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

Cons: This router is a piece of junk. The automatic detection and setup do not work. It kept saying that dynamic IP address was not configured properly however it could not configure it. So I manually configured it and finally got it to connect to the internet and print. However 5 minutes later it all of a sudden said that dynamic IP Address could not be configured. I never got it working again. I spent 3 hours working on this. I have configured many wireless routers and have never had this much trouble. I am requesting an RMA.

Pros: None

Cons: None so for.

Pros: This router with DD-WRT installed is like a fine work of art. Not to mention the speed and ease it takes to get this work of art. East setup and very powerful for not much money!

Cons: I BOUGHT THIS FOR THE PRINT SERVER FUNCTION IN WIN 7. THE PRINT SERVER FUNCTION ONLY WORKS WITH MY HP PRINTERS. NOT VERY GOOD INSTRUCTIONS TO SET UP PRINT SERVER. I HAVE AN OLD US ROBOTICS WIRELESS ROUTER AND PRINT SERVER WHICH HAS DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND WORKS WITH ANY PRINTER I PLUG INTO IT.

Pros: WIRELESS ROUTER WORKS FINE.

Cons: none that I see

Pros: EASY AS PIE! Saves original software you can revert to after flashing with updates or second party software.

Cons: Wireless range is not the greatest, my old WRT54G was actually a bit wider, even after adjusting the transmission power from default 70 up to 165 on the ASUS. Possibly because it has only one antenna?Mail in rebates are a pain to me, but ASUS makes it easy by contracting to a third party that allows for an expedited delivery of a debit card - I have NEVER not received a rebate through ASUS with any of the 4 past products I've purchased from them.Small plastic form factor doesn't seem that sturdy and it does get warm, so definitely don't sit something on top of it.

Pros: DD-WRT capable for the newest xbox version (DD-WRT v24-sp2 std-nokaid - build 13064), and not too difficult to flash from stock firmware. Ran 3