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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 2 years
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 2 years
Pros: * For the sale price I paid, this N based router has been a great upgrade for a G based router.
* Connect at up to 300 Mbs when irritating your neighbors by hogging half the 2.4Ghz band with 40Mhz channels. 144Mbs if you wish to be nice.
* WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) which is an enhancement from Buffalo's homegrown AOSS worked wonderfully. Allows for transfering your long Passkey to your N based device without typing.
* It has 32MB of SDRAM which means plenty of room for third party firmware/applications.
* A decent administration web interface
* Comes with a coffee shop mode which disallows each connecting point from having access to each other (ie they can only talk to the internet)
* A switch on the router will transform it into an AP giving you five ethernet LAN ports instead of four LAN + a WAN.
* Support for auto channel selection chooses the least cluttered channel.
Cons: * No 5 GHz support -- so you must something in the 2.4Ghz band which is a cluttered band
* All the ethernet ports are 100Base-TX instead of 1000Base-T. A shame since the wireless can actually push more data than the wired ports.
* Both antennas are internal only with no port for attaching an external antenna. This reduces range.
* No site survey mode to determine your best choice of channels.
Other Thoughts: It was very easy to load recent version of DD-WRT to make this a full featured router complete with WDS (wireless distribution system -- ie access points that don't need to be connected via Ethernet) and OpenVPN support.
One downside of this easy upgrade is that DD-WRT does not enable the WPS button (the developers declared it reduces security -- which is true as a hacker could jump in right when you pressed the buttons and grab the key -- but ease of use is a serious benefit to non-techies who are more likely to disable security)
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Works GREAT as a wireless bridge
Reviewed By: phundad on 11/19/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: The router flashed easily with DD-WRT firmware. This makes it capable of being setup as a Wireless Repeater Bridge. It's working excellent for me and I have 5 wired Lan ports available from it.
Cons: Doesn't work as a Wireless Client Bridge but I really don't see this as much of a problem.
Other Thoughts: Don't waste your time trying to set it up in Wireless Client Bridge mode like I did. Once I tried the Wireless Repeater Bridge mode it setup quite easily. Just follow the "how to" article from DD-WRT.
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Limited range
Reviewed By: neuroman on 11/16/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Small and stylish. Wireless N. Kind of DD WRT compatible. Runs cool - no overheating.
Cons: Very limited range on both G and N. Performance issues with DD WRT.
Other Thoughts: This is a Ralink based router and yes you can flash with DD WRT BUT... There are performance issues with it. There are several reports about problems streaming video, mostly with flashed routers. In addition, as many have stated this router will NOT work as a wireless bridge and it is not WDS compatible. In addition, once your router is flashed with DD WRT it irreversible, there's no way to go back to the stock firmware. I am using it as a wired bridge with DD WRT with a powerline linksys adapter and works like a charm with a WRT54GS flashed with DD WRT. Tried to use it as my main router but the range was ridiculous, although I have to admit I did not try the stock firmware. There are several webpages showing how to do an antenna mod that apparently increases the range but you can kiss your warranty good bye after something like that.
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Model
Brand
BUFFALO
Model
WHR-G300N
Spec
Standards
IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0
Security
WPA2, WPA-PSK (AES, TKIP), 128/64-bit WEP
WPA/WPA2
WPA2
Ports
1 x 10/100M WAN; 4 x 10/100M LAN
Wireless Data Rates
Up to 300Mbps
Interface
Ethernet Port
Power Input
External AC100-240V Universal, 50/60Hz
Wireless Adapter included
No
System Requirements
Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows XP, Windows 2000
Dimensions
5.5" x 5.0" x 1.0"
Weight
7 oz.
Features
Features
Wi-Fi Certified to insure compatibility with other certified devices Push-button setup with AirStation One-Touch Secure System (AOSS) Simple Web Browser configuration, no drivers needed Includes external switch to change between router and access point modes Supports QoS - WMM Wi-Fi Mulitmedia
Reviewed By: KelleyCook on 11/19/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
