Buffalo Technology AirStation High Power N300 Gigabit Wireless Router & AP WZR-HP-G300NH (Black)

Manufacturer : BUFFALO Model : WZR-HP-G300NH ASIN : B0028ACYEK Price : 129.99$ Last Price : 57.01$(Discount 56.1427802138626% See Special Offers Product Description Buffalo Nfiniti WZR-HP-G300NH Wireless-N High Power Router WZR-HP-G300NH Routers & Gateways - Wireless Most Helpful Customer Reviews 73 of 75 people found the following review helpful: Excellent Router, Outstanding Range This review is from: Buffalo Technology AirStation High Power N300 Gigabit Wireless Router & AP WZR-HP-G300NH (Black) (Personal Computers) Pros: Excellent Range - even with existing Wireless G clients Gigabit ethernet ports Network Attached Storage VPN Endpoint Excellent web interface with help along the right column Our house is like a wireless black hole. We have tried multiple Wireless G routers and cannot get a strong signal throughout the house. If the router is in the center of the house, we usually get a 11 mbps connection from our Wireless G clients. If we put the router at one end of the house, we do not get a signal at the other corner. We don't live in a huge house by the way. With this router, we get a full strength signal through the house, regardless of whether it is placed in the center or in one corner. I assume it's due to high gain antennas plus the built-in power amplifier. The range of our Wireless-G network has been extended greatly without even having to upgrade our computers to Wireless-N adapters. Most Wireless-N routers transmit in the 100 mW range (e.g. Linksys WRT610N, D-Link DIR-825). This router transmits above 800 mW, close to the legal limit of 1000 mW. You can look up the transmit power of all routers on the FCC web site. Excellent product! Update on September 1, 2009: Buffalo has confirmed a bug in the router. It sometimes loses the ability to connect to wireless clients. It seems to happen to me once every 1-2 weeks. I have to reboot the router to correct. They assured me that the first firmware update will correct it. The significant speed and range improvement for me makes it worth dealing with this minor issue. Also, a positive review from Small Net Builder (formerly Tom's Hardware): [...] Update on October 29, 2009: Updated firmware (v1.65) is available on the Buffalo Technology website. My router is running it, and so far I have not seen any issues. 47 of 49 people found the following review helpful: Excellent Router. DD-WRT Firmware in a few months! This review is from: Buffalo Technology AirStation High Power N300 Gigabit Wireless Router & AP WZR-HP-G300NH (Black) (Personal Computers) I bought this router after considering EVERY other one on the market as of this review date regardless of price... Literally EVERY other router, from Linksys (610) to Netgear (3700) to D-link (855, 4500, 4300) to Belkin... I do NOT regret it for a second. Every other router seemed to have it's minuses and was more expensive than this one. After a small setup glitch with my comcast modem I've been up and running for weeks with a full signal everywhere in my 2-story house. I have the router in my basement and I still get a full signal on the opposite end of the house on the second floor. For (...) this was the best purchase I've made this year. On top of this with the newest (1.70) firmware everything seems to work very well and the news just keeps on getting better... Buffalo just announced last month that starting this summer all new firmware for all of their wireless routers will be based on the awesome DD-WRT firmware! This is an industry first that should not be overlooked. Buffalo tech just shot way up on my tech list of best brands. Here is a link to the press release: (...) The only complaint I have about the router is that it only supports drives with a fat, fat16 or fat32 filesystem... This sucks if you're downloading (or want to share) any files bigger than 4gb. Overall do NOT hesitate to purchase this router, you will not be disappointed. 30 of 31 people found the following review helpful: It's the best, but you need to be ready to work for it.    This review is from: Buffalo Technology AirStation High Power N300 Gigabit Wireless Router & AP WZR-HP-G300NH (Black) (Personal Computers) The product description, and the other reviews here, say a lot. But most of them seem to be missing a few points, which I think will be useful to anyone who is thinking of buying it, or who has already bought it. Most people will be able to use the standard firmware just fine. It's not a problem. DD-WRT, in my experience, wasn't all that great, but was easy to install. Installing Gargoyle massively improved my experience with this router, over either the default firmware OR DD-WRT. Google it, and be prepared to do a lot of digging on their forums. It's worth it, if you're tech-savvy enough. For those complaining that you aren't getting any benefits over your old G router: 1. Are you using Wireless N compatible cards in your computers and devices? If not, you won't get much of an improvement. 