ASUS WL-500W MULTI-FUNCTION Wireless Router 802.11B/G Draft N Bit Torrent FTP Print Server USB

Cons: Was never able to get wireless N to work, and every firmware upgrade failed. Today I connected a USB hard drive, and the network share of the router showed up as "part0 on WL500g.Premium". I know WL500W and WL500gP are identical on the outside. The box says what I have is WL500W. Is this an honest mistake, or something else??? I am seeking a response from both newegg and the vendor.

Pros: Wireless G works.

Cons: None

Pros: Has yet to lose its connection with cable modem. My USRobotics had to be rebooted at least twice per week. Love the printer server function as we print from 3 laptops 2 and 3 floors away.

Cons: No gigabit LAN.

Pros: Great performace. Better range then any other wireless router i've used. Works with DD-WRT (including Draft-N support), and was easy to setup.

Cons: No gigabit ethernet. Not dual-band.

Pros: Works great with 3rd party firmware, and the manufacturer even promotes that fact on their web site. Slick looking design. Almost unlimited possibilities of what you can do with this box.

Cons: For a product designed to be on 24/7, I would expect to have a longer life than 20 months as I have never had a router die this quickly. Router began losing connection badly last month preventing any work on the net. The set up to use the USB ports is far from a beginner task... it sounds good on paper, but setting them up is too much of a pain.

Pros: The router worked really well.... while it was alive. I don't regret buying it... but (see cons)

Cons: uh... well.... nope... dont have any...

Pros: Great range, works well with the repeaters by the same company; easy setup, highly secure, flawless operation

Cons: It Can't Make Coffee

Pros: The router work as expected, I've had no problems whatsoever with 3 months of use so far.

Cons: It dead in short time right after the warranty expired and repair cost more than buy a new one. The quality control is pretty bad. I had a D-Link router before and it worked more than 5 years.

Pros: Works well when it alive. Print server function is very convenient.

Cons: Hangs occasionaly.

Pros: It works

Cons: Wireless was difficult to setup secuity.Wireless range not that good.Wireless would not transmit after 2 weeks.

Pros: none really

Cons: Very poor documentation.Interface has some translation errors into English. You can tell what it means, it just reads poorly.

Pros: Good range, strong signal.USB sharing feature is very useful.Big improvement over my G router.

Cons: Set up print server functionality EXACTLY as the instructions stated and I ended up with NO wireless connection to any of my 4 computers. Had to uninstall the printer drivers to reestablish wireless connection. Router does not recognize my FAT32 formatted external so the FTP function is useless. So the only functions I can use are NO different than any other wireless N router. I get intermittent connection losses but am unsure if at this point it is the router or DSL modem

Pros: 2 USB ports. Its a Wireless N. dd-wrt compatible

Cons: The instructions are garbage, and I mean TOTAL garbage, and googling up third party instructions proved useless. Apparently NOBODY can get this thing to stream a webcam over the internet. Not ONE reviewer here claims to have done that. Big deal, I can download files with my computer off, ooooo!!!YOU SHOULDN'T NEED TO BE AN EXPERT TO SET THIS UP. I've built about 100 computers in my lifetime, and I've set up 3 or 4 other routers, I'm a Professional registered Electrical Engineer (ie., I'm no dummy), and I understand the basics of router programming, but Asus will NEVER again get my business since they apparently now assume their customers are all knowing IT experts.For those who are happy with this router, from what I read you aren't using all the features. When you test and are able to get ALL the features to work WITHOUT resorting to replacing the firmware, THEN give it a 5 star rating. If you haven't tested it and got it to work, don't parrot the description by NewEgg.

Pros: Reliable router, fast transfers, USB port for hard drive sharing (works), printer sharing (didn't try) and supposedly webcam streaming. The webcam steaming hasn't worked for me. Nice looking box with orange lights. Didn't come DOA. Hasn't needed reboot, hasn't dropped connections, seems reliable as far as the features that actually work, but some don't or won't because either not enough information is provided in the pathetic manual or the thing simply doesn't do what it's advertised to do. There are lot's of reviews parroting the features from NewEgg's description, but not one who claims to have the webcam server working. Don't simply repeat the features. If you haven't used a feature, don't tout it as a "PRO" when you don't even know if it works.

Cons: 1. The flashing process is more involved than LINKSYS.2. No 5.2GHz

Pros: DD-WRT mega firmware compatible32MB RAM (This is 2x or 4x more than most )8MB FLASH (will fit DD-WRT mega firmware)802.11n

Cons: Wish it had esata port and gigabit Ethernet Then I would use it as a file server also :)Bricks Easily But unbricking this unit works.I used the pin 9 method others used different methods.(once I got dd-wrt on no more problems)

Pros: It works with dd-wrt, has two usb 2.0 ports and has run really solid for the last 8 months.

Cons: faulty adapter; dismal customer service; high price (don't forget to add the cost of buying the adapter replacement).

Pros: it works though nothing special.

Cons: -Drop WAN connection all the time, very hard to connect(My old wireless G was much better)-Router interface is not very friendly-Additional utilities are not stable-Only FAT32 supported which makes it almost useless-Very slow USB share stream signals even with wireless N at 270mbps-I had very bad experience with ASUS motherboard in the past few years(about 5 of them went dead after about 2 years). This was and will be the last ASUS product I would ever try.

Pros: -Strong long distance wireless N. That's about it.

Cons: Does not flash with DD-WRT without bricking at least 3/4 routers.It *is* listed as a supported device. It *does* work on maybe 1/4 routers attempted.

Pros: Great wireless strength, good hardware

Cons: You get what you pay for. Just opening the box, you can smell the cheap components used. Mine also failed within 2 weeks.

Pros: Good price for a router that has USB support

Cons: Worked for a short while. Did not seem to setup DNS correctly from my cable modem provider very reliably. Didn't trace any packets out, just decided to send it back. Seems to take a long time for my wired and wireless computers to get connected. The web interface screens look kinda half baked. I upgraded to the latest firmware but nothing helped.

Pros: Asus. Willing to try a wireless router brand I haven't before.