective...
I think it turns blue once it is able to 'see' the internet. Have you tried doing a firmware check, to see if is able to get out and in contact with whatever it is hitting on the outside? Sorry, no other ideas, just mine turned blue once I rebooted it having it connected on the WAN port. I'm running a virtual OPNsense router on a VMware cluster at home, so not your typical home setup.
Sep 6, 2024
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whodiini
Sep 6, 2024
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Quote from gluesniffined :
I think it turns blue once it is able to 'see' the internet. Have you tried doing a firmware check, to see if is able to get out and in contact with whatever it is hitting on the outside? Sorry, no other ideas, just mine turned blue once I rebooted it having it connected on the WAN port. I'm running a virtual OPNsense router on a VMware cluster at home, so not your typical home setup.
Yes, everything else works. It works as an access point. I can connect both wired and wireless to it and surf the internet, It is connected to a WAN port, I just reset it and started from scratch again. Set the Ip address, then set it to bridge mode, them rebooted with WAN plugged in. Everything works except light stays solid purple, Firmware check is up to date. I think it is defective in some way.
Sep 6, 2024
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Powza
Sep 6, 2024
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Quote from stopspazzing :
Friendly reminder as people seem to not read the notes for Openwrt support for this device: this does NOT support 160mhz 5G, Do NOT buy this if you need or want 160Mhz!

https://openwrt.org/toh/linksys/m...nd_v2#info
OpenWRT support for this device is in development an experimental.
The hardware should support 160MHz band width. Doesn't stock firmware support it?
Sep 6, 2024
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RainGater
Sep 6, 2024
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Quote from whodiini :
Yes, everything else works. It works as an access point. I can connect both wired and wireless to it and surf the internet, It is connected to a WAN port, I just reset it and started from scratch again. Set the Ip address, then set it to bridge mode, them rebooted with WAN plugged in. Everything works except light stays solid purple, Firmware check is up to date. I think it is defective in some way.
Why are you setting the IP address? Not needed. Just follow the instructions and it will turn blue.

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.

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stridhiryu03
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Quote from Powza :
OpenWRT support for this device is in development an experimental. The hardware should support 160MHz band width. Doesn't stock firmware support it?
The SOC doesn't support it.
Sep 6, 2024
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johndoe35
Sep 6, 2024
2,287 Posts
Quote from Powza :
OpenWRT support for this device is in development an experimental.The hardware should support 160MHz band width. Doesn't stock firmware support it?
It doesn't allow bonding of two 80MHz at the hardware level, so we're SOL.

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