2. Is the router set to WEP encryption? If so, the whole network will drop back to a weird version of Wireless G. Use WPA2-PSK, and you'll notice an immediate doubling in speed. 3. What channel width are you broadcasting at? If you're using 10, you'll be getting G speeds and range. If you're using 20, you'll be getting 150-ish at most. If you're using 40, you'll get your full 300 and amazing range, no problem, unless your wireless card is capped at 150 (some are, check the specs). 4. Lastly, what channel are you on? If you're on a crowded channel (try using InSSIDer or NetworkStumbler), you'll want to change it. 6 is the default, but you may have better results on 1 or 11. If you can afford it, using a spectral analysis tool (MetaGeek's Wi-Spy tool is about $99) can help sort out interference in a crowded area, as microwaves, mice, and even LCD monitors can cause interference. Check into all of the above, and you'll likely fix a lot of your problems, and realize that this is a pretty beastly machine. It can also handle a ridiculous number of open connections, which is best showcased when running servers within the network, or using any type of torrent application (which, of course, you're just using to patch World of Warcraft or download totally legit files)--the previous wireless router (a Linksys) in this household would often make it to about 300kBps in torrents, then slowly drop for a few minutes, then ramp back up. With this router, it can quickly reach the max bandwidth allotted by my QOS settings (5MBps) and stay there. Also, there's the obvious stuff: You need a fast internet connection to get fast internet. If your connection is slow, or just bad, your router won't fix anything, or make it any faster. The router will only help with the network's stability and INTERNAL speed, which, while worth it, won't mean much more than shaving a couple of milliseconds off your ping (which is just fine for gaming) and keep your connection from dropping. If you know enough to care about your internal network speeds (home/business LAN servers, NAS, etc.), I don't really need to explain the benefits to you. My only complaint? I wish I could install my own antennas. It's a little odd, to me, that the highest-power model, with the most features, has hard-wired antennas. They work okay, especially after careful tweaking of their positions, but I'd really prefer to install my own. All the computers in a relatively large brick house with a lot of thick walls get great signal, and my brother's iPod managed to get a relatively good signal about a quarter of a mile away. This means you DEFINITELY want to secure your network, though (I mentioned WPA2-PSK, above). Most Recent Customer Reviews Horrible Packet Loss; Unstable Wifi The DD-WRT based firmware that ships with this router is wonderful, but incredibly unstable. I wouldn't be surprised if many consumers that don't understand networking... by Brandon M. Wardlaw Complete junk or a dud? Who knows. This review is for WZR-HP-G300NH2-that is version 2 hardware. As of this writing there is no updated firmware other than what it ships with. by William Frye Amazing router for the price I was unable to get this from Amazon because their delivery was too slow. I have and use this router. The firmware uses Buffalo's version of DD-WRT. by Enrique Romero Good Intentions, Crappy Hardware I purchased this device to replace an Apple Airport Express due the the immense capabilities of this particular Buffalo router with the DD-WRT firmware. by Karl H. 3 words! awesome, awesome, spectacular great router that does exactly what it says it can, i just have it as a basic setup and am running 3 hard lines (1 switch) and 3-5 wireless devices at any given time and a... by Antal Mak Wow! For the money this is one of the best routers I have ever seen. Installed it in a business with metal roof and studs. Still provided wonderful signal and speed. by Kennith W. Osborne Bad packet loss problem I bought this router to replace my dead Wireless G router. At first, I was very pleased with it. The range is quite amazing and the speed is pretty fast. by Ning Ye Great features, poor performance I purchased this router to replace my aged WRT54GL that I was running openwrt on. I figured that a product that used the ddwrt firmware by default was worth checking out and the... by Cole Tuininga Professional Product - really good. I used to have Cisco Wrouters, but this one it's even better. You can access an HD on your network if you have one to plug in the router. by rzimoez - Brasil Better with DD-WRT This router has all the features and is even better when upgraded to the latest Buffalo firmware version which is DD-WRT. by George

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