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expired Posted by xlnc • Sep 3, 2024
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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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You can't disable individual bands with the stock firmware but you can rename the 2.4 band to a different SSID so that you always connect to the 5 ghz SSID.
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The NSS builds of OpenWRT use the proprietary Qualcomm blobs for offloading and should get "full" speeds.
It will always be an "unofficial" version of OpenWRT, though, since proprietary code will never be merged into main. Still, it will likely be a long-term option.
It will always be an "unofficial" version of OpenWRT, though, since proprietary code will never be merged into main. Still, it will likely be a long-term option.
It turns out the ntfs3.ko module is not autoloading on mount like it should, so the workaround is to create a startup script that loads the module and mounts the partition(s). It basically takes two steps:
1. Enable JFFS2 support in the Adminstration section of the web gui (and then reboot the router).
2. Create a script called "/jffs/etc/config/ntfs.startup" that loads the module and mounts the partition (and then reboot the router). At a most basic level it would look something like this:
Code:#!/bin/sh
insmod /lib/modules/6.6.51-rt29/ntfs3.ko
mkdir /tmp/mnt/mydisk
sleep 5
mount -t ntfs3 /dev/sda2 /tmp/mnt/mydisk Notes:
- You will have to create the subdirectories in the /jffs difrectory.
- The name of the script *has* to end with ".startup".
- The "6.6.51-rt29" directory is the kernel release number of DD-WRT. Yours may differ.
- I created a mount-point directory that would not conflict with the automount's names such as "sda1".
- The sleep is required before the mount because it takes a moment for the driver to load.
- Here I mount "sda2", but your partitions may vary. You need to know what partition(s) you want to mount.
The good news is that the drive actually achieves USB 3.0 speeds making the SMB share as fast as any NAS drive out there.
Followed this article:-
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/inde...sys_MX43
Used these latest builds:-
https://ftp.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/d...ys-mx4300/
And guess what, DD-WRT is AMAZING !!!
I mean I connected a USB 3 flashdrive to the USB port and here are speed tests attached!
For comparison, I used the same flashdrive to my Netgear Nighthawk RAX40 and RAX41 routers (pretty solid devices in my opinion) and even are much slower than Linksys MX4300 !!!
Can't believe this is such a powerful NAS device !
And BTW, everything worked out of the box, no need to run any crazy commands to enable NTFS support for USB...lol ;-)
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Followed this article:-
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/inde...sys_MX43
Used these latest builds:-
https://ftp.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/d...ys-mx4300/
And guess what, DD-WRT is AMAZING !!!
I started the FTP server, Samba Server and DLNA (media) server on this router using a highspeed 256 GB flashdrive (you can use an external SATA/NVMe SSD as well if you need more space) and all are running with rock solid I/O speeds !!
Now I can backup my pics/videos from iPhone directly to this FTP server (via PhotoSync app) without using cords and play on any smart TV or Roku in home and all this without turning any PC on... ;-)
Damn !
Possibilities are endless with this cheap NAS !!
On another note,
has anyone tried to use this in AP mode but also enable VPN (prefreably WireGuard or at least OpenVPN) client on this?
I have a few paid VPN services but not sure if we can configure the client on this so that all child devices connected to this will use VPN (while this device still running in AP mode)!
Tried resetting too.
https://support.linksys
This fixed it. It also fixed the issue of not being able to use the ios app to connect to the LN1301.
Followed this article:-
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/inde...sys_MX4300 [dd-wrt.com]
Used these latest builds:-
https://ftp.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/d...ys-mx4300/ [dd-wrt.com]
And guess what, DD-WRT is AMAZING !!!
I mean I connected a USB 3 flashdrive to the USB port and here are speed tests attached!
For comparison, I used the same flashdrive to my Netgear Nighthawk RAX40 and RAX41 routers (pretty solid devices in my opinion) and even are much slower than Linksys MX4300 !!!
Can't believe this is such a powerful NAS device !
And BTW, everything worked out of the box, no need to run any crazy commands to enable NTFS support for USB...lol ;-)
EDIT: looks like DD-WRT hasn't had a stable build since 2008 [dd-wrt.com], so maybe that's the difference? OpenWRT works to have a single, stable, main build and DD-WRT doesn't bother anymore and just has perpetual beta builds for individual devices?
Does DD-WRT use the NSS proprietary blobs to offload work to the Qualcomm SoC? I know OpenWRT suffers from slower performance unless you use custom builds of it that include NSS (which introduces its own issues).
I've been a longtime OpenWRT user, but this is the first router I've owned that needed proprietary blobs not supported by the project to get the full use of the device. I'm debating hopping over to DD-WRT. A quick Google search makes me think it will do mesh using WDS, and it supports AdGuard Home...these are my only real requirements.
Does DD-WRT use the NSS proprietary blobs to offload work to the Qualcomm SoC? I know OpenWRT suffers from slower performance unless you use custom builds of it that include NSS (which introduces its own issues).
I've been a longtime OpenWRT user, but this is the first router I've owned that needed proprietary blobs not supported by the project to get the full use of the device. I'm debating hopping over to DD-WRT. A quick Google search makes me think it will do mesh using WDS, and it supports AdGuard Home...these are my only real requirements.
I personally am a total Windows person even though I am a hardcore programmer (C#, Python etc) so when it comes to custom ROMs, I try to stick to full-fledged UI based ROMs mainly due to the fear of underlying trimmed-down Linux OS (and I know almost nothing about Linux commands...lol)
But yeah, ChatGPT says DD-WRT is for "beginners" while Open-WRT is for "advanced users" who can handle custom builds and in the world of Linux I am a "beginner"...lol
Long story short, when it comes to routers or anything that has no built-in display (or at least direct video output like HDMI/DisplayPort/DVI etc), I want to stick to a stable and verified ROM even though it might be a bit slower in performance.
Troubleshooting these "remote display only" (via browser) devices are a real PITA in my opinion and sometimes unbricking is close to impossible.
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I have a couple TP-Link Archer C7 routers and they connected as WDS Stations to the MX4300 WDS AP no problem. Easy-peasy, everything just worked like it should. Based on this, I am certain I had the configuration correct, so the issue was either with the MX4300 hardware or the DD-WRT firmware version (the Archer units were running older firmware).
From what I can gather from reading online, other people have had great success in running these in WDS mode. My issue could just be a fluke.
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I have a couple TP-Link Archer C7 routers and they connected as WDS Stations to the MX4300 WDS AP no problem. Easy-peasy, everything just worked like it should. Based on this, I am certain I had the configuration correct, so the issue was either with the MX4300 hardware or the DD-WRT firmware version (the Archer units were running older firmware).
From what I can gather from reading online, other people have had great success in running these in WDS mode. My issue could just be a fluke.