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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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1-Setup your Main router completely.
2-Plug your child node using the wan port to the main router lan port, wait for a solid purple light on the child node before proceeding
3-Log into your main router web admin.
4-Click on CA at the bottom right.
5-Click on Connectivity and CA Router setup.
6-Click on both Add Wired and Add Wireless nodes buttons. Wait for the Add wireless button to re-enable.
7-Click Done adding Child Nodes and then Apply.
8-Now the child node light should start flashing purple and turn into a mesh mode when it turns blue.
9-Disconnect Ethernet and wait for blue light again.
10-Move node to desired location.
As RevPizzaguy noted there are ways to use them together but they are also a bit more complicated to setup. Given the price of these I would say to just retire your existing router and use one of these as your main router. Pick up a 3rd or 4th router if needed to get the mesh coverage you want. The simplicity of configuration and management is easily worth the $20 or $40 bucks.
Also wondering if I can do a wired backhail on the mesh nodes on the router side of the bridged network.
But hours later my wife started expriencing slow speeds on Chrome, browsing some shopping sites. Later I got artifacting and stuttering on in line videos. I also experienced some issues with loading a forum of all things.
This was not a problem with the websites being used. Testing from Linksys own speed test and Googles "run speed test" showed speeds of about 125mbps on a fiber wifi connection while a hardline test via a wired switch was 800mbps
Disabled Express Forwarding, everything back to normal. Full bandwidth, streaming and webpage issues resolved. Express Forwarding should not be enabled on these routers.
If you are that worried about speed hits, buy a mount. I put one up today, putting node 1 at 9ft elevated , while node 2 is at 3 ft. Wifi speed test aftee mount was 700mbps plus vs 500 at node 1 at 4 ft.
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You can use iperf for performance test
I got the mesh running but the web interface not convenient. WiFi was hit and miss. Hard to judge since WiFi speeds seem to change for me too often as it was.
Compare it to the ax5000 I got in between buying a few of these and it is just much pleasant to manage the AX5000 with the Deco app. Easily quickly see what clients are on what node and reboot nodes and move clients.
Not interested in flashing the router.
But hours later my wife started expriencing slow speeds on Chrome, browsing some shopping sites. Later I got artifacting and stuttering on in line videos. I also experienced some issues with loading a forum of all things.
This was not a problem with the websites being used. Testing from Linksys own speed test and Googles "run speed test" showed speeds of about 125mbps on a fiber wifi connection while a hardline test via a wired switch was 800mbps
Disabled Express Forwarding, everything back to normal. Full bandwidth, streaming and webpage issues resolved. Express Forwarding should not be enabled on these routers.
If you are that worried about speed hits, buy a mount. I put one up today, putting node 1 at 9ft elevated , while node 2 is at 3 ft. Wifi speed test aftee mount was 700mbps plus vs 500 at node 1 at 4 ft.
Latency and packet drop also hurt overall results
Can you mesh multiple ones running as APs only? I use UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra + Ruckus 510 as APs mesh! Would love to try these as APs
I'm happy with the speed within 10 feet of the routers (450Mpbs on the 5GHz band) but the speed drops off fast outside of 10 feet.
Do you think these routers will have a stronger range for the 5 GHz band?
I planned on getting 3 in mesh with the stock firmware. Thanks.
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