Linksys - MX4300 (LN1301)

I know for me I have a 24 port switch. Fuck wireless. I'm an Ethernet guy I bought a $20 Linksys 1301 something aka MX 4300. I put ddwrt on it. My next purchase will be for the same device to run openwrt. I need to buy a better repeater for my brother's house.

Yea... I'd advise against xiaomi anything. Why don't you go to the openwrt forums are find something nice. A year or so ago, they had some super sweet deals on wifi6e devices. I've been personally running a set of ln1301's with great success.

Appears working but I don’t see any NSS build for it. Maybe I’ll stick with my MX4300‘s for now. I can use DFS channels on my MX4300 as my backhaul but if I mix in some 8500 I’ll have to use regular 5Ghz channels or hardwire.

Linksy WRT1900ACS was great for it's time. However it is WiFi 5 and old. In the U.S. the Linksys MX4300 WiFi 6 is what I'd recommend especially at the bargain basement price of $25. You maybe able to find it or it's foreign equivalent cheap before it gets popular again. If you are on a budget then just want a cheap OpenWRT thing for you to play with, the Google WiFi 1st gen is everywhere and dirt cheap. Support of it ended years ago and I'm sure you can pickup 2 for $40... even less. Just be sure to get the one with USB-C. Both that I suggested are QualComm based with hardware accelleration support with custom builds. I personally use them and they are SOLID. I'm still waiting for woot to have more of the MX4300s. With Amazon's backing, it's just a matter of time. They have already restocked twice, maybe three.

Yes it does have a bridge mode in the stock firmware, I currently have one set up as a wireless access point. The light on top will slowly flash red, but other than that I haven't had a single issue with it.

Yeah I have my PC connected via ethernet, so I unplugged my internet and connected the Linksys directly to my computer with an ethernet cable (I think using ethernet port 3) and logged into the router that way, did all the configurations, and then unplugged it. Because once it's in bridge mode, 192.168.1.1 will take you to your main router. It does give you webpage link to use while in bridge mode, but I found it to be finicky so I bookmarked the full login screen URL, and I can see it that way.

I basically have it set up as a wired AP for my ISP router. I didn't deactivate my ISP router - I simply set this thing up to have the same name and password as my current wifi networks, and then have it plugged in via a long ethernet run to a section of my home with bad wifi coverage. So all it does is extend the range of my current wifi network. [Someone else figured out the proper steps to set it up that way on the last thread about it.](https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/1f1r5fr/router_linksys_ln1301_wifi_6_router_15_with_code/llu90x9/) So far it's working great for me.

That's the way any wired AP works lol I mean for these prepackaged $200 multirouter solutions there is stuff like client steering (and it's something you can turn on with this router) but saying that itself won't lead to "weird situations" is a lot of theory because not everyone's going to have the same distances and signal attenuation between APs, and ultimately it's up to the device to decide which network to connect to. And you can google around and see people having plenty of issues with that. All I can say is that with my current setup, I've been consistently getting full strength in places where I was getting poor signal, and I've had zero issues or complaints. All I wanted was a dumb access point to extend the wireless coverage in my home, and for 15 bucks, that's exactly what I've gotten. Do with that what you will. Have a nice day.

Does it have to be openwrt? Linksys mx4300 and did-wrt works great.

Does it have to be openwrt? Linksys mx4300 and did-wrt works great.

MX4300 *is* a supported device, but if the list is as old as the post, it'll be missing a lot of recent additions.

How many devices can these support? I have over 100 connected today (lots of smart bulbs, plugs, etc.)

Using 4 units in mesh mode with stock firmware, the sub nods will flash red light from time to time and lose connection. This is really annoying, anybody got the same issue?

Anecdotal of course but I bought 2 and have had them running in mesh on two ends of a 1800 sq ft house and they’ve been rock solid fantastic so far for me. Full 500mbps speed on WiFi anywhere in the house on my phone.

I can’t speak to between floors because I live in a one floor house, but I’ve been running them as a wireless mesh. They’ve still been rock solid since I installed them. Never had any latency issues though cause the main router is setup next to my gaming pc, so I just run a little ethernet cable been them.

Well, I can say that I really disliked the Eero 6 because of the cell phone management feature being the only way of managing these things and that there were pay wall things built into the device. So I'd never go back to them because of that. On the other hand though, I think people need this home management Zigbee stuff like they need another hole in their head. We've some how managed without this online crap to control home devices forever so what's changed? I'd use the Linksys devices but you have your own priorities.

Congrats on your new place:) If you’re into custom setup and control, the Linksys with OpenWRT is a solid pick. But if you plan to add some smart home stuff later, the Eero 6+ with Zigbee and Thread built in might save you some trouble. It just depends on what matters more to you..