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Linksys LN1301 - Group Buy from US
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Dushie
Galvanizer
works fine, no issues in bridge mode using from last 10 days no challenges , my setup is simple :
1. I have both my main and node connected to Airtel router directly via ethernet backhaul
2. Have static Ip's assigned directly to both from Airtel router
3. Blue light glows on both units once connected , did not face any connection drop or issues,
4. Have restarted airtel router multiple times and everything comes back the way it is.
Make sure you have static ip assigned to both Primary and node from your main router which is controlling DHCP. Also i am not usling LN1301 i am using MX4200C that comes with default firmware where everything works out of the box.
Dushie
Galvanizer
You need to do DHCP binding in your airtel router of whichever router that is assigning IP and put the mac address of your Linksys routers in the main router and assign them a static Ip there.
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Dushie
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Once you assign them static IP, even if main broadband router restarts or power comes and goes, once internet is back, they should be back online and would work without any additonal steps.
For other routers/access points i've used so far does not have this issue. Even this router works fine if i keep it in router mode(DHCP or Static in linksys itself). Only in bridge mode when main router restarts, i had to change to DHCP, then again to Bridge mode, again this is not always happening
. For now set static IP in my main router for this node, will monitor and update.
MrGordon
Explorer
@smnrock I have two units in bridge mode and it works well, never had to do any tinkering specific to bridge mode. I did have static DHCP reservation in place from the very beginning.
The only issue that I saw is, once it established a wireless backhaul link with the secondary instead of using the wired backhaul. This was after an extended power cut. I noticed some slowness, and when I checked the Linksys app, it showed that its connected over wireless. I rebooted the secondary node, and it went back to wired backhaul. Not sure what triggered the issue, haven't seen it since.
The only issue that I saw is, once it established a wireless backhaul link with the secondary instead of using the wired backhaul. This was after an extended power cut. I noticed some slowness, and when I checked the Linksys app, it showed that its connected over wireless. I rebooted the secondary node, and it went back to wired backhaul. Not sure what triggered the issue, haven't seen it since.
Mikrotik router does assign same IP to the particular client even if i dont make it static. In any case, I did make static now, will continue to monitor. Actually after your post i realized, even i got the issue only after extended outage.
Couple of days before airtel VOIP stopped working due to some settings change from their side. So i had to connect back airtel ONT for raising complaint and they took three days to resolve this. This issue occurred when i connected back mikrotik and linksys after three days. Last month also similar experience when i powered off the linksys for couple of days due to travel.
Received my MX4200 from ibhejo 7500/ for 2 . Now waiting for LN1301 from Anmol
Edit - Added Dimensions . These are huge
Edit - Added Dimensions . These are huge
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Here is the wall mount 3d model I’ve used. I printed just the mount file since I need to mount upside down from the ceiling. The mount has 4 holes, with which it can be fixed on the roof, and router base just slides in.
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If you don’t have a 3d printer, you can use any of online services like robu.in
Velop MX4200 wallmount by Trixigt
I wanted to mount my Velop MX4200 node on the wall but could not find a bracket to buy or print so i designed one myself.The mount can be used to attach the node to an existing shelf or used with the wallmount.i use four 10mm screws to attach the mount to the wall mount. that way it prints...
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If you don’t have a 3d printer, you can use any of online services like robu.in
Could you tell what was/is your Asus router setup please? Trying to decide between MX4300 openwrt mesh vs single Asus router setup.
What is your use case? The MX4300 openwrt setup is quite powerful but is not stable yet, it’s a little buggy, it will get stable in the course of next few months.
ASUS will be stable, more robust and point and click without any command line knowledge. The ASUS mesh implementation is also pretty good, it allows the guest network propagation to all the nodes. Asus routers also run asuswrt Merlin which adds a ton of functionality over the default firmware.
I do have the ASUS routers lying around in case you want. XT8 AX92U and AC86u. About time I list them.
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k_m_Arya
Galvanizer
@m0h1t any idea if https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linksys_MX4300 this works better than openwrt?
I haven’t tried DDWRT on mx4300/ln1301 yet, historically I’ve always struggled with ddwrt for anything beyond the basic setup, documentation isn’t great and it also has only 1-2 developers maintaining it vs a lot more at openwrt side. I could be wrong about the no. developers working on ddwrt, but that’s what I remember.
I usually have atleast 1 pc connected via ethernet, rest of the devices via wifi - 2-3 laptops, 2 android tabs, 3 android phones, 2 TVs and maybe 2-4 smaller IoT devices. This might increase in near future though. And atleast about 3 devices might be streaming 4k-ish content at the same time. Currently on a 500mbps up/down connection and just ISP supplied ONT, and signal barely reaches the 2nd bed room (~1.6k sq. ft house).
I am already getting by ok with current ONT router but some of the features like parental control, maybe adblock related features, added security will definitely help. But also trying to scratch the itch of improving my home network and tinkering with custom firmware.
@kuduku were you able to mesh these with LN1301? Also, are these v1 or v2? v2 has 1GB ram (specs here). Thinking of picking them up for $10 a piece.
chetansha
Juggernaut
In ibhejo, 7.5k should be the cost shipped to India. Woot price is just for shipment within USA I believe.
Waiting for @kuduku's response for @desi_gamer's query. I wonder how this Linksys MX4300/MX4200 mesh might perform for something like ~1.5sq ft house, compared against decent(old/used) Asus routers like say Asus RT-AC86U, since those will probably cost just a tiny bit more from ebay.
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