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We finally got higher speed internet in our area. My old Linksys wrt54g that was flashed with Tomato around a decade or more ago was showing its age. It couldn't handle our new 100mbps internet connection(would top out at around 20mbps). Purchased this Netgear WNR3500L because it is flash friendly with several of the custom firmwares(dd-wrt, tomato, etc), and it has a strong cpu with plenty of memory to handle the higher internet speeds. For around 20 dollars and about 20 minutes of your time(flashing to a custom firmware), you can have yourself router that will likely have more features and better performance than some of the very expensive higher end model routers.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Keeps crashing and bottle necks the bandwidth for no reason. Blocks SIP applications after opening and forwarding proper ports. Updated firmware to no avail. Defaulted settings and troubleshot over and over.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I bought this router to replace a Linksys E1200. The Linksys had become unreliable when I had upgraded to firmware 2.004, and there is no way to go back to older firmware. Suddenly the Linksys router was unable to get an IP address from the provider through my bridged DSL modem, it only worked taking the DSL modem out of bridge mode. Also there was unexplained loss of Internet connection events with the Linksys when there is high traffic. However, the parental control feature in the Linksys is excellent. So I was looking to replace the unreliable Linksys E1200 for a cost effective and reliable router that also has parental controls. The Netgear WNR3500L-100NAS gets good reviews from users and is advertised as having excellent parental controls. So I decided to purchase it to replace the Linksys. When the Netgear router arrived, it was easy to set up and it worked like a charm. Bridge mode for my DSL modem worked again, and no more unexplained Internet drops, not even at high traffic. It also works better with VoIP than the Linksys. Also the wireless part works very well, actually a more robust signal than the Linksys it replaces. However, the parental controls on the Netgear are a joke, this is where the Netgear engineers went out for lunch. They could learn a thing or two from the Linksys guys here. The Netgear does not allow individual users to be disconnected from the internet at certain times, only the whole net can be disconnected at programmable times. This is useless of course. Also the forced IP address in DHCP mode does not work. So this forced me to buy a parental control program that I now run at my daughter's desk top PC, and to use the Linksys as a peripheral AP that serves only my daughters wireless device. The parental control program was $25, so suddenly the Netgear is not such a good deal any more. To sum it all up: If you do not need parental controls, the Netgear is an excellent buy. If you do need good parental controls, stick to Linksys and do NOT do any firmware upgrades!Read full review
The setup of this unit was easy. Plugged it in and within 2 minutes was online. I experienced no problems for about two weeks, then I came home after a thunderstorm and it was locked up. Since this unit was on a good surge strip but not on a UPS, I was afraid it was fried, but after resetting the router, it came back on as before. Surge protection from power spikes is very good. I began experiencing strange wireless connection problems recently. Some of the wireless devices were not connecting without using the netgear genie to connect to the internet. DCHP was not resolving fast enough, so I reset to default settings to see if this would correct the problem. Indeed, the problem went away for about 2 days then began to reappear. I then downloaded the factory firmware (latest that was already installed) and reloaded the os. I have to say after two weeks the problem hasn't reappeared, but I did replace my wireless adapter thinking it was the cause of repeated disconnects from the internet. All in all, this is a study, dependable wireless modem with many features. And by the way it is DDWT and Tomato capable, for those who like to tweak their equipment. A reccommended buy.Read full review
Provides the features I wanted (NAT, MAC filtering, port redirection, etc.) Also got it for a good price on eBay auctions. Replaced a 10 year old Linksys with this and I'm happy with it so far. The Linksys was so old that no more updates were being released and there were a few features I needed and couldn't get. Also using this in tandem with an Apple Airport Extreme. The APE is good for my Mac and IOS devices and serving as a TimeMachine server. But I needed something that enabled features and configuration options that the APE just doesn't do. I have a couple of NAS boxes that I use for remote access and the WNR3500L handles this traffic beautifully.
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