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 - good while it lastedWorked fine for a week, was unstable for another week, and then failed completely. I set it up while wired and had no problems either wired or wireless until the second week. Rating:  - Difficult to set up and inconsistent with other routers made by LinksysFirst thing I have to say is that the network storage feature does not work at all. The first time you set it up it works and after that it's anybody's guess. I just forgot it is there and use it as I would any other wireless router. I have experience as a network administrator and had a hard time making it work the way I wanted to, and that is with the understanding of what every little switch featured on this thing does. I cannot imagine someone less knowledgeable dealing with these inconsistencies! The Setup wizard works well only when you follow every step literally. Even after using the setup wizard you should power cycle your modem/DSL and router to be able to see the internet. You will definitely need dual band wireless n adapters to get the best and speediest connection. Some of the default settings won't let you get the best connection if you have Linksys adapters, for example the "frame burst" setting on each band. Once everything is working right it is a great router and a very safe one, albeit some disconnects that happen once in a while, which apparently happen in all wireless connections. Linksys should not be faulted for that. Rating: - wrt600n featuresRouter works great for inhome access, better than previous A/B/G for range and speed. However the access restrictions features are buggy.. Tech support was helpful by admitted that there is no solution to my problem , which when any access restrictions are set, all VPN network access is also blocked ( this is home access to corporate networks). I'm still waiting for their websire or firmware update for a correction , last update was March 2008... If all features worked as advertised this would be great ... Rating: - Horrible purchaseI bought this as a replacement for the trusty old WRT64G router, but have been immensely disappointed by it. The web interface looks like it did 5 years ago - dated, clunky and no ajax. Whenever you save anything you need to wait 15-60 seconds. Context help is a joke and the setup assistant is best avoided. Latest firmware is from february and yet there are still numerous obvious bugs. DHCP reservations don't work - client computers aren't assigned the updated addresses. UPnP support seems scetchy (at least the PS3 doesn't detect it). Some settings seem only to take effect if you cut the power and reboot the router. From what I hear, the new WRN610N is much the same just in a neater looking box. Rating:  - Best of both worldsThis router allow me to run the wireless N and the older G protocols at the same time. The setup was pretty easy, although the setup CD did not run properly. One call to the Linksys help line got things working quickly. Now I can use the faster, more secure N system with my new laptop but still allow my older equipment to connect with the older protocol. No problems with any of the equipment, easy setup. Good value.
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