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Linksys WRT350N Wireless Router
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4 Star Review

Reviewed by: juggernaut

Updated: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.
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2 Star Review

Reviewed by: cazalyst

Updated: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.
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1 Star Review

Reviewed by: fishleoncn

Updated: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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1 Star Review

Reviewed by: msgreiner

Updated: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.
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1 Star Review

Reviewed by: Augerhead

Updated: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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4 Star Review

Reviewed by: Mwilcox3317

Updated:08-17-07

Duration of ownership:6 Months

Strengths: Storage Link, N-Speed, Gigabit

Weaknesses: Lack of "official" firmware updates, N compatibility lacking, storage link slow

Overall Evaluation: Many of the above weaknesses are relieved by a firmware update. v1.05.8 This is a beta version, but I have ran it for three weeks now with no trouble. Linksys still has 1.03.2 on their website. This finally made it able to connect at N speeds with an Intel 4965AGN card in my laptop. I have had the router for about 6 months, and with this firmware update, it is like a whole new router. Storage link is very fast. I now am able to store pictures, music, etc on the drive, and access them just as fast as something on my hard drive. This is not true for the original firmware however. Overall it has FINALLY satisfied what I purchased it for, but it took 6 months. When linksys plans to release an official update I am not sure, so maybe wait a while before buying unless you feel comfortable updating to the beta firmware.
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4 Star Review

Reviewed by: km1tch

Updated:08-11-07

Duration of ownership:7 Days

Strengths: USB Hard Drive support, uPNP Media Server, Easy setup, Gigabit

Weaknesses: Doesn't support other USB devices (Printers, etc), run a little warm (not too hot to touch, but warm)

Overall Evaluation: I used to have a 54G Linksys router with high gain antennas before it went belly up. I averaged 70% signal strength with it, using the 350N, I've been averaging 90%. My 350N came with the v1.03.2 firmware, and have no issues. I connect to the internet over DSL, and take advantage of the PPPoE connection type. --The router includes all of the normal setup options, as well as some extras: DDNS - The router will take over the updating of Dynamic DNS entries through DynDNS.org or TZO.com Storage - I'm not sure if it's supported or not but I have connected multiple drives via a hub to the router. They are able to be setup and usable. You are able to configure which directories on the disk are usable, and the access to those disks. FTP Server - You can use the drives that are mounted via a built in FTP server. The FTP server can be enabled or disabled and access from the internet can be enabled or disabled. Internet Access Policy - You can add policies to allow/disallow access to the internet/URLs/ports based on a schedule. Overall, a strong router. Setup of the router was simple. I wouldn't have purchased a router if my old router hadn't died. So far, I have been pleased with the new router and haven't experienced any issues. I'm not sure if this router will be upgradeable to the final N spec... there are no guarantees.
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5 Star Review

Reviewed by: SLK_VIK

Updated:05-14-07

Duration of ownership:1 Weeks

Strengths: N is very fast, Gigabit integrated switch, Storage Link, Low Profile vertical stand.

Weaknesses: None thus far, but the 4x range on 802.11G is far fetched, it is the same or slightly less then my WRT54GS with hi gain antennas.

Overall Evaluation: Overall, this product is very good to excellent, I have not had any problems with it so far like others have, maybe I have newer hardware. 802.11N is very fast compared to G, and the range is OK not 4x better on G on N it does have a slight gain. Its storage link is stable for me running a Seagate storage product. The integrated Gigabit switch is excellent for wired transfers to devices on my network both wired and wireless. I would definitely recommend buying the newer production versions. But one bad part is that it may be trial and error with these to see if you have a stable one. My first and only one is running smooth for me with no wifi knock offs so far. I went through the same trial and error process with my WRT54GS so give it a shot. My second WRT54GS was and still is super stable.
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1 Star Review

Reviewed by: ultrasoul

Updated:05-12-07

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Odd looking shape; quite bulky and noisy. It hold papers down on your desk nicely.

Weaknesses: Urm ...

Overall Evaluation: DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. IT DOES NOT WORK.I installed this unit approximately one week ago and it will not stay connected to the internet no matter what I have tried or Linksys technical support has. Their support staff is in India and they have no idea of what to do without reading from a manual. I spent hours on the phone with them being transferred from one person to the next who could not resolve the problems with the product. They originally claimed it was user configuration error, which wasn't true, as I spent hours with them and they could not find anything configured improperly to explain why the unit would not maintain a connection to the internet.
Overall Rating
1 Star Review

Reviewed by: ploi

Updated:05-02-07

Duration of ownership:5 Days

Strengths: Supports DD-WRTUSB Drive support (maybe)

Weaknesses: Unstable (!)Infrequent firmware updates from Linksys

Overall Evaluation: I bought this to replace a WRT54G, thinking that the reason it would hang every day and have to be restarted was its paltry memory. This was even worse. With this one, not only would it hang almost daily, but power cycling didn't work - I had to hard-reset it (holding the little button on the back and returning it to factory settings). This was absolutely the only way to get it back to working condition.Specifically, when it would start one of two things would happen: (a) it would fail (over and over) to get a connection from the modem, and/or (b) it would not connect with the compuer ("limited or no connectivity"), and I am talking about a HARD-WIRED connection. The wireless was even worse.Linksys sent me a replacement, so I have now had TWO OF THESE THINGS and they both had the EXACT SAME PROBLEM. Just to prove it's a hardware problem: I have installed DD-WRT (third party firmware) and it still hangs and hiccups, the only difference is that now it will generally recover. Oh, and I have had to forgo use of the USB and N-speeds in doing so.DO NOT BUY THIS or, for my money, any other Linksys product. If you insist on buying Linksys, word of caution, check the version number (not just model number) of the one you are going to buy and look it up online. Linksys has a habit of completely changing the innards of these things and releasing them under the same name.5 months, countless hours, 30+ phone calls, and 2 routers later I can confidently declare this thing GARBAGE!