Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
Missed This Deal? Get alerts when similar deals are posted.
  1. Deal Image
Item 1 of 2
  1. Deal Image
  2. Deal Image
Item 1 of 2
expiredxlnc posted Sep 3, 2024 11:10 PM

Linksys LN1301 Tri-Band AX4200 WiFi 6 Wireless Router

$20

$25

20% off
+ Free Shippingat Amazon
1,238 Comments
408K Views
Visit Amazon
Deal Details
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:

Original Post

Written by xlnc
Community Notes
About the Poster
Deal Details
Community Notes
About the Poster
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:

Original Post

Written by xlnc

Community Voting

Deal Score
+136
Good Deal
Visit Amazon

Top Comments

Guy767
3.1KComments
1.4KReputation
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)
Go to Comment
Dannixrevolution
540Comments
110Reputation
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
Go to Comment
Hat-Trick
11.2KComments
1.6KReputation
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.
Go to Comment

Join The Conversation

Share your experience with the Slickdeals community

Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!

1.2K Comments

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Sep 19, 2024 3:34 AM
12 Comments
Joined Oct 2012
sdDDSep 19, 2024 3:34 AM
12 Comments
Quote from imnothere1461 :
You can't uncheck the "Enabled" on that.
....
Yes, that's my point - you won't get a plain AP (no double NAT) without switching to Bridge mode
Sep 19, 2024 6:18 AM
1.6K Comments
Joined Dec 2008
bcm00reSep 19, 2024 6:18 AM
1.6K Comments
I setup a 2-node mesh tonight with mine. It helped the 5.0HGz speeds, but my 2.4GHz speeds are still pretty bad. I have a couple Roku units that only have the 2.4 -- one is still pretty much unusable because of slow speeds (less than 1 Mbps) which seems very odd because the Roku shows the signal strength as excellent. My lone Asus RT-AX86S had no problem supplying much faster, usable speeds to that same Roku -- and it was farther away that my Linksys node (that's connected via wired backhaul). Anyone else seeing really sub-par 2.4GHz performance with this Linksys?
Sep 19, 2024 6:34 AM
2.4K Comments
Joined Apr 2006
bail_wSep 19, 2024 6:34 AM
2.4K Comments
Quote from bcm00re :
I setup a 2-node mesh tonight with mine. It helped the 5.0HGz speeds, but my 2.4GHz speeds are still pretty bad. I have a couple Roku units that only have the 2.4 -- one is still pretty much unusable because of slow speeds (less than 1 Mbps) which seems very odd because the Roku shows the signal strength as excellent. My lone Asus RT-AX86S had no problem supplying much faster, usable speeds to that same Roku -- and it was farther away that my Linksys node (that's connected via wired backhaul). Anyone else seeing really sub-par 2.4GHz performance with this Linksys?
Same channel? Try to find the least overcrowded channel to use.
Sep 19, 2024 12:40 PM
1.6K Comments
Joined Dec 2008
bcm00reSep 19, 2024 12:40 PM
1.6K Comments
Quote from bail_w :
Same channel? Try to find the least overcrowded channel to use.
I used Linksys' Channel Finder scan in the mobile app (that supposedly analyzes my environment and sets the best channels). It appears doing that made it so both my main and mesh routers were on the same channels -- is that expected/preferred for mesh? It looked like they were on different channels prior to doing Channel Finder.
Sep 19, 2024 2:42 PM
59 Comments
Joined Jun 2008
tiger19Sep 19, 2024 2:42 PM
59 Comments
works like a charm with Velop mesh. Best deal ever
Sep 19, 2024 3:24 PM
134 Comments
Joined Oct 2023
MerryPanther3999Sep 19, 2024 3:24 PM
134 Comments
Can anyone help me, all the instructions seem to be how to mesh one of these to another. But how can I set this up as a child node to my Verizon router?
Sep 19, 2024 3:49 PM
2.9K Comments
Joined Jun 2014
rczriderSep 19, 2024 3:49 PM
2.9K Comments
Quote from MerryPanther3999 :
Can anyone help me, all the instructions seem to be how to mesh one of these to another. But how can I set this up as a child node to my Verizon router?
Likely impossible to "mesh" it, since each brand has their own implementation. For Linksys, that's "Velop" and you'd need another Linksys device that uses Velop. Something like OpenWRT will allow routers of different brands to mesh assuming they're all running OpenWRT, however.

For your Verizon modem/router, you'll probably have to run it as a wired Access Point. The process depends on the model of your Verizon unit, but you can read the user manual for it.

