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"Compatibility Issues With Other Wireless Devices & Print Servers"
First off I want to complement Amazon for having the item in stock, great price and shipping it to me quickly. Amazon purchase experience was great. NOW - on to my warning folks that may be purchasing this unit to replace an older or existing wireless router. GOOD LUCK.

I think of myself as pretty well versed in computers and wireless devices. This will be the third Linksys device that I've purchased in less than 3 years. Also have set up a built-in wireless HP All-in-One Office jet Pro L7780 (which is great by the way - and so is their customer service). So we bought a new laptop at home and thought why not replace the older Linksys Wireless B router (BEFW1154) with the latest N router that was also backwards compatible with B & G. We had the HP Office jet working great and an older HP Laserjet 1200 hooked up to a Linksys Wireless-G Print Server (WPS54GU2). All was great with this home network and I've moved twice and was able to get everything up in running each time. Sorry to digress, but want to give as much info as possible.

Stage 1 - I should have known something was up when the set up CD would not complete load the program to start the set up. So after another try, I ended up calling the Linksys help-line and after spending close to 2 hours on the phone. Success we had both laptops running and communicating with the new WRT Server. Ended around 11 PM.

Stage 2 - Working from home, I send something to my HP Laserjet printer. SURPRISE - of course it would not print and why wasn't I thinking correctly to realize this. OR - why didn't the Linksys Customer Service person pick this up when I explained my set up and what was running through the server. Okay, it was late at night and my eyeballs were crossed. Tried sending to the HP Office jet. SURPRISE - won't print. Go back to stone age and hook up USB cable from my laptop to HP Office jet. SURPRISE - won't print. So now I'm all messed up. Work to reset the network wireless set up on the HP Officejet which is less than one year old.... it can't find the network or new Linksys. Call Linksys again. Short answer - since I can get on the internet they don't have any responsibility and since the print server is older than 1 year old, I have to pay $39.95 for technical assistance. I ask for a manager and explain the situation again - same answer.

Stage 3 - So started at 11 AM at home and went onto Linksys Support Website - HA!! found similar postings from another users who could not get other wireless devices to connect to the new WRT N Router. Went through each answer from Linksys - and you better be a complete expert to understand the shorthand in their replies because this is NOT for the faint of heart. Went through security settings, IP address, WEP vs WPA, encryption, re-setting of entire system... Finally I uninstalled everything because now I couldn't get even one laptop to connect to the internet. It was now past 4 PM and I'm mad at myself for trying to "push" into the new wireless N-world.

Stage 4 - So I call Linksys again and plead my case in total frustration. I get another Supervisor who see my Case Number and states they can't help since it's the printer server problem and not the wireless router. Then through some cryptic statements because she can't help me directly else the Technical Policy may hear her and realize that she's crossed a line - cause they want me to pay the $39.95 for Technical Assistance - which they state is also on their website which you can read how successful I was in Problem 3 - well she tells me to lower the security on the new WRT and reset the passkey to the old one, etc. She also states that this new router is so new that a lot of folk at Linksys can't support it or know how to deal with the compatibility issues to other equipment. I ask WHAT? So I try again on my own - SURPRISE - no luck. It's now 7 PM and I've completely lost it - no internet again and of course no printing. So uninstall and re-install and I at least can get on-line.

Stage 5 - THANK YOU HP - cause after their great help and remote access into my computer we get the HP Office jet to at least connect to the network and I can print. The HP Laserjet I still have not solved my issue. I guess I'll start looking for another firms wireless print server that may talk to the darn Linksys WRT310. I would just send the thing back to Amazon, but (1) I threw the box out the next morning into pieces - which broke my own rule of making sure things work for at least 30 days - but again it was late at night when I connected and see Stage 1 and Stage 2 - thinking all was great.

I'm typing all this because when I purchase a product, I also purchase a firm/company standing behind it. Especially when I continue to purchase from the same firm thinking all will work together and be helped if I can't figure it out on my own. So unless you work for Cisco or Linksys and can handle it - buy the unit. Else, good luck and best wishes.


"Second to none"
I have used linksys for years now. Even where I work they used Linksys products. I read other review about this product and wonder did they set it up wrong or what. Yes the unit does get a little warm but reading other reviews that was taken care of. The unit runs outstanding. Setup was easy and customer support was very professional when a question arise. My kids notice a changed in speed when playing their video games as I did notice a faster speed on my computer also. I have always used Linksys products and will continue to used them. To me they are worth every penny.

"WRT310N Great N radio for a G price"
I have a home network where I had been using 2 WRT54GL routers - one as an Access Point (AP) and one as a Repeater bridge (RB). I had 5 computers connected to the bridge, 4 other wireless G devices, 2 VoiP adapters and a Roku Music bridge. My ISP increased my DL speed to 30Mbps and I was not able to get this speed over the G wireless - which was maxing out around 14Mbps.

I bought 2 of the WRT310N's - setup in the same configuration where the AP was mixed mode and the RB was G only. The link gives me rock solid 130Mbps. I am still playing with the 40Mhz options but it does not appear as stable - still a learning curve for me.

After instant savings - I paid $73 each for these here on amazon.

A couple notes - First this device has a heat issue due to poor ventilation. My solution was to raise the unit 1 inch with the cardboard tube from a roll of tape. No more overheating. Second, this being a Linux based device, I upgraded the firmware to DD-WRT ([...]). I get many usefule features including a VPN server allowing me to securly access my home network, better QoS settings, SNMP, remote logging and a ton of other stuff



"FAILED"
Failed miserably after 3 weeks' use, and I was only using it as a patch panel! Power light flashes and reset button does nothing. Tossing it out as worthless.

On the plus side the sleek design might make a decent frisbee.

"Not any better than Wireless G with SRX; awful setup software"
I don't think I've given this a low a rating to any other product. The 310N is supposed to have nifty, painless setup software and it should have increased range compared to G routers. It has neither. The setup software on the CD that Linksys provides in the package looks great when it starts, but after the setup routine:

(1) it told me it couldn't find a connection, even though it found the connection at the start of the setup routine. The connection was there -- I could get on the Internet.

(2) The setup CD's software gives you a chance to change the SSID and set security options including the WEP key. I did that, but none of that info was retained after setup! I had to go back into the setup routine that's in the firmware via http://192.168.1.1 just like in the bad old days before "easy" setup software was developed.

But wait... there's more!

In the router's internal setup routine, there's no indication as to how you change the SSID, even though the help screen tells you it's possible. And on the "Wireless security" tab there's a button to chose a manual or an automatic wi fi security option, but the help screen doesn't say a word about what that option does, or when to use it.

With all that, I did set it up properly with security enabled using they key of my choice and a unique SSID. This is about the 10th wireless router I've installed, so useless setup software doesn't stop me. But if you're not knowledgeable... good luck.

All that would be an annoyance enough if the range was better than a 802.11G router, as promised. But the range was inferior to the range of the WRT54GX router this one replaced. So... what's the point?

The 310N is a waste of money. Maybe when the final N protocol is out this thing will be better, but right now you can get better coverage for an 801.11G router that's half the price.