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04-23-08
Duration of ownership: 12 Months
Strengths: Ease of installation and re-installation.
Weaknesses:None so far. I can't iunderstand what all the negatives are others are complaining about.
Overall Evaluation: All functions are working seamlessly.
06-03-08
Duration of ownership: 6 Months
Strengths: Good range, both horizontal and vertical. Get reception of 61% two floors down in opposite corner of basement when using linksys made Wireless-n receivermade Wireless-n receiver.
Weaknesses:While the router software seems fine, the driver for the PCI receiver can cause serious issues with your system ranging from a complete hang, to audio/video popping and crackling.
Overall Evaluation: I was initially pleased with the ease of setup and the range and speed improvement over my old wireless G network. Then I noticed that the audio/video on my receiving computer (Using the WMP300N PCI DESKTOP CARD) had become choppy and static. After days of rollbacks and uninstalls I traced it to the linksys driver for the WMP300N. To make matters worse, the uninstall for this does not work properly and leaves keys in the registry which prevent the new driver from installing without some geek activities that might be daunting to the average user. Then the new driver after I finally got it installed, was much better but not completely fixed. As a former driver developer I noticed that the new driver solution for the problem was simply to saturate the PCI bus with data! The computer equivalent of talking faster and louder so no one else can get a word in edgewise! If you attempt to run other intensive data applications such as gaming, or video rendering applications, this "solution" will cause your computer to hang. Microsoft would NEVER certify a driver written like this.Since the value of this router in terms of range and speed, depends on the use of Linksys? own desktop receiver solution, the overall system you set up is severely flawed and I cannot and would not recommend it.I do not know if the laptop receiver card exhibits the same behavior.One other thing related to the router is that configuring the so called network hard drive feature is all but impossible for the average user. Even after tech support configured it for me, I lost it when I moved the router to another computer and have been unable to restore it since.
03-06-08
Duration of ownership: 4 Months
Strengths: Look cool
Weaknesses:every aspect
Overall Evaluation: After hooked up for 3-4 days, I stops working. every of my computer can not connect to it. However, by cable through the port my computer can connect to it. Their **** software(named easylink which should be hardlink) keeps telling me it is working perfectly. I could not find anything wrong. After kick it and slap it, it might works again. And after 3-4 days, it goes to the cycle again.what a crap!! DO NOT BUY IT EVEN IF IT IS 1 DOLLAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
02-05-08
Duration of ownership: 1 Days
Strengths: N/A
Weaknesses:Functionality
Overall Evaluation: I purchased this router a few weeks after buying the Linksys WRT160N, fully intending to return the older 160N version once I got the 350N up and running. After seeing some of the reviews here, it seems others have had similar problems with this unit. The 350N had quite a few features that lured me in, such as USB networked storage and gigabit ethernet ports. Too bad the routing simply didn't work on the unit that I bought. .I set up the router with the typical wireless settings, security, etc. All went well, but neither my server (connected via ethernet) nor my wireless computers could access the web. I could see that website was found, but it would simply hang indefinitely. I must admit that I just assumed that the other reviewers here didn't set their routers up properly or didn't know what they were doing. Well now I beg forgiveness. .I've set up a lot of routers in my time and this one's nothing special. Linksys actually makes router installation very easy...but that assumes that your hardware is functional. I'm not about to waste my time upgrading firmware or sit on the phone with customer support, and I recommend that anyone reading this follows suit. Don't waste your time on a product that was obviously rushed to market without the proper quality control measures or testing. .P.S. If you don't need all the bells and whistles of the 350 (or comparable), the 160N is a nice n-based option. It has worked like a charm for me. I've been up and running without a hitch for about 2 weeks now and the speed has been excellent.
11-11-07
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: Power indicator light works flawlessly.
Weaknesses:Nothing else does.
Overall Evaluation: I'm now on my second WRT350N on my second wasted weekend sitting on hold with the unknowledgable, unhelpful, rude Linksys technical support. All they can do is read me 5 pages from a manual and then pass me off to someone else who in turn reads me 5 more pages. They can find nothing wrong with my computer/network configuration as it works flawlessly with my existing WRT54G router. The WRT350N will not return pings, and will not respond to anything you do to it. It's pure garbage and if it were not for the hope that TigerDirect will refund my purchase of this flaming turd I'd take it out in my driveway right now and back the car over it.PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT I AM SAYING AND DO NOT BUY THIS JUNK ROUTER!!
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