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  1. thiggins

    Linksys Announces First Contiguous 160 MHz Router

    Linksys today announced the WRT3200ACM, the latest in the company’s line of WRT routers. The WRT 3200ACM is a simultaneous dual-band MU-MIMO router that is the first to support contiguous 160 MHz bandwidth channels in 5 GHz. Because 160 MHz bandwidth uses eight 5 GHz channels--typically all...
  2. ElShaddai Edwards

    Best option for a dedicated AC media bridge?

    Curious what people's opinions are for a dedicated AC media bridge... I know almost all routers can be set up as a media bridge, but I'm curious if there are dedicated units that offer a more attractive price point without the need for the WAN and routing overhead. I have one such unit from...
  3. thiggins

    One Day Only - Linksys WRT1900ACS - $170 - Amazon

    The headline says it all. Sale is today only Thurs Sept 15. Use this link and SNBForums gets a commission.
  4. sfx2000

    Linksys WRT-3200ACM Rumors - The Big Blue Router hits Wave 2

    Starting to see some rumbles about a WRT Wave 2 over on the DDWRT/OpenWRT forums... Board Name - Rango RAM/Flash - 512/256 (flash is a bump up) CPU - Armada 88F6825 @ 1.866 GHz Unknown what wireless chipsets - features supposedly are VHT160 and MU-MIMO - however, I suspect it will be a Marvell...
  5. sfx2000

    FS - WRT1900acV2

    Offered up is a Linksys WRT1900acV2 - factory firmware (latest) - I was running it on DDWRT (Kong's fork) for a bit for testing - actually all use was testing, as I rolled this into production for about a week to check stability... This is a late model v2 - it has the Armada-380 @ 1.6GHz, and...
  6. thiggins

    Linksys Updates Smart Wi-Fi App...Finally!

    Linksys today announced a long over due refresh of its Smart Wi-Fi app for use with its entire line of Smart Wi-Fi routers. In addition to a completely redesigned "contemporary" interface, there are new features including: Intelligent Router Offline Notification (Initially Available On Ea9500...
  7. Julio Urquidi

    Linksys Releases New MU-MIMO Products: Wireless AP and USB Adapter

    The Linksys LAPAC2600 is a 4x4 dual-band Wireless AC access point. Rated as an AC2600 wireless device (800 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 1733 Mbps at 5 GHz), the new AP is targeted towards the segment of the small and medium business market needing to handle BYOD on a budget. As a MU-MIMO device, the...
  8. Julio Urquidi

    Linksys Brings Back Its Cable Modem Line-Up

    Linksys followed up on a CES 2016 announcement and has released two of three new cable modems. Each of the three modems is designed to meet the needs of customers and their specific subscription plans. The Linksys CM3008 and CM3024 Cable Modems Compatible with major cable providers, such as...
  9. M

    Linksys EA7400 Max-Stream AC1750 MU-MIMO Router

    It looks like Linksys /Belkin has another 3x3 Qualcomm-based MU-MIMO router on the way. We already have the EA7500, with 600Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 1300Mbps on the 5GHz band. The upcoming EA7400 is an AC1750 model with the same 1.4GHz Qualcomm IPQ8064 processor and 3x3 5GHz band chip, but...
  10. N

    Linksys EA9500 vs Asus RT-AC5300 (tests enclosed)

    In short Signal strength 2.4 GHz: winner Asus Signal strength 5 GHz: winner Asus Speed (throughput) 2.4 GHz: winner Asus (in fringe locations it was much faster than Linksys on 2.4 GHz). Speed (throughput) 5 GHz at closer ranges : winner Asus Speed (throughput) 5 GHz at further ranges ...
  11. thiggins

    Linksys Releases MU-MIMO Trio

    Linksys today announced the start of shipment for three MU-MIMO products announced at January's CES 2016. The EA9500 AC5400 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router with MU-MIMO is Linksys' new big-boy router. It's based on Broadcom's 4x4 MU-MIMO enabled radio and three-radio XStream architecture. The two 5 GHz...
  12. O

    Printer in Guest Network...

    Hi, I am a noob at this hence appreciate your patiene. I have a Linksys EA6900 router running XWRT-Vortex (AsusWRT-Merlin port for Linksys). I have a wireless printer in the Guest wifi SSID (need this is guest network because my kids friends come over for studies and need access to printer). At...
  13. sfx2000

    Goodbye WRT1900ac - comments below

    I bid farewell to the WRT1900ac series (including ACS and the WRT1200ac) - I'm probably not a typical user, but at the same time, somewhat of a believer in the strong points of this device. Many times, I've jumped in to the forums to help out where I can, but lack of updates, and the on-going...
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