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I have gotten it to work once since I got the device, and never again after that. Short of the first option, I would stick witht he proven WRT54G, or WRT54GL. I got this router to replace an older machine that was running Smoothwall. I have a MBP with an 802.11n card, and it also seemed to have some fairly good performance. Personally, I wouldn't even consider buying it for its storage-link capability. The configuration of the network was fairly simple. I can honestly say, that Linksys could've done without this feature, because it causes more frustration than anything, and it never works.
all they could suggest was to reflash the device with the latest firmware, which, mind you, was already on the device.Overall, I think this router is ok, if you REALLY want the 802.11n. Documentation was totally lacking, and the problems that I'm experiencing are obvious flaws with the firmware than user error.Contacting Linksys about this problem was also useless.
so I can't quite fully blame the router regarding that yet. No user/group that was previously assigned would authenticate to a windows machine (or a Mac for that matter).
Of course moving from such a platform, the WRT600N seemed quite lacking in features, though it worked ok with wireless, as well, as wired. Groups and users seem to disappear randomly.
they are far more stable, they work like a charm, and are about 1/3 the price. I occasionally have some problems with my internet throughput to slow down to less than 1mbps (I have a 10mbps at home), and I haven't gotten to the source of the problem yet, could be the WRT600N, or my D-Link switch, or the actual cable modem.
My biggest caveat with the device is the storage-link, granted, I didn't quite buy it for the storage-link, and I didn't have many high expections about it, but I thought I'd give it a shot.
The speed averages around 180mbps which is great compared to the older 54mbps that linksys had in its routers. Your almost afraid to adjust much as you dont want to over ride or alter the firewalls and built in safety features.
I also purchased the linksys family of wireless n networking adapters which work fine. I left well enough alone and just used the router as my central hub for everything else which it does just fine.
Bought this router and other wireless N type accessories in 2008 and thought I would share my reviews.Excited about the wireless N claims of range and speed, it was enticing enough. I never figured it out and linksys owners manuals and online setup screens are difficult to maneuver through.
This unit is backward compatible with wireless g/b equipment such as wireless printers etc.I rated this router 4 out of 5 due to the storage link issue as described. However upon setup and use, found the range was greatly affected by normal obstacles such as walls etc.
Connectivity is usually constant with not much drop off, of course distance is a big factor for this as well.The only real issue with this router was the storage link.
Bad experience with this particular seller. The product arrived May 4th because seller use an incorrect address, He corrected the address after sending me a message indicating I provided a wrong address and more.Finally the product arrived late, packed in a US postal soft paper bag, inside a crashed box without any shipping protection, no manuals all scratched and dirty, In addition to all this, the item does not work and I will claim the A to Z Amazon Warranty because the seller stop comunicating with me in regards to my claim.
The problem was not the router it worked great just could not get software VPN working on both ends. After much frustration and time$ I returned this item which was a breeze and purchased a true VPN router and set up went well. In my ignorance I purchased this to replace a Linksys VPN router; which it is not it has VPN pass through. I tried to set up using Vista and tech support from Linksys was helpful but could never get it working.
After a reboot of the router, it would work fine for about 1/2 day and then the connection would go roque again.you'd think a router of this calibur would actually work.NOT. I read all of the forums and did all of the tweaks and tricks to get this thing to work properly. My wife and i both lost so much work because of this thing already, i think i'll just give it to my dogs as a chew toy. After 3 Weeks of headache, I've replaced my old power supply on my previous router(DGL-4300 D-Link which by the way is solid except for the blown power supply after 2 years of great performance) and axed this nightmare. It was an intermittent connection at best and most of the time it wouldn't even see the SSID or network.
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