Cisco-Linksys WRT330N Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router

I bought this product to replace another Linksys 802.11n router. The old router only did 100BaseT over the wired connections but had decent speed over the wireless links. The rest of my network was already running gigabit over copper.I did not use the setup program which Linksys provided. Instead, I opened the user guide in an acrobat window and connected to the router via the html configuration page. As I stepped through the menus, I found that the instructions in the guide were organized well for this process. Novices may want more information about some of the options than is provided in the guide. Experienced or expert users probably won't need it.I did not get this gaming router for gaming, but because it had received better reviews than the other wireless/gigabit routers and the price was acceptable. therefore, I turned off QOS. Also, I set the router for a pure Wireless-N network. My two wireless computers were already running Linksys wireless-N network interfaces.In the security section of the guide, Linksys provides solid advice for configuring your network's security. Turn off SSID broadcast, use strong keys, use the strongest encryption for your situation, if feasible restrict wireless access by MAC address, change keys and passwords periodically.I configured the router off-line from my network. Then, I removed the old Linksys and inserted this unit. The WRT330N was configured to use the range of addresses I had been using on my Netgear gigabit firewall. The wireless segment was on a different range of addresses.When I plugged in the router, all the wired segments (two PCs, one D-LINK D323 NAS, and a print server) worked fine without any need to re-boot. I did have to re-boot the wireless systems.Performance is good across the copper links and I can't see any noticeable degredation. On the other hand, there does seem to be a degradation of wireless performance. Distance is still good and connections are reliable. However, speed seems to have declined by 10-15% at a PC about 30 feet (through two walls and a floor and across ducts and wires). I haven't tried adjusting the antennae on the router yet, but I don't have too much hope for improvement. That PC still gets 110+ mbps, so it's a workable link - even with streaming video from the networked drives. I haven't done a firmware update (version shipped was 1.00.3 Jan 2007) or even checked if one is available.That loss of performance is the reason I gave this unit four stars instead of five.It would be nice if the firewall offered more actual options, but I can live with that. If worse comes to worse, I'll run the outgoing circuit through a dedicated hardware firewall. That would probably be overkill, though since I already have four firewalls (internal and ISP) in line.

I wanted a draft N router to upgrade my "G" network, but it took me a while to take action. This was mainly due to the reviews the Linksys routers were getting. I had Linksys and wanted to keep within the brand, since my experience with it has always been a good one. Finally, I decided to make the switch and chose the gaming one because of the Gigabit connection. At that time (a year ago,) I didn't think the data-lynk version was a better choice. Today, I think I would go that route instead.The installation was easy and quick; basically, similar to the one I performed on the old Linksys G router. The network was up and running without any problems. My laptop has an Intel N card and connected with no problem. It actually has a faster connection wirelessly than with the Ethernet card (10/100.)I'm very happy with the purchase, and once resolved the problems of the kids' computer connection (which ended up with a  Linksys WUSB300N Wireless-N USB Network Adapter ,) the network has worked with no problems at all for the last 14 months.The only good thing I got for waiting was a better price, since it dropped a little when I bought it. But I have to say, I recommend this product without hesitation. My next router will be a Linksys N draft with VPN.

I got this router back around Easter time, and ever since then, I have been a happy man. Everything this router provides are solid - and don't get me started on the RANGE this thing has. It is truly remarkable, and I would strongly recommend this for those who have a two-story house and a basement, so you can receive excellent signal strength and speed WHEREVER you put it.I tested this router out in my two-story house in Florida (the house is quite the size) and I got 100% signal into my garage apartment which isn't even connected to my house! There is one small thing about this product though - it does have the tendency to stop sending internet through its radio, and it happens to me a few times a month. However, this is no big deal because I disconnect my cable modem and router, then plug in the cable modem after waiting 10-20 seconds, and then the router when the modem finishes the restart process. Otherwise, it really isn't a big issue for me since my modem and router are within reach.Overall, excellent product and security setup isn't that hard at all. If you do choose to get this product, don't forget to update the firmware (that's what I did).

At first I was leary about getting the Linksys Wireless-N router because there were many reviews that said it wasn't working to their expectations. I received the shipment much earlier from Amazon.com and it arrived in great condition.I followed the instructions that were explicitly provided in the package (along with screen shots) and once I hooked it up, I proceeded to go to the Linksys website to download the latest 1.000.3 version of the firmare for the router. Everything works great.I used to have a Netgear RP614 and I haven't been able to get the 10Mbps that my cable company provides (and I'm paying for it too). I got the cable technician to come check out my box and he said that I need to switch over to Linksys because their cable company uses the Cisco servers. In case you didn't know Cisco is the parent company of Linksys so their hardwares are compatible. Now I get about 9.5 Mbps on my Linksys Wireless-N vs. 7.5 on my Netgear.The wireless transmissions are much faster than the Wireless-G and the security features on this router varies on how much security you actually want to implement.[...]