ASUS WL-520GU Wireless Router 802.11B/G Up to 125MBPS 4PT 10/100 W/ USB Print Server

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Following advice of other reviews, I installed Tomato USB mod as the first thing when I unpacked it. Very stable. DD-WRT tends to drop/reconnect connections frequently on this router. (~10 minute interval)

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As well known, there is much sigal reduction when it is Served as wireless client mode in a house. it will be 2/3 reduction of signaling (6mbps) by conncetion to laptop in a wireless client mode as compare to directly wireless connection (17mbps) by laptop. It would be advantage as wireless bridge to connect many devices.

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I've run both tomato and dd-wrt on this router without any problems.

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Wasted 4 hours trying to get it to work. Kept on getting IP is not correct no matter how many times I restart the router, cable modem and PC. Sounds like many others experienced SAME problem. This is 7th or 8th wireless router I set up and the WORST ever.

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This is a very good router for the money. The bonus to this router is that it includes a USB print server. The ASUS firmware seemed to be a very simple to use but on the other hand, lacking in features. Honestly though, I didn't even bother with it because I had planned to flash it with DD-WRT all along, which was a very simple process, and now it's running awesome.

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Once it's working, it is a terrific product. I wouldn't expect anything less coming from ASUS but they could have made the process alot easier if they would have just paid the guy who created TOMATO and ship the product with the firmware instead.

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i tried flashing to dd-wrt and tomato when i first got it but was unsecsufel

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I'll never buy another product with anything other than an "instant" rebate. I don't need any more STUPIDMFN TELEMARKETERS calling me!!!

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Had I felt a bit more comfortable with DD-WRT, I could have went with the ASUS WL-520gC for about half the price since you only need the micro build of DD-WRT for client bridge.

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I bought two units and am using them as a wireless Ethernet bridge. Flashed both to Tomato. A bridge allows you to have a hardwire connection to the remote unit that essentially looks like plugging into the router. Buying two of these was the same cost as buying a proprietary wireless adapter for a Blu-ray/Netflix player, but provides a lot more capability, such as connecting other boxes or extending a wireless network.

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Check the printer compatability list CAREFULLY. If your printer isn't on it, don't hold your breath. With the factory firmware, it detected my Brother MFC-8220 just fine, but pages printed have black bands across them. Would not detect ANY USB disc I plugged in - flash drive or regular hard drive.Tomato allowed me to use the USB interface for hard drives and the print function works great, but the multi-function features are not natively supported. I'm still trying the DD-WRT route, but that's not working for the scan functions yet either.As a network interface, this thing works great. If you're planning to plug anything into the USB port, do your homework first. I've seen people write reviews that say their printer works with it, right out of the box. Good for them.

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Everything should work out of the box, I was prepared to do the upgrades after reading reviews, but the more I read about flashing the firmware the scarier it sounded. After more than an hour of reading and prepping I took the plunge and had my network running again in about 20 minutes. You'll get a nice shot of adrenaline, when you flash the frimware for the first time while wondering if you just made a brick. But now I have tomato with USB print server!

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I bought this on boxing day for $25.99 (after $10 mail-in rebate). Once unboxed, I loaded up Tomato firmware and its been running great ever since. I stream video files onto my TV (connected to my laptop) in the living room and I used to get a lot of internet slow-downs when playing games or browsing the web in another room. Now with this new router and Tomato, it seems there is less lag with other web browsing when I am streaming video. Definitely recommend this product and flashing with Tomato. Also, if you have time, look up how to set up QoS if you have multiple streams going and want to ensure your internet browsing is not affected.

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Replaced this unit with another Asus which was DOA. No more Asus for me!

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newegg was good to me, now just waiting on the replacment

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Purchased to replace an aging WRT54GL. The price is unbeatable when it goes on sale. The cheapest DD-WRT capable router there is with 4mb of flash and 16mb ram. Handles over 2k connections once hacked. Print server works fine, even with 2 printers on a powered USB hub. Firmware restoration mode makes this router almost brick free unlike the linksys.File sharing works straight out of the box and works with DD-WRT. However the 200mhz processor is not fast enough to transmit USB data faster than 1mb/sec, a lot slower than that most of the time.DLNA media server works with a little tweaking in DD-WRT but because of the less than 1mb/sec usb limit only lower quality xvid/divx and music can be streamed. No hope for 720p or 1080p.Highly recommend this router for someone who wants advanced control over their personal network or a linux device to tweak without spending a lot of money.

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Don't update the factory shipped software. It will give you more problems if you intend to use another type of firmware.

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Bought a DDWRT capable router, just in case the original firmware sucked, but haven't had to go down that road yet.