How is this router, I barely found any reviews for this model. I could be wrong but I don't think this supports WIFI 6. Could somebody provide some feedback on this model. Thanks
How is the D-Link DIR-3040 AC3000 router ?
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badwhitevision
Forerunner
No, the tri band is 1 2.4GHz channel and 2 5 GHz channels. One 5 GHz band supports 2x2 MU-MIMO and the other 4x4 MU-MIMO. Most consumer devices are only 2x2 MU-MIMO. Both the router and the client need to support the same MU-MIMO configuration for MU-MIMO to be effective. What this essentially means is you're limited to 800Mbps throughput at best (under controlled settings), unless you have devices featuring 4x4 MU-MIMO, in which case you might be able to go higher. Also remember, the LAN ports are only GIgabit, so even if you have a single device with 4x4 MU-MIMO, you will be limited at Gigabit speeds.
Source - https://www.dlink.com/in/en/product...high-power-wi-fi-tri-band-gigabit-mesh-router
There are a lot of TP-Link devices that are 2x2MU-MIMO such as the Archer C6 and the A6 and are much cheaper than this.
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FYI - this router *seems* to have OpenWRT support if that's something you're looking for. There is no dedicated page for it on openwrt.org, but it apparently supports 23.05.3.
Risky & not worth the hassle for potential issues, either get a properly supported router or get a minipc/raspberry pi to run as full fledged network server.
It is well known that many tp-link/d-link routers don't play well with openwrt especially their wifi performance/behaviour. In extreme cases there is a chance of bricking the router while updating.
Oh, well. That's unfortunate. However, I've ordered a unit. For science, I'll test Openwrt on it and update you guys on how it works out.
One more thing I forgot to mention. D-Link home routers do not support setting static route on LAN side (only support it on WAN side which is practically of no use).
amit.bagaria
Apprentice