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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.

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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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nightanole
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Quote from fbueller :
Interesting. So you basically plug one into your main existing router, set it to AP mode as a base (with a different SSID, I assume), and then attached nodes to it wirelessly or wired?
Turned the wifi off my old AC router (well you can leave it on, i dont care). Set this thing to bridge mode to turn it into an ap, set it as parent to the mesh, made a few childeren. Then plugged the parent into the router, and the children can work either as a wifi back haul, or a wireed backhaul.
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fbueller
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Quote from nightanole :
Turned the wifi off my old AC router (well you can leave it on, i dont care). Set this thing to bridge mode to turn it into an ap, set it as parent to the mesh, made a few childeren. Then plugged the parent into the router, and the children can work either as a wifi back haul, or a wireed backhaul.
Excellent! I assume this is in OpenWRT and not default OS.
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kpb321
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Quote from fbueller :
Excellent! I assume this is in OpenWRT and not default OS.
You should be able to do all of that on the Default OS.
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fbueller
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Quote from kpb321 :
You should be able to do all of that on the Default OS.
Kewl. Thanks!
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skywaytp
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Quote from itsme13 :
you can mesh them with stock firmware.

The DD-WRT wiki for this router should be the same as the mx4200.
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/inde...sys_MX4200 [dd-wrt.com]

You need to download both the factory2ddwrt and webupgrade files. Flash the factory2ddwrt first, and once you reboot into dd-wrt, flash the webupdate two times. You will have a total of 3 flashes.
https://dd-wrt.com/support/other-...24-r58124/ [dd-wrt.com]

This ensures the latest version is installed on both partitions.
Would you please lead me to the place where I can download the correct two files above? The link you provided led me to a directory of so many files and I don't know which ones are the correct ones. Thanks.
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Would you please lead me to the place where I can download the correct two files above? The link you provided led me to a directory of so many files and I don't know which ones are the correct ones. Thanks.
You want the Linksys MX4300 files.
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zipdab
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Can someone confirm for the children in a wired back-haul setup, which port on the unit the ethernet port should be plugged into?

One of the posts said it should be the yellow port that does NOT say Internet?

I currently have my child units working with the Ethernet cable plugged into the Internet port.. Wondering if this is incorrect.

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Quote from fbueller :
Excellent! I assume this is in OpenWRT and not default OS.
Default OS.
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For the love of God I can't get these into mesh mode. I've followed the guide 15 times on three nodes and it won't ever start flashing purple to blue.
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Quote from zipdab :
Can someone confirm for the children in a wired back-haul setup, which port on the unit the ethernet port should be plugged into?

One of the posts said it should be the yellow port that does NOT say Internet?

I currently have my child units working with the Ethernet cable plugged into the Internet port.. Wondering if this is incorrect.
There was a post earlier with directions how to set it up.

01-Setup your Main router completely.
02-Plug your child node using the wan port to the main router lan port.
03-Log into your main router web admin. 4-Click on CA at the bottom right.
05-Click on Connectivity and CA Router setup.
06-Click on both Add Wired and Add Wireless nodes buttons. Wait for the Add wireless button to re-enable.
07-Click Done adding Child Nodes and then Apply.
08-Now the child node light should start flashing purple and turn into a mesh mode when it turns blue.
09-Disconnect Ethernet and wait for blue light again.
10-Move node to desired location.
Last edited by smiledrs September 11, 2024 at 02:06 PM.
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zx5b4
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On a bridged/AP setup should I assign static IPs for each node on the router before adding to the main?
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itsme13
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Quote from skywaytp :
Would you please lead me to the place where I can download the correct two files above? The link you provided led me to a directory of so many files and I don't know which ones are the correct ones. Thanks.
the link i have is to a particular beta version, under it look for linksys-mx4300 folder

we more beta versions now, you can pick the latest from here

https://dd-wrt.com/support/other-...%2F2024%2F

each beta version has its own improvements, if you get one version and it works for you make note of it.

You can always roll back to it, if the newer version breaks something.
Last edited by itsme13 September 11, 2024 at 02:19 PM.
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zipdab
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Quote from smiledrs :
There was a post earlier with directions how to set it up.

01-Setup your Main router completely.
02-Plug your child node using the wan port to the main router lan port.
03-Log into your main router web admin. 4-Click on CA at the bottom right.
05-Click on Connectivity and CA Router setup.
06-Click on both Add Wired and Add Wireless nodes buttons. Wait for the Add wireless button to re-enable.
07-Click Done adding Child Nodes and then Apply.
08-Now the child node light should start flashing purple and turn into a mesh mode when it turns blue.
09-Disconnect Ethernet and wait for blue light again.
10-Move node to desired location.
I have it working with those instructions, but my question is which port on the child router to plug into in a wired backhaul.

I thought it should be the internet port but one post said it is the yellow port that does not say internet


Can anyone confirm which one to use once the child is configured. I.e. I'm placing it upstairs connected to ether net
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JSquare
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Any advantages (aside from Wifi6) to upgrade from my faithful Asus RT-AC68U running Merlin to this one?

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Quote from JSquare :
Any advantages (aside from Wifi6) to upgrade from my faithful Asus RT-AC68U running Merlin to this one?
Wifi6 is a GIANT upgrade. Much further range, much faster. That alone is worth the 20 bucks. Separately, the AC68U is EOL I believe for Merlin.

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