Linksys Wireless-N Broadband Router WRT300N
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Product Details: Linksys Wireless-N Broadband Router WRT300N
| Wireless | Yes |
|---|---|
| Frequency Band | 2.4 GHz |
| Networking Standards | IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11n (draft), IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g |
| Integrated Switch | 4-port switch |
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Product Description: Linksys Wireless-N Broadband Router WRT300N
The Access Point built into the Router uses the very latest wireless networking technology, Wireless-N (draft 802.11n). By overlaying the signals of multiple radios, Wireless-N's "Multiple In, Multiple Out" (MIMO) technology multiplies the effective data rate. Unlike ordinary wireless networking technologies that are confused by signal reflections, MIMO actually uses these reflections to increase the range and reduce "dead spots" in the wireless coverage area. The robust signal travels farther, maintaining wireless connections up to 4 times farther than standard Wireless-G.
With Wireless-N, the farther away you are, the more speed advantage you get. It works great with standard Wireless-G and -B equipment, but when both ends of the wireless link are Wireless-N, the router can increase the throughput even more by using twice as much radio band, yielding speeds up to 12 times as fast as standard Wireless-G. But unlike other speed-enhanced technologies, Wireless-N can dynamically enable this double-speed mode for Wireless-N devices, while still connecting to other wireless devices at their respective fastest speeds. In congested areas, the "good neighbor" mode ensures that the Router checks for other wireless devices in the area before gobbling up the radio band.
To help protect your data and privacy, the Router can encode all wireless transmissions with industrial-strength 256-bit encryption. It can serve as your network's DHCP Server, has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks, and supports VPN pass-through. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility.
The incredible speed of Wireless-N makes it ideal for media-centric applications like streaming video, gaming, and Voice over IP telephony, and gives you plenty of headroom to run multiple media-intense data streams through the network at the same time, with no degradation in performance. With the Linksys Wireless-N Broadband Router at the center of your home or office network, you can share a high-speed Internet connection, files, printers, and multi-player games, and run media-intensive applications at faster than 10/100 wired network speeds, without the hassle of stringing wires!
User Reviews: Linksys Wireless-N Broadband Router WRT300N
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Awesome Router - Great Signal
, July 9, 2006Reviewer: schwiz4785 - See all schwiz4785's reviews -
Linksys (Cisco) WRT300
, November 28, 2006Reviewer: re.temp631 - See all re.temp631's reviews3 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this Linksys Wireless-N Broadband Router WRT300N review helpfulPros: It works
Cons: Antennas cannot be replaced with high gain, performance with A/B/G is not as advertised
I purchased the WRT300 to replace a WRT54G that died (probably because I installed 3rd party firmware that allowed me to boost the XMIT power by a factor of 10, though a post-mortem has not yet been done).
The product information claims that it will provide increased performance with wireless A/B/G connections in addition to the alleged gain of Wireless-N (which I have not yet tested). Unfortunately, the actual performance appears to be worse.
Despite a better signal-strength reading than I had with the 54G, my connection speed is lower. The 54G would reliably connect at 54Mbit even at a signal level of less thaan 50%. The 300N however, will not connect at greater than 36Mbit (frequently much lower), even from a distance of 7 feet with a signal level of 83% (currently only 12Mbit at 84% at a distance of 7 feet, in the same room).
I am rather disappointed with this performance. I would have been better off purchasing another 54G and a pair of high-gain antennas. The antennas of the 300N do not appear to be easily replaceable, unlike the 54G. ...
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Pros: Easy to Set up
Cons: Hard to connect to with a Firewall
I happen to have a huge house and this router is wonderful. I can sit on the other side of the house (which I could never do before with other Linksys or D-Link routers) and be wireless. It was easy to set up as long as you set up all item at one time. I happen to have two computers linked, a print server, wireless printer, and an internet phone service. I tried to set up a firewall figuring that if I got such good reception my neighbors would as well. I was able to only set up one ocmputer with the firewall the other was impossible to program as the network key that I thought I programmed would not let me connect to the network. So, I turned off the firewall. The help desk was not much help - they told me that my internet provider was to blame and the internet provider told me it was the router. Needless to say I gave up on th firewall. ...