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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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Can't remember. I was testing two, a parent and a child node through wifi. Child node was extending coverage and working great. I just remember the parent node having a blinking red light it was like that for a while until i restarted it. Maybe a bug in the way it handles the status changes.
Can this be used instead of the AT&T provided router for Fiber plans?
I have 1up/1down with a BGW320.
Can this be used instead of the AT&T provided router for Fiber plans?
I have 1up/1down with a BGW320.
Some discussion about how to accomplish bridge mode for that.
https://community.ui.co
The specs for the BGW320 seem decent but using bridge mode with this router could still be useful if it allows better placement and/or mesh mode as moving the ONT isn't really something you can do on your own.
Actually I would recommend at first using 2 Linksys LN1301s for a simple Bridge/AP + Mesh setup as it's relatively easy to configure and a good way to see if the LN1301s will work for you before using several LN1301s as a true Router+Mesh solution.
You need to change the Static IP address before switching to Bridge mode though. (CA>Connectivity>Internet Settings>Type of Internet Connection>Static IP Once that's done THEN switch to Bridge Mode)
For Bridge/AP Mode your Static IP address should look something like this... (Replace question marks with your relevant IP info)
Code:Internet Address: 192.168.?.?? (The IP address that you want the LN1301 to have)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.?.?? (The IP of the router that you want the LN1301 to act as a bridge for)
DNS1: 192.168.?.?? (IP of your router that the LN1301 connects to as a bridge)
DNS2: 8.8.8.8 (Google DNS Service)
Am I understanding it correctly that I could run this topology: T-Mobile cellular modem (wifi turned off) → ASUS Merlin router (wifi turned off) → ethernet cable → WAN port on LN1301 in bridge mode ↔ other LN1301s in mesh mode
Or would OpenWRT offer me more options for custom DNS, family controls, split tunnel VPNs, etc? Should I just cut out the ASUS router?
Some discussion about how to accomplish bridge mode for that.
https://community.ui.com/question...02fd1d44d7 [ui.com]
The specs for the BGW320 seem decent but using bridge mode with this router could still be useful if it allows better placement and/or mesh mode as moving the ONT isn't really something you can do on your own.
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1. You could disable wifi on your main router and just use these as AP's, still using your other router for the actual routing
2. Keep your existing router with its wifi, then use these as standalone AP's with separate SSIDs
3. Keep your existing router with its wifi, but use these in mesh with each other in Bridge/AP mode (one as parent, one as child node) with a separate SSID for the meshed Linksys setup than your existing wifi.
I personally replaced my RT-AC68U running latest Merlin firmware with this Linksys running stock firmware, and have definitely seen a WiFi performance gain...even with my Asus AC1900 PCI-E card that has 1300mbps AC and doesn't even have AX. I get 570mbps (max for my Internet) with that card on my Linksys instead of 350mbps with my RT-AC68U in the exact same location. In fact, i get better performance with that AC1900 card than with a Gigabyte WiFi6E card on the Linksys.
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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.
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