ASUS RT-N16 Wireless Router 802.11b/g/n up to 300Mbps DD-WRT Open Source support with USB Storage, Printer And Media Server ASUS RT-N16 Wireless Router 802.11b/g/n up to 300Mbps DD-WRT Open Source support with USB Storage, Printer And Media Server

Pros: Good interface
Stable
Fast Gigabit with 9k frame support
PPTP VPN support
Removable antenna
FTP support
WOL support*
* requires latest firmware update

Cons: Bright blue lights can be annoying at night.
Wi-Fi is limited up to N300
Firewall does not have "site blocked" error

Other Thoughts: I never thought it has been used for 2 years and it's still very good. More intuitive features added with latest firmware update: WOL. This feature I have been wanting for a while so I can turn on the local computer from my smartphone. Old school FTP support is also very good with many options. Removable antennas lets me to use 7dBi antennae for much better reception.
If you want a powerful router, this one is actually for you.

Pros: Great Price for an N router
Lots of power to cut though interference
Asus made a great UI, however I chose to put Tomato firmware on it, Lots more tools to play with

Cons: None so far

Pros: Works great with Tomato firmware.

Cons: None that I can think of.

Pros: Pretty easy UI & set-up. Speeds ideal for home networking. Runs pretty well if you are looking for a casual, low-maintenance router

Cons: Not good for gaming (consistently lags in games). Poor performance vs linksys E3000 which I had before. UPDATE THE FIRMWARE ASAP- It kept dropping my connection before I updated it. I could not get the cloud storage up and running, although I think it could be my flash drive.

Other Thoughts: Going to give ASUS another shot, I just ordered the RT-N56U. We'll see if that fares better

Manufacturer Response:

Dear gamer4life,

I am sorry you did not get your RT-N16 running well for you. If you are using wireless, please know that you may have to adjust the Wireless Settings to fit your environment. Please let me know if you have any problems with your RT-N56u. You can reach me at cl-jeremy@asus.com with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have.

Regards,
Jeremy
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: After Going through and testing about 10 different Routers I have finally found the perfect one! Gigabit Transfer Speeds are awesome! A few others tested wernt that great even though they were Gigabit. Wireless is Decent but Dont use it that much as there is an Access Point where most wireless devices connect too. The Stock Firmware is Nice But I have loaded DD-WRT and Router has been up without interuption since I bought it! Handles Easily 25 devices at once on my Cable connection!

Cons: For the price would had been nice of them to make an updated model with 5Ghz Wireless But only devices in my house are only 2.4Ghz so it does not matter for my use.

Other Thoughts: Would Buy Another if they ever got cheaper.

Still Waiting on My $10 rebate

Pros: Took the router out of the box, hooked up the ethernet cable, went to the device's website and turned off the wireless radio. BOOM works perfectly, connected to the internet via a cable modem. This router is overkill for the windows 7 computer, ink jet printer, dvd player, and 5 port gigabit switch (for upstairs computer also running 7 and blu-ray player) attached via wired connections.

Cons: Alot larger footprint than expected. Looks dated (kind of like what the prop manager of a sci-fi movie shot in the 80's might imagine a piece of computer related hardware from'13 to look like).

Other Thoughts: Bought locally to replace a failed unit from another manufacturer. Essentially needed a set it and forget it, last a few years, wired router for my older parents (pre-WWII era home has some kind of stucco style finish on first floor walls applied using a metal mesh that pretty much kills all wireless and cellular signals, who knows what other period correct substance was used as insulation). I don't plan on using the wireless at all , but didn't want the "how come the internet is slow" phone calls , so I needed a wired 10/100/1000 solution. Parents dont game and watching videos on youtube might be the extent of their internet use. They also stream movies via netflicks from their blu-ray player. Again this won't see hard core wired or wireless use. No torrents or huge downloads.

Pros: Nice web interface with the default firmware. I found mounting and sharing a thumb drive to be very easy, mounting a non-networked printer to be somewhat easy.

If you don't like the firmware, installing DD-WRT was hassle free for me.

Cons: While I liked the default firmware, it did give me problems after a while and forced me to reboot the device more often than I'd like.

I also run into an overheating problem during warm weather. There is no active cooling on device. I've read that installing a couple heat syncs that are more efficient than what's available will resolve the problem.

Other Thoughts: Overall, I'm happy with the device. With DD-WRT installed, I don't need to worry about the device very often. I haven't installed any plugins that would allow me to mount a USB drive, though that's now on my project list.

Pros: Looks nice

Cons: Device fails to pass DHCP, also doesn't broadcast SSID, reset procedure fails, tech support mad that I troubleshot ahead of them (including manual assignment of IP to test connectivity). Oh and also have to pay to have it replaced.

Great times for first ASUS networking product.

Pros: Asus's Firmware
Speed

Cons: Be nice If it was black?

Pros: Followed wire connections. Connected in 2 min.

Cons: None yet