At $200--just $50 more than many single-band gigabit routers--and with USB drive sharing as a bonus, this router can support 2.4-GHz legacy devices and 5-GHz clients simultaneously.
Linksys by Cisco Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router With Storage Link
| Radio Modes | 2.4GHz: b, g, n, b/g/n 5GHz: a, n, a/n |
| 2.4-GHz Short Range Throughput Average (combined UL/DL), megabits per second | 62 |
| 2.4-GHz Short Range Failure Rate (combined UL/DL) | 0.0% |
| 2.4-GHz Long Range Throughput Average (combined UL/DL), mbps | 24 |
| 2.4-GHz Long Range Failure Rate (combined UL/DL) | 0.0% |
| 5-GHz Short Range Throughput Average (combined UL/DL), mbps | 69.2 |
| 5-GHz Short Range Failure Rate (combined UL/DL) | 0.0% |
| 5-GHz Medium Range Throughput Average (combined UL/DL), mbps | 48.9 |
| 5-GHz Medium Range Failure Rate (combined UL/DL) | 0.0% |
| WEP-64 | Yes |
| WEP-128 | Yes |
| WPA-PSK | Yes |
| WPA2-PSK | Yes |
| WPA-PSK (TKIP) + WPA2-PSK (AES) | Yes |
| WPA & WPA2 Enterprise | Yes |
| Radius Authentication Server Support | Yes |
| WPS support | No |
| Setup & Documentation | Superior |
| Features & Usability | Superior |
| Physical Design | Superior |
| DDNS | Yes |
| DHCP reservation | Yes |
| Draft 2.0 certification | Yes |
| USB printer sharing | No |
| USB drive sharing | Yes |
| WME | Yes customizable |
| Mounting options (horizontal, vertical, wall) | H |
| Labor Warranty(years) | One |
| Parts Warranty(years) | One |
| Tech Support Term | One year |
| Tech Support Hours | 24/7 |
| Toll-free support(yes/no) | Yes |
Pros
Fast, simultaneous 2.4-GHz/5-GHz nets
USB drive sharing; deep routing features
Cons
No wireless range extension
Bottom Line
Support for simultaneous top-performing 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz Wi-Fi nets, superior router features, and USB hard-disk sharing send this Linksys to the head of the class.
Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router With Storage Link WRT600N
Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router With Storage Link Review, by Becky Waring, PC World April 30, 2008
In tests with Linksys's new DMA2200 Me?dia Center Extender, 1080i video streamed smoothly and reliably from PC to TV in 5-GHz mode, but exhibited frequent dropouts and pauses in 2.4-GHz mode.
In overall speed and range, the Linksys outperformed five other routers that we tested at the same time. Like its single-band sibling, the Wireless-N Gigabit Router WRT310N, it has deep routing features, including application-level QoS, port forwarding/triggering for network services and gaming, and URL/keyword filtering for parents.
The dual-band Linksys WRT600N also has IPv6 support, as does the Apple Airport Extreme Base Station With Gigabit Ethernet. (The Apple supports both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, too, though not simultaneously.) But whereas the AirPort Ex?treme has a single LED on the front, the WRT600N ups the Poindexter quotient with umpteen flashing indicator lights.
A button at the top of the Linksys Dual-Band is intended for use with the Wi-Fi Protected Setup feature that other Linksys routers possess; but at this writing the WRT600N doesn't support WPS. (Linksys says that a firmware update due sometime this summer should activate it.)
You can configure the router manually through a standard Web interface, or via Linksys EasyLink Advisor (LELA), a desktop application that comes with all new Linksys routers. Though LELA is very good, the WRT600N has so many features it doesn't cover that you'll probably need to use the browser interface anyway.
The first thing we did after using the setup utility was to identify users and shared folders for our attached hard drive, which can be formatted as FAT32 or NTFS.
A setup that relies on drive sharing via USB won't match the performance of a dedicated gigabit ethernet NAS drive, but it's a great option for home users who have an old drive lying around. You can even set up an FTP folder on the drive, for remote access.
We would have liked to see USB printer-sharing support as well, but overall the Linksys Dual-Band WRT600N is the router to beat.
