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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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And Linksys has some info on their website about "Third Party Software Used In MX4300v1 Version 3.10.2" which it seems like may be related to that FW …
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Nothing useful really, but just random tidbits.
Yes this is exactly what I'm seeing on my router. Fwiw, woot refunded me immediately for the unit. I bought another through Amazon to replace it
Seriously though, I was just trying to give you and the community here an example how disabling Express Forwarding can help sometimes; it all depends on your network topology, how many devices connected etc. Express Forwarding for some; being yelled at by RainGaters for others...
I preemptively apologized about the static IP recommendation too and inferred you already were cognizant of it; I was just hoping to contribute to the conversation here and perhaps help others with the advice.
FWIW, enjoying the $20 MX4300 fire sale as it's ONE heck of a deal! I got TWO running in wireless mesh mode (stock) and getting unbelievable speeds on my phone at the other end of the house and hit 475 Mbps out of a 500 Mbps link - insane, to say the least!
PS: Waiting for the 3rd to one arrive tomorrow!
Yes. Stock you get to separate both 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands. Default configuration you can only change channel settings for 2.4ghz radio and 5ghz1 radio for lower 5ghz channels(36-48). If you select the CA button on the Wifi page, it will show the two 5ghz radios and you can set another SSID for channels 149-165. Most likely you will pick and choose what range to use and just use one radio since this only supports 80mhz channel width anyway. I did a channel scan and decided to use the second 5ghz radio as lower channels were congested.
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For some reason I also had a red light while having Internet. I just rebooted the router and it went to blue. It was already setup and accessible.
But if you don't like to tinker, and need few options, better to just stick with stock.
How do you access your Chromecast if it's on a different VLAN?
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2. Use policy based routing by IP address. Assign a static IP to your device first then add that IP to the PBR. I am not aware what options there are to route via 1 specific radio. Might have to ask on the ddwrt forums.
Also, noticed when I setup a static IP for the "parent" before I switched to bridge mode, that after I flipped into bridge mode, it ignored my static IP and just grabbed one from my main router anyway. Anyone else experience that?
These are more "toys" than anything else for me to play around with, so nothing mission critical. If they work out for my uses, cool, if not, doesn't matter.
Assuming you don't have wired Ethernet anywhere up on the third floor you'll want to try a few different locations and see how it works. Generally you want someplace in-between so that the router has a strong signal and good performance both when talking to another router and when talking to your device in that opposite corner. Ideally, you want the router talking directly to the parent router in the basement not talking to your router on the second floor and having an extra hop to the basement. The fast corner in the third floor might be a good spot but generally directly above and below a router isn't necessarily great for signal strength but it's hard to tell for sure with no external antenna's to see what the coverage pattern might look like.
Adding a wired ethernet run for the third floor router would be great if there's a way you can do that. You might have more flexibility in how and where you do that which might help make it practical. You could also look at something like MOCA if you happen to have a Coax run you can use or even a powerline adapter if nothing else seems to work.
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