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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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No problem! Yes, with 2GB RAM plus official OpenWRT and/or DD-WRT support the possibilities are (nearly) endless! 😎
See: http://www.bitswrt.com/ipq817x.html
edit: idk why the thumbs down, but I'm not a reseller, just a nerd who likes good deals - I'd probably just gift them to my parents and in-laws, configuration and everything
Obviously, that's probably not an option at this point, but does anyone have any thoughts about if that might be a possibility at some point down the road with something like OpenWrt? Or is it likely not even a possibility with a unit like this?
As a brief reference to what I'm talking about, here's a link where someone in the comments (reply #3 and #4) mentions pairing an Inseego m2000 hotspot to an Asus router via USB tethering (it's not much of a discussion, but maybe gives an idea of what I had in mind anyway) …
https://www.reddit.com/r/Calyx/co...therpower/ [reddit.com]
So for example, we had our own paid wired cable internet, and when it went down, we used the 2.4Ghz antenna (because it was better for distance than 5Ghz) to connect as a CLIENT to another free public Wi-Fi hotspot it was able to pickup. Our DD-WRT router's LAN ports and other remaining 5GHz antenna were still used to provide wired/wireless access to our devices. That "free" hotspot was a neighboring business' Wi-Fi and we upgraded the Antennas on our router and improved the signal strength and worked so well we even considered killing our wired internet. Almost, but not quite :-)
I hope 3rd pty firmware enjoys these with extra ram and good hardware. This feels like back with OG linksys WRT53g or whatever it was. That thing was great once your hacked a fan onto it or just kept cool
I also hope linkys doesn't suddenly reach out and gimp the firmware to remove mesh on the stock FW. It seems to be working very well for me but I'm note really pushing video calls gaming with multiple people until the holidays so I'll never notice the dropped packets and bad router software of recent years. Hopefully it keeps just working great
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Flawless. Mesh works perfectly. Disabled node steering, client steering, and express forwarding. will stay stock until Openwrt is official and fully stable (which is probably only a few weeks away based on progress)
Now wondering, should I buy a third?? Or is that overkill for 1200sq ft one story brick house?
Flawless. Mesh works perfectly. Disabled node steering, client steering, and express forwarding. will stay stock until Openwrt is official and fully stable (which is probably only a few weeks away based on progress)
Now wondering, should I buy a third?? Or is that overkill for 1200sq ft one story brick house?
2 will be fine
P.S. It does show both nodes in the app.
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6. The Wifi radios are turned off by default. To configure the router, you will need to connect your computer to the LAN port of the device.
7. SSH into your router as user "root" and no password. By default, the IP address for the router would be 192.168.1.1
8. Make sure your router is connected to the internet (WAN port is connected to your ISP). Then in the router CLI, type "opkg update", press enter. Once finished, type "opkg install luci" and press enter. Once the command completes, reboot the router or power cycle.
9. Now you should be able to access Luci by going to 192.168.1.1 in your browser.
The code only worked for one, further purchases were still $20. Not that it's not worth it to save $5 but if you were figuring on buying a few you'd end up paying the same price.
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I am currently running the eero 6+ 3 pack mesh system, but I had one set of devices (water alarms) that required 2.4 and I had read that it was difficult to set it up one the eero. So I have a separate Netgear router for that.
When it was on sale, I also purchased the eero 6 Pro set of 3. It has the 3rd chance for the wireless backhaul. I had read in some early tests that the speeds from the 6+ were actually faster, but of course there are many factors that make uo speed. So I did not switch to it
I now have 3 of these Linksys routers (or will have) and I was going to set that up to isolate some of the network. That was my thought. I have 2, so I was able to set up the mesh last night and did some looking with wifi analyzer and the output was stronger with the Linksys but not reallyy that significantly. I have not set it up in the house yet.
I have some tapo cameras that can be unstable or take a while to link up/stay connected. Of course they are outside on the house, so i thought I would get a real strong signal through the garage with the eero 6+
So I have lots of options. Currently the eero is hardwired backhauled to donwstairs and all goes to my TP-Link switch where most of my computers I use for work are hard wired.
Any thought on the various mesh systems: eero 6+, eero 6 Pro and these Linksys routers?