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Hey Guys, I received a EA9300 and before I open the box I want to know if it has some certain capabilities. If not, I may try to sell it for a router that does have what I am looking for. Separate MAC address filtering for guest and main connections (my current netgear has the same mac address...

Hi Guys, First time posting here after a lot of research online, hopefully someone here can help with the issue: I have an ISP router which is cabled physically to a Linksys router I am using with ExpressVPN firmware installed (OpenWRT). Everything connects fine but I am not able to ping...

Linksys' CES 2018 announcements include a cheaper Velop and new gaming router Read on SmallNetBuilder

Linksys' RE9000 MU-MIMO Range Extender is a tri-band extender that provides four-stream backhaul for a surprisingly low price. Read on SmallNetBuilder

Linksys' EA8300 Max-Stream AC2200 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router is a less expensive two-stream, tri-band router that still delivers surprisingly good Wi-Fi performance. Read on SmallNetBuilder

Our roundup of 2x2 802.11ac access points shows top performance doesn't have to cost a lot. Read on SmallNetBuilder

Thank you in advance for any feedback. My situation seems complicated to me, but likely is not. Here is my current situation. I have a two story house plus a finished basement. My network closet is in the basement and this is where my cable modem is. This cannot be moved. In my basement I...

Linksys today announced its RE9000 Max-Stream Tri-Band AC3000 Wi-Fi Range Extender. It takes direct aim at NETGEAR’s EX8000 Nighthawk X6S extender announced this past August, priced at $169.99, $60 lower than the EX8000's $229.99. Both products contain three radios, one 2x2 2.4 GHz, one 2x2 5...

First post here on what I've found to be a superb forum for reading up on networking issues and specific hardware / comparisons. Rather than asking for the best router or the best from a range of routers I'm maybe better describing the problem I have and then see if the new router I'm...

We retested NETGEAR's Orbi and Linksys' Velop and were pleasantly surprised by one of them. Read on SmallNetBuilder

Linksys today opened up pre-ordering for the WRT32X Gaming Router announced at January's CES2017. As noted at the time of announcement, the Marvell-based router is basically a WRT3200ACM with Rivet Networks' Killer networking technology built in, black "stealth" styling and a restyled GUI, all...

The new Linksys firmware update will add a Web UI so that Velop owners can manage their home networks using Macs or Windows PCs, as well as the existing app used in iOS and Android devices. The browser-based UI will give owners access to features, such as: DHCP service Domain Name Service...

First, Linksys’ tri-band Max-Stream AC4000 MU-MIMO router (EA9300) is the latest addition to the Max-Stream line of wireless routers. Following the AC5400 EA9500 and AC2200 EA8300, the latest Max-Stream router is powered by a quad-core 1.8 GHz processor and delivers maximum data rates of 1625...

Linksys announced two feature updates for its Velop and newly-renamed "App Enabled" (used-to-be "Smart Wi-Fi") routers. Linksys' distributed Wi-Fi / mesh Velop can now be run in bridge mode to serve as access points behind another router. The new mode still supports dynamic band selection...

If you have guest WiFi running, turn it off now... Also, double check and ensure that the default Admin password is changed from the default More info here -- Linksys Smart Wi-Fi routers full of flaws, but temporary fix is available Linksys has published their security advisory here -...

Linksys' EA8300 Max-Stream AC2200 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router has a 2x2 802.11ac design with one 2.4 GHz and two 5 GHz radios. The AC2200 classing comes from totaling maximum link rates of 400, 867 and 867 Mbps for the three radios. The design has a quad-core ARMv7 processor, 256 MB of DDR3 RAM, 256...

You can now control some features of Linksys Velop, WRT and Max-Stream routers via Amazon Alexa. The enabled skills are: 1. turning guest access on and off 2. obtaining the guest Wi-Fi name and password 3. getting the main network credentials (this skill can also be turned off)...

Linksys' Velop doesn't move the ball forward on the distributed Wi-Fi system playing field. Read on SmallNetBuilder

My ISP doubled my download speed to 100 Mbit/s and upload to 10 Mbit/s recently and I thought it was time to replace my ancient 54G router from Linksys. I bought and installed the WRT3200AC with a new CAT6 ethernet cable without a problem. I now receive 98 - 102 Mbit/s throughout the day. My...

I'm looking for wireless routers that support link aggregation on it's wired ports. So fat I've only seen a few, most notably the Netgear Nighthawk X8 (X10 too) and the Asus RT-AC88U. I've read up on them both... which is why I'm looking for more suggestions. I really don't feel great about...