I love that router but I need gigabit and wireless n 

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On Nov 30, 2011, at 8:49 PM, "Jeff Lane" <[email protected]> wrote:

> My Linksys WRT54G has chugged along for four years without a hiccup,
> including lots of travels through "P" country. We have run my wife's Compaq
> laptop all over the back and front yards, 1/2 acre, to see if we could,
> without a hitch. I have another with DD-WRT and it has the same results. I,
> too, wish there was a way to do a firmware upgrade to wireless N, as
> mentioned by Zul earlier.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> Subject: Re: [H] Best Router
> 
> I am happy with my DLink DGL-4500. YMMV.
> Duncan
> 
> 
> On 11/30/2011 12:15, Francisco Tapia wrote:
>> I have the WNDR3700 V1 has hiccuped but less than any other router I 
>> owned before it, I am liking the personal review here on the ASUS 
>> router though, I just might run down to Fry's at lunch to pick one up!
>> 
>> my WNDR3700's 5ghz network is awesome, I live in a 2 story home and I 
>> get good reception everywhere, with most products except my older 
>> apple express that I used as an access point.  Recently I upgraded my 
>> firmware after getting some frequent hiccups with my 2tb drive.  I 
>> stupidly upgraded to firmware 1.0.16.98 and now, while my USB woes are 
>> gone, I no longer have DLNA... and just when I was getting used to my 
>> Galaxy S... :-/
>> 
>> 
>> -Francisco
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 13:36, Steve Tomporowski<[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> 
>>> Yep, bought a WNDR3700 V2 and have regretted it.  The latest firmware 
>>> breaks the DNS, so you have to enter the DNS servers manually onto 
>>> each computer.  Not Recommended.  Also, the 5GHz only works when the 
>>> computers are in the same room.  Move them 20 feet apart, and it's flaky.
>>> 
>>> Steve
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 10/3/2011 1:18 PM, Rich Kim wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Agreed. Running a couple of WRT54GL with DD-WRT. Bridged on several 
>>>> floors.
>>>> I fear when this thing dies.
>>>> 
>>>> Aside from the USB 3.0, from the various reviews and such I've read 
>>>> about, the WNDR3700 Version 1 seems to be the cream of the crop. The 
>>>> V2 seems to have broken the 5Ghz range, then the 4000 broke the 
>>>> 2.4Ghz range, and the
>>>> 4500 is about the same. I'm keeping my WNDR3700 V1 until that dies.
>>>> 
>>>> -Rich
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: 
>>>> hardware-bounces@lists.**hardwaregroup.com<[email protected]
>>>> rdwaregroup.com> 
>>>> [mailto:hardware-bounces@**lists.hardwaregroup.com<hardware-bounces@
>>>> lists.hardwaregroup.com>]
>>>> On Behalf Of Naushad
>>>> Zulfiqar
>>>> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 7:48 AM
>>>> To: 
>>>> [email protected].**com<[email protected]>
>>>> Subject: Re: [H] Best Router
>>>> 
>>>> I really miss my old WRT54GL with Tomato Firmware.  That thing was a 
>>>> beast.
>>>> 
>>>> Only problem is that I need Wireless N since I stream a lot of HD
> content.
>>>>  Is there anything I can do to go back to that router but have Wireless
> N?
>>>> 
>>>> Maybe an Access Point?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Naushad, Zulfiqar<
>>>> [email protected]>   wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>  I also had the WNDR3700 but it gave me incessant issues.  I'm a 
>>>> heavy
>>>>> torrenter and the router would hang daily.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've had good luck with this router:
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.amazon.com/RT-N56U-**Wireless-N-Hardware-Internal-**
>>>>> Graphical/dp/<http://www.amazon.com/RT-N56U-Wireless-N-Hardware-Int
>>>>> ernal-Graphical/dp/>
>>>>> B0049YQVHE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&**qid=1317642261&sr=8-1
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Zulfiqar Naushad
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: 
>>>>> hardware-bounces@lists.**hardwaregroup.com<[email protected]
>>>>> ardwaregroup.com> 
>>>>> [mailto:hardware-bounces@**lists.hardwaregroup.com<hardware-bounces
>>>>> @lists.hardwaregroup.com>]
>>>>> On Behalf Of Anthony
>>>>> Q. Martin
>>>>> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 2:43 PM
>>>>> To: 
>>>>> [email protected].**com<[email protected]
>>>>>> 
>>>>> Subject: [H] Best Router
>>>>> 
>>>>> While I'm not unhappy with my netgear WNDR3700, I'm wondering if 
>>>>> the
>>>>> WNDR4500 is the one to have now to get the best 2.4/5GHz coverage 
>>>>> and for the supposedly faster DLNA via the 2 USB 3.0 ports.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is this a worthy upgrade from the WNDR3700?  Note that since I 
>>>>> stream my media over a 1Gbit network, I don't need this for 
>>>>> streaming.  But backing up various machines over the network would 
>>>>> be worthwhile. Also, having a better signal downstairs on the other 
>>>>> end of the house (relative to the router location) would be plus 
>>>>> for tablets, phones, and laptops.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
> 

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