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Sep 19, 2024 4:09 PM
134 Comments
Joined Oct 2023
MerryPanther3999Sep 19, 2024 4:09 PM
134 Comments
Quote from rczrider :
Likely impossible to "mesh" it, since each brand has their own implementation. For Linksys, that's "Velop" and you'd need another Linksys device that uses Velop. Something like OpenWRT will allow routers of different brands to mesh assuming they're all running OpenWRT, however.

For your Verizon modem/router, you'll probably have to run it as a wired Access Point. The process depends on the model of your Verizon unit, but you can read the user manual for it.
That's what I was afraid of, there are so many people here going all over the place it's hard to get an actual answer.

I want to use it to extend my Verizon WiFi range, setting it as a connected AP does nothing why would I want a bridge connected via LAN sitting next to my Verizon router? I needed a wireless extender. Wasted $20 and a couple hours.
Sep 19, 2024 4:21 PM
34 Comments
Joined Aug 2011
mrcampSep 19, 2024 4:21 PM
34 Comments
Another option is to buy one more and then connect it as a bridge then enable mesh on it and the other one. Or just replace your verizon router completely, and do the meshing. Bottom line, for your use case, you need 2 or more in order to be able to mesh,
Quote from MerryPanther3999 :
That's what I was afraid of, there are so many people here going all over the place it's hard to get an actual answer.

I want to use it to extend my Verizon WiFi range, setting it as a connected AP does nothing why would I want a bridge connected via LAN sitting next to my Verizon router? I needed a wireless extender. Wasted $20 and a couple hours.
Sep 19, 2024 4:26 PM
134 Comments
Joined Oct 2023
MerryPanther3999Sep 19, 2024 4:26 PM
134 Comments
Quote from mrcamp :
Another option is to buy one more and then connect it as a bridge then enable mesh on it and the other one. Or just replace your verizon router completely, and do the meshing. Bottom line, for your use case, you need 2 or more in order to be able to mesh,
Thank you yeah kicking myself for not ordering two. I had two in my cart but somehow thought I can just set it up as a node for my Verizon router. Will wait for the next sale
Sep 19, 2024 5:34 PM
97 Comments
Joined Jan 2010
zx5b4Sep 19, 2024 5:34 PM
97 Comments
Quote from bazza36 :
Someone posted on one of the threads (there are a few) that guest is automatically only 2.4ghz, which makes it great for smart devices.
Thanks, wasn't my experience, the smart devices wouldn't connect, so I had to use trickery to get them connected.

Somehow all my smart devices lost the wifi settings even though I had the same ssid and key.
Sep 19, 2024 5:50 PM
538 Comments
Joined Feb 2010
clarkgeniusSep 19, 2024 5:50 PM
538 Comments
Quote from tiger19 :
works like a charm with Velop mesh. Best deal ever
Using the LN1301 stock firmware? What Velop model you used?
Sep 19, 2024 5:50 PM
2.4K Comments
Joined Apr 2006
bail_wSep 19, 2024 5:50 PM
2.4K Comments
Quote from bcm00re :
I used Linksys' Channel Finder scan in the mobile app (that supposedly analyzes my environment and sets the best channels). It appears doing that made it so both my main and mesh routers were on the same channels -- is that expected/preferred for mesh? It looked like they were on different channels prior to doing Channel Finder.
Yes it is preferred to have the main and mesh to be on the same channels to avoid less interference. Take a look at this link:

https://www.metageek.com/training...ls-1-6-11/
Sep 19, 2024 8:21 PM
252 Comments
Joined May 2013
tendSep 19, 2024 8:21 PM
252 Comments
Quote from sdDD :
What about "NAT" under "Advanced Routing" tab, is it "Enabled" ?
If it's Enabled, you probably have a double-NAT for such Access Point.
Yes, NAT is enabled.

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Sep 19, 2024 8:28 PM
179 Comments
Joined May 2016
TrialchickenSep 19, 2024 8:28 PM
179 Comments
Quote from bail_w :
Yes it is preferred to have the main and mesh to be on the same channels to avoid less interference. Take a look at this link:

https://www.metageek.com/training...ls-1-6-11/
I don't know enough about mesh to agree with the mesh wireless backhauls having the same channels. But the client facing ones should avoid overlapping. I will say that all my nodes on auto selected possibly the worst channel based on my wifi analyzer, anything other than 1, 6, 9, and causing overlaps for no reason. I suspect it's causing issues with speeds with some people.

Don't really see in the article stating it's preferred to have them on the same channels either. If anything the picture explains they compete for airtime.

Join The Conversation

Share your experience with the Slickdeals community

Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!

Related Searches

ComputersComputer NetworkingRoutersFree ShippingLinksysAmazon