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Average User Reviews for Linksys by Cisco Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router With Storage Link
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Reviewed by: newyorkerguy
Duration of ownership: 2 Days
Strengths: strong performance on 5ghz n band; useful network map application
Weaknesses: After not using linksys products for several years due to declining quality and tech support, I decided to try them again. I hoped that their acquisition by cisco would raise the standard. I found that nothing changed. This top of the line router could not establish a connection with either of 2 laptops wirelessly on the 2.4ghz band (this was not a problem with the belkin router I was replacing). I spent hours with linksys tech support on the phone. The tech offered random recommendations, until he admitted he did not know the product in detail.
Overall: I will never buy a linksys product again.
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Reviewed by: dhboone
Strengths: Fast and easy to install.
Weaknesses: Variable signal strength when connecting using my WEC600N wireless adapter in my notebook.
Overall: Overall this is a great wireless-N router and the speed is super fast. I bought this to upgrade from my old Linksys WRT54GS broadband router. The dual-band wireless router allows me to use my notebook at more than twice the speed of my old wireless connection and it works perfectly when streaming video from the Internet on my wireless network. The only weakness is that the signal strength is sometimes less (good) than my old router provided (consistently excellent), but this is not often and it still works great! I'd recommend this router to anyone. If you want faster wireless connections, get this router.
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Reviewed by: rbrinklow
Strengths: None
Weaknesses: You name it! Most notably, USB network storage never worked properly, when it worked at all.
Overall: I bought this unit last May, and have regretted it ever since. Network access was sporadic, and access across channels would not work at all, meaning computers connected by hard wire would not see the computers connected via either wireless channel, and computers connected via wireless would not see computers connected by hardwire or on the other wireless channel.The USB network storage was clumsy to set up, and would not work all the time. When it did, it was excruciatingly slow, and quite often a file transfer would fail because the NAS would suddenly disappear from the network.After months of aggravation, I flashed the unit with DD-WRT. I played around with it a bit, and wasn't particularly satisfied with it, and flashed it back with the original firmware. After a successful reinstall of the firmware, the unit's hard wire ports wouldn't work at all. Attempts to reinstall the firmware would fail about halfway through.I contacted Linksys, and after about 2 hours on line with them, they issued an RMA. They shipped a new unit, and it lasted for three months before dying completely. Lost two more hours of my life in another on line session with customer support, and received another RMA. This time they sent me the WRT610N. The jury is still out on this one, but at least the USB network storage on this unit works better.Linksys customer service is yet another issue. On the first RMA, I did a cross-ship, providing them with a credit card number. A month after shipping the defective unit back to them, my credit card was billed $191, and it took several online sessions, phone calls, and e-mails to finally get it reversed.Needless to say, I will never buy another Linksys product. I have been using their equipment for years, but ever since the company was acquired by Cisco, their product quality and service has gone straight to hell.
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Reviewed by: mcmeen
Strengths: Long Range and strong signal
Weaknesses: Expensive
Overall: This unit replaced our Linksys WRG54T in use for two years. The older unit needed constant rebooting from its inability to handle conflicts with other WiFi circuits from our neighbors and its range seemed to vary with the weather. Since going with our new Dual-band WRT600N, all of these problems have vanished. Even fussy guests who were complaining last year about the signal seemed totally satisfied this year. Thanks Cisco and PC Mag for recommending it.
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Reviewed by: scottegos2
Strengths: nice that it has dual bandgood range
Weaknesses: hangs up
Overall: I had this for a little while, but it get dropping my connections. it also locked up hard a couple of times. This was with the latest firmware at the time (in 6/2008) so YMMV. Nevertheless, I'm back to my trendnet tew-633gr, which is quite solid, even if it doesn't have dual band.
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Reviewed by: Schnabe
Strengths: 2.4GHz/5GHz Dual Band, Range, Stability, Built-in Gigabit Switch.
Weaknesses: Wireless clients dont always connect at highest speed, a bit pricy.
Overall: I have had this router for awhile, and overall I am pleased. It offers dual band capability, which as long as your wireless client (notebook, etc) has a dual-band card, throughput is alot higher than a plain 802.11G setup. I consistently get 45 - 50 MB/s transfer rate when testing using a throughput tester, which is alot higher than my old 802.11G router.My only (minor) grip is my notebook doesn't always connect at the highest speed, even though I am within line of sight to the router.
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