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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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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?
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.
Thought so, will probably get another to keep in a closet as back up in case one goes out. Thanks for the confirmation
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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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
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)
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)
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.
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.
I didn't do a whole lot beyond turning oFF LAN DHCP, setting a static LAN IP address and plugging into the LAN port.
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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I guess they have to clean and flash them 1 by 1.
I guess they have to clean and flash them 1 by 1.
Wonder if the original FW was better?