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 Faulty Router: Dual Wireless Drops Out Constantly July 23, 2008
Ralph A. Chochlac (Los Angeles, CA)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
Having gone through two WRT610N routers in two days, I can confirm this router is faulty and not ready for real-world use. I tested it in an environment with new MacBook Pros (gigabit ethernet and wireless N capability) and Windows PCs, and the wireless signal drops out constantly requiring me to reboot the router. At one point, after rebooting the router, it reset all of its settings to factory defaults. On other occasions the 5 Ghz band disappeared completely, requiring a reboot as well. I have experienced exactly the same problems with both routers (the first one and its replacement). So now I am forced to replace it with another brand/model.
I have spoken with Linksys support supervisors and Level II technicians for hours, and none has been able to come up with a solution. Moreover, I have tried soft resets, hard resets, firmware upgrades and configuring the wireless bands with different channels and encryption types, to no avail.
Please be advised that there are serious problems with the WRT610N router that Linksys needs to address immediately. It has not been thoroughly tested.
Dropped connection frequently with DMA2100 August 10, 2008
Pikmin (Allentown, PA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'm writing this review after everyday use of this router for approximately the past 2 weeks. I use it mainly to connect to DMA2100 Media Extender via wireless-N on 5GHz and latest firmware version 1.0.0.17. On 5GHz, it is set up to accept only wireless-N and DMA2100 is the only device connected to it on this frequency. I've been experiencing disconnected every 30-minute or so. It is annoying because now is the olympic season, and I can't watch a game without any interruptions. Today I watched 1.5 hour divX movie with 2 disconnects. I have to play the movie again and fast-forward to the last frame, which is not easy on divx format. We use HD cable TV, and I think this device cannot maintain high bandwidth connection for long time. I have another 2 weeks to test this and try to find remedy on the disconnected issue, otherwise I will return to amazon.com for a refund.
 Great Upgrade from Airport Extreme (300 mbs) August 3, 2008
Dustin G. Hess (Charleston, IL)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
Ok, First of all, I just want to say that I am a senior in network administration, and I have been though my fair share of routers. I recently had an airport extreme and loved it, but I found myself in need to two separate radio bands.
One work review:
Fandamtastic
If you have ever configured a Linksys router, nothing from what you loved has changed(192.168.1.1 password:admin). Obviously, there are a couple of extra tabs and a few more setting in the wireless tab, but it's still the same old game. Make sure if you want true wireless N you read the little help tidbits on the side in the wireless pane. Set everything to wide 40mhz for true 300mbs speed, and leave it at auto 20mhz for backwards compatibility. I had a small increase in range from my Airport Extreme and a huge increase over any of my old WRT54G's. I haven't tried using the usb port for NAS or UPnP yet (I have a dedicated computer for this)
Pro:
Wireless speeds are amazingly fast, just as I expected
The wired speeds are of course fantastic
The router looks sexy as hell
The power plug goes into a transformer and then has about another 12 inches of a normal power cord so that it doesn't take up more than one plug. Very thoughtful
Con:
The button on the front doesn't do anything on my unit
All in all I love it.
wireless keeps dropping out August 27, 2008
internet shopper (Fountain, CO)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I read other reviews about wireless connection drops but decided to buy this one for several reasons. First it was on sale at best buy, second it was dual band with wireless N and some peole had rated it good and lastly I've had other linksys routers and they worked fine.
I wish I had listened to the bad reviews. After purchasing I updated the firmware from linksys with no problems. I was able to connect wirelssly with just an occassional connection drop for about a week and then the connections starting dropping on both the 2.4 and 5 ghz frequencies all the time. I though that maybe it was my ISP Comcast but I tested my connection by plugging directly into my cable which is a linksys modem and had no problems with dropped connections. I have since return the router and would not recommend it.
 YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY UPDATE THE FIRMWARE OR YOU WILL GET DROPPED CONNECTIONS. After you update Linksys is forgiven. August 1, 2008
K. Johnson (Northern, VA)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I saw a couple of review where someone said please update the firmware and a later post of someone saying the modem drops all the time. Duh..because the firmware wasn't updated. I've done part of the work for you by posting the link: ftp://ftp.linksys.com/downloads/NA/firmware/WRT610N_1.00.00.17_20080625_fw.bin. Get this file and use a "wired" connection and not a wireless one when updating firmware. If you don't know how to, use the Easylink software or visit the support site. After you update the firmware the router hasn't dropped in the week I've had it which is awesome compared to my three year old Netgear WGT624 which dropped constantly to where I was finally so frustrated and bought this Linksys and I'm glad I did. I was getting consistently 2-3 Megabit connection when I'm supposed to have up to 6. I did a number of tests with my old one before switching to the new one. After updating to this router, my broadband speed jumped significantly. I am now getting 3-to over 6 Megabit averages depending n the distance to the test server and throughput spiking way above 6 now. One broadband test site I connected to a server in my state and I hit 9 Megabits average!
With its simultaneous 2.4 and 5 ghz, this router is future proof for the immediate and all the forth coming wireless devices that will run on 2.4 or 5 ghz. Additionally with its USB connection you can quickly setup a home network solution by connecting a external hard drive with reduced energy cost versus running a dedicated file server.
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