Linksys EA6700 $98 at Harvey Horman

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#152112 16-Sep-2014 12:46

Pretty great deal, including free delivery.

http://www.harveynorman.co.nz/computers/networking-and-wireless/routers/linksys-ac1300-dual-band-wireless-router.html

Note does not do Vlan tagging, but does have 4 gigabit ethernet ports, and AC1300 wifi (5Ghz + 2.4Ghz)

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#1129864 16-Sep-2014 12:53

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Isn't it always the way. Two days *after* I buy something it goes on sale...

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#1129874 16-Sep-2014 13:07

Pretty good deal considering its an ac 1750 router, good to use as a wireless AP though.

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#1129889 16-Sep-2014 13:10

mrgsm021: Pretty good deal considering its an ac 1750 router, good to use as a wireless AP though.

Yea, I'm looking to see if I can get some form of custom firmware on there to enable Vlan tagging. Would be great to replace my UFB router with a gigabit one.

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#1129894 16-Sep-2014 13:16

Also upgraded my Intel wireless chip to the AC7260, which is the latest Intel chip, the internal one that I have in my laptop and Venue Pro 11 is only capable of 867Mbps. Higher N speeds require Turbo QAM which I don't think is actually in the N standard (thus the intel chip doesn't support it).

Looks like there is a DD-WRT build for the EA6700, so if it gets finalised it will make a good alternative to the far more expensive Asus routers.

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#1129903 16-Sep-2014 13:26

Remember speeds are at layer 1 level and are theoretical maximums. In the real world don't expect to get any more than 100Mbps - 300Mbps (in a perfect environment) on AC gear.

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#1129905 16-Sep-2014 13:29

sbiddle: Remember speeds are at layer 1 level and are theoretical maximums. In the real world don't expect to get any more than 100Mbps - 300Mbps (in a perfect environment) on AC gear.

I was transferring about 55MBps over 867Mbps with Windows and AC7260 when I played with the EA6700 a couple weeks ago...looks like DD-WRT trashes wifi performance though

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#1129914 16-Sep-2014 13:37

Hey can this be a vdsl modem?

Involuntary autocorrect in operation on mobile device. Apologies in advance.

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#1129926 16-Sep-2014 13:51

macuser:
sbiddle: Remember speeds are at layer 1 level and are theoretical maximums. In the real world don't expect to get any more than 100Mbps - 300Mbps (in a perfect environment) on AC gear.

I was transferring about 55MBps over 867Mbps with Windows and AC7260 when I played with the EA6700 a couple weeks ago...looks like DD-WRT trashes wifi performance though

A lot of custom firmwares limit these AC chips to N speeds. The Asus RT-AC66U is one i've found this with.

But your speed of 55MB/s (440Mbps) sounds right.

My real world throughput in the same room as the AP on 867Mbps AC was about 300-400Mbps (wasn't benching, just watching network utilization)

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#1129934 16-Sep-2014 13:59

eXDee:
macuser:
sbiddle: Remember speeds are at layer 1 level and are theoretical maximums. In the real world don't expect to get any more than 100Mbps - 300Mbps (in a perfect environment) on AC gear.

I was transferring about 55MBps over 867Mbps with Windows and AC7260 when I played with the EA6700 a couple weeks ago...looks like DD-WRT trashes wifi performance though
A lot of custom firmwares limit these AC chips to N speeds. The Asus RT-AC66U is one i've found this with.

But your speed of 55MB/s (440Mbps) sounds right.

My real world throughput in the same room as the AP on 867Mbps AC was about 300-400Mbps (wasn't benching, just watching network utilization)

I think it might also be because the internal laptop cards only use the USB bus? Could be wrong though.

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#1129952 16-Sep-2014 14:29

joker97: Hey can this be a vdsl modem?

This is a wireless router only, no modem built in

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#1129957 16-Sep-2014 14:34

mrgsm021:
joker97: Hey can this be a vdsl modem?

This is a wireless router only, no modem built in

DD-WRT is available in some non final form I believe (enabling the settings needed to enable UFB), but that significantly impacts Wifi AC performance. So, no I wouldn't buy it for that unless you were prepared for some compromises. When mine arrives I will experiment and see what I come up with.

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#1129960 16-Sep-2014 14:36

mdf: !

Isn't it always the way. Two days *after* I buy something it goes on sale...

Here too....

But on the other hand at the other end of the link....

WUMC710

Ascent $101
Harvey Norman $249

Swings and roundabouts....

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#1129969 16-Sep-2014 14:47

sbiddle:

Remember speeds are at layer 1 level and are theoretical maximums. In the real world don't expect to get any more than 100Mbps - 300Mbps (in a perfect environment) on AC gear.

Yep.... 220Mbps here using 5GHz only. Thru 2 timber/gib walls and distance of 10m.

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