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Recent content by SledgeHammer01

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    Linksys WRT3200ACM AC3200 MU-MIMO Gigabit Wi-Fi Router Reviewed

    When you run 160Mhz, you have to run AC only on 5Ghz. All my wireless devices are AC, so I disabled the 2.4Ghz network. My main gripes so far are: 1) network map is really buggy 2) dhcp reservations are really buggy 3) wireless bridge mode can't do a static ip and it generates a new mac...
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    Linksys WRT3200ACM AC3200 MU-MIMO Gigabit Wi-Fi Router Reviewed

    I'm still playing with them to decide if I want to keep them since they aren't cheap. I've seen a few little nitpicks in the software that seem stupid, but I guess you're referring more to performance type stuff. Signal strength seems to be about the same as my EA6900, the only semi-dead spot...
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    MU-MIMO, 160MHz and >1Gbps Wi-Fi testing

    Yeah, its a big boy. Guess I'll have to live with my speaker being slightly off-center. Pretty weird that running an antenna disconnected can damage a radio though. Clarification for your statement though... running the twins in 160mhz mode requires you to run in AC only mode, so I disabled the...
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    MU-MIMO, 160MHz and >1Gbps Wi-Fi testing

    Thiggins, two questions: 1) Do I need all 4 antenna on the secondary router to achieve 160mhz? Just asking because it fits with 3/4, but 4/4 means moving some stuff out of alignment. 2) Is there any way to verify the 160mhz connection without expensive test equipment?
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    LinkSys WRT3200ACM questions

    House was built in 2002, so I prewired for DirecTV in the wall through the builder (2 RG6 runs from the attic to the living room which was required at the time). OTA was multiplexed on one of the runs later. I recently upgraded the multi-switch to SWM, so now I have one RG6 running DirecTV and...
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    LinkSys WRT3200ACM questions

    If I did HomePlug, looks like 2 of them would be around $80, plus a gigabit switch $50. Cheaper then the $200 I guess :), but they only do 500Mbps on AV2. MOCA won't work for me. My cable modem is on a straight shot from the street and the living room is on DirecTV.
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    LinkSys WRT3200ACM questions

    No doubt it is. That thing is garbage. Works fine, but disconnects from the network every few days when using the upper channels. With the lower channels its rock solid. Problem is my iPhone doesn't work well with the lower channels upstairs. There are 18 pages on the Linksys forums about the...
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    LinkSys WRT3200ACM questions

    Yeah, that is one of my concerns actually -- that its a new router with new firmware. The DD-WRT firmware only has one rev as well. The Linksys firmware is on the 3rd rev based on the release notes, but I haven't seen anything in the release notes that indicates many new features / performance...
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    LinkSys WRT3200ACM questions

    Try what with a switch? You think if I could run an Ethernet drop to the entertainment center I'd be asking this question?
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    LinkSys WRT3200ACM questions

    I don't think the Orbi is going to work for me. Too big to fit where I need it 9" tall :(. Its nice that it has a dedicated backhaul channel though. If I ran the WRTs in 160mhz mode, isn't that a dedicated backhaul channel? I know it eats up a lot of the 5Ghz bandwidth, but clients can't talk...
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    LinkSys WRT3200ACM questions

    You mean that its overkill or that the 2600Mbps bridge doesn't work that well? Or both :)? One thing I prefer going the twin WRT route is that both are routers, so can be repurposed / better resale down the road while the Orbi setup is pretty much a married / one trick pony? Does the Orbi...
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    LinkSys WRT3200ACM questions

    I can get 2 WRT ACMs for $400 which is the same cost of an Orbi 1+1. Hmm... the review on here does say it has good performance, but I would think the WRTs would be faster since they can do a 2600 bridge while the Orbi can only do a 1733 bridge? I'm happy with the EA6900, that reaches...
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    MU-MIMO, 160MHz and >1Gbps Wi-Fi testing

    I'm thinking of getting this setup. Did you test any further then 6 ft? Obstacles (interior 2x4 / 2x6 wall)?
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    LinkSys WRT3200ACM questions

    Hi guys, I currently have a LinkSys EA6900 and a LinkSys WUMC710 wireless bridge. The WUMC710 is a huge POS and drops connections to the network constantly having to recycle it (Linksys is well aware, but never fixed it). I have the WUMC710 in the living room in the entertainment center with a...
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