Cisco-Linksys WRT300N Wireless-N Broadband Router

The WRT300N works flawlessly "out of the box" in wired configuration. It does not work at all "out of the box" in wireless mode.

Now, having made that harsh statement as if it would apply to every user in every case, some qualification is certainly in order.

I unpacked the router and took extreme care to follow the setup instructions PRECISELY.

I was connected to the internet the second I finished running the configuration utility from the installation CD - but the catch is that the setup utility has to be run with an ethernet cable connected.

Once I removed the cable and tried to connect to the internet in wireless mode - the end of the line had arrived. There was no connection. Period.

I could connect to the router via its built in config (HTTP) utility and I could ping the default gateway (in the router) but I could not get past that point.

After a couple of hours of fruitless trial and error, I gave...Read more

I didn't have any issues setting up the Linksys WRT3000N. I plugged it in, configured the router via wired connection, once I confirmed the firmware was up to date I switched to wireless and everything worked just fine. I did not install the software that comes with the router, because it is not necessary, it's just more bloatware. All you need to configure the router is the default IP address. The hardest thing was remembering how to configure my TIVOs for a new wireless network. I've had an old Netgear wireless router for about 4 years that was failing, I got the Linksys to replace it. The Linksys range is at least twice the size. I now get signal in parts of the house that used to get either weak or no signal. Can't wait for summer to be on line outside without having to move the router out the window! I will update this review if I have any issues.

Has several known issues, one which may be fixed by firmware but not sure about the others. I am currently using the very latest available firmware from the linksys site.

The first issue is the inability for many wireless clients to reach some Web sites, among them google.com! There's a QoS setting you can change that helps some, but not all, wireless clients. Perhaps there will be a firmware update that will fix that.

Two other problems include the constant dropping of signal by some wireless clients, and an absolutely atrocious range with a dramatic corresponding loss in speed.

Is that something that can be fixed with programming or is that purely a problem of bad design? I wouldn't have the expertise to know and no answers from Linksys have been forthcoming.

My current Linksys 802.11g router--the WRT54GS--runs RINGS around this thing!

I e-mailed a request for information to Linksys last week. They e-mailed back...Read more