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Linksys AC3200 2600 Mbps 4-Port 10/100 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Router (WRT32X)
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$350.00
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I am really liking this router so far. Cisco powers most us businesses so I expect their consumer products to be pretty good as well. The wrt32x doesn't disappoint. Looks good,works fast and works well. Wireless performance could be better. Which is why I wouldn't give it 5/5. I find it odd that my phone rates other AP's higher than the one closest to me. That and the NIB price is about twice what I paid for it. All and all I am very pleased with this device and the price point I was able to get it at.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
The seller here on eBay was great, fast and professional make no mistake on that. The device on the other hand was horrific (no fault to the seller again seller was great) and a disgusting insult to the major names attached to it like Razer. Claiming open source ready, yet not supported by any existing open source firmware this device's firmware was based on not one but TWO no longer supported versions of OpenWRT. The user interface via the web browser is stripped down and pointless as the very few configurations you can make have no effect at all. This in the fact that if you have an in house DNS server it will not forward requests to it nor can you shut off DHCP in anyway. Configurations from the command line have about the same effect. On top of all of that it will periodically kick every device off the network with exception to anything connected to the LAN ports requiring a reboot every few hours. This has been, as I've found out through recent research, due to a yet un-patched bug in the stock firmware and the two subsequent updates as well meaning even if you roll back the automated updated firmware you're still screwed. Linksys support is no help either given that there are literally 2000 posts on their user forums, which they frequent under the guise of "being for the users", and yet SOMEHOW the issue still has not been resolved. Having called and dealt with tech support I was asked for various logs and explanations of what changes I had or had not made and asked to forward said logs to them and in the following days asked for several more logs where they began to point the finger at my devices MAC addresses (not the problem) and seemed totally unaware of the fact that the firmware is based on old outdated no longer supported code. For a company that claims to have been the first to actively support open source firmware they have a garbage way of showing it. Sad from the company whose initial firmware spawned the existence of DD-WRT and OpenWRT. Stay away from Belkin/Linksys and this overpriced paperweight. Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
While Linksys touts this and the WRT3200 as high-performance routers made for those demanding both speed and security; nothing could be further from the truth. While both the 32X and the 3200 will work directly out of the box; few will appreciate the Linksys provided arbitrary password. With a user interface about as friendly as a porcupine in your underpants; most will choose to leave it alone, or find a “professional” to set it up. Most professionals are going to balk at the thought of checking every setting rather than being able to restore from a service backup they’ve made of a good router. I was told three months ago that Linksys engineers were feverously working on a solution to this. When I recently asked on their website about progress; my question was “moderated;” meaning it was deleted without response. When I tried the online chat; I was told they couldn’t tell me how to word a question so that it would not be deleted; and suggested I call Customer Support. Apparently Customer Support is code for “I have no authority; nor do I really care about your issues.” Customer Support did connect me to an “engineer” they thought could help. Unfortunately; the engineer either couldn’t understand me; or didn’t really care. The two issues with this router that condemn it to the junk heap are a lack of backup for the user settings, and the total inability to block remote administration. Linksys seems to toe the line of; “this is a gaming router; and gamers only care about games, not routers, backups, or remote administration. According to the Linksys “engineer;” no one can remotely administer this router without knowing the password from the bottom of the router. All fine and dandy until you realize that anyone that can lift the router and remember a few numbers can log on from hundreds of feet away (it does have pretty good range). So for those that chose to get a professional to set the thing up; and change the password to something reasonable; that professional has the password. So; yes, you need the password to get into the router; but it’s by no means impossible as the Linksys “engineer” says it is. As for backups; the 3200 has the ability; but according to Linksys; there is “no need” for the 32X to be backed up as again; “it’s for gamers.” Questions; don’t expect Linksys to do much more than “moderate (delete)” your question from their website and send you an eMail letting you know that while your thoughts are deeply appreciated; they don’t want your publicly displayed concerns limiting their sales. I was told by the “engineer” that Linksys will not be adding a backup feature or a feature to block remote access as these would be feature ads and not bug fixes. This in contrast to what I was told three months ago. Who to believe? One final bit of advice. Don’t call their products “crap” as that is “blasphemous” language and the “engineer will threaten to hang up on you. That would just be a waste of 20 minutes waiting for them to pick up the phone if they did. So; if you don’t mind a router that; has in interface from 1977, no way to block intruders, no provision to save your hard work, and has been abandoned by it’s maker who really doesn’t understand what they’re making or care about your concerns and can hang up on you for calling their product crap; grab one. Just don’t expect them to care when you point out the problems. Read full review
Verified purchase: No
Having issues getting a working version of DD-WRT on this thing. The LinkSys GUI on this thing is horribly lacking features and settings compared to my lightning fried WRT-1900AC. (RIP old friend). But the hardware itself is solid looks identical to the WRT-1900AC. UPDATE: Can't get DD-WRT wireless to work on this thing. Checked reviews and everyone HATES this piece of junk. Linksys GUI on this thing is worthless about ready to junk this thing. I should have just got a WRT-1900AC so much for saving $50 when I have this $100 paper weight, NO FAULT of the seller.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
This router is loaded with firmware problems and linksys has no idea how to fix it. Customer support was a joke and hard to understand..... i speak english only..... and had no idea how to get it resolved. You will spend most of your time resetting and downloading updates that don't work. Trust me if you read this review and buy one anyway your going to be sad. Save yourself a little money and grab the Asus or something similar. Good note the antenna make good coffee stirrers and the box it came in is nice. Maybe you can find a way to unplug a toilet or something with it, i dont know.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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