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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:
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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 8, 2024
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tonight
Sep 8, 2024
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Quote from pravslick :
Woot $15 (with code) deal was amazing. Anyway to get this for $15 on Amazon since the seller is woot?
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.
Sep 8, 2024
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ljames77
Sep 8, 2024
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Quote from fbueller :
Did you install Luci? Need to do that via ssh before you get a UI at the IP address. As follows in post #907 -

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.
Thanks so much, I somehow missed that step. Working now!
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Dannixrevolution
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Quote from Kevinnumbnuts :
2 will be fine
Thought so, will probably get another to keep in a closet as back up in case one goes out. Thanks for the confirmation
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Iamdko
Sep 8, 2024
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Quote from Dannixrevolution :
Just got my second one, so I was finally able to set it up.

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?
Do you have a link or resource I can read on how to set this up? I'm trying to follow the same setup and use it as a mesh.
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How is this compared to those wifi 6 routers over $100? What are the differences?
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kalismoke
Sep 8, 2024
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Quote from chinnaly :
Is this a good upgrade from TP-link AC1750?
I replaced my tplink ac1750 with this and am getting an extra 100mbps on wifi. My ac1750 was only getting 450 mbps max on my xfinity 500 mbps plan.
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Quote from jacob2012 :
How is this compared to those wifi 6 routers over $100? What are the differences?
About $80 of difference,
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Quote from Dannixrevolution :
Just got my second one, so I was finally able to set it up.

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?
How come you disabled node steering, client steering, and express forwarding? I've tried looking for info on what they do and whether they are better on or off, but I haven't found concrete info
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I pick up a bunch of these several weeks ago and am very happy with stock firmware.

I am using them as access points only, all wired.

At 10' away from the AP I am getting 700mbits/second (computer to computer file transfer)
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Quote from Azrael_the_Cat :
I pick up a bunch of these several weeks ago and am very happy with stock firmware.

I am using them as access points only, all wired.

At 10' away from the AP I am getting 700mbits/second (computer to computer file transfer)
When you set up just as an access point, is the light steady blue or purple.
I tried to set up one as an AP only and the light is steady purple. I cannot get it to stay blue. Tried setting it up from scratch 3 times.
Sep 9, 2024
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pug_ster
Sep 9, 2024
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I brought one from woot for $15 and really want another one to replace a older routers for my tenant's apartments. This should fit the bill.
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Azrael_the_Cat
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Quote from whodiini :
When you set up just as an access point, is the light steady blue or purple.
I tried to set up one as an AP only and the light is steady purple. I cannot get it to stay blue. Tried setting it up from scratch 3 times.
Interestingly, 2 of them are purple and one blinks red LOL (It think's it's a mesh master or something). I stopped worrying about the colors and focused on their operation.

I didn't do a whole lot beyond turning oFF LAN DHCP, setting a static LAN IP address and plugging into the LAN port.
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whodiini
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Quote from Azrael_the_Cat :
Interestingly, 2 of them are purple and one blinks red LOL (It think's it's a mesh master or something). I stopped worrying about the colors and focused on their operation.

I didn't do a whole lot beyond turning oFF LAN DHCP, setting a static LAN IP address and plugging into the LAN port.
Im surprised it works. Sounds like you didnt enable bridge mode, which you should do for an AP.
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hungrytiger
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Anyone that ordered on the 29th get any positive shipping yet?

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rastatech
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man, Estimated delivery date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
I guess they have to clean and flash them 1 by 1.
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hungrytiger
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Quote from rastatech :
man, Estimated delivery date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
I guess they have to clean and flash them 1 by 1.

Wonder if the original FW was better?
Last edited by hungrytiger September 8, 2024 at 11:53 PM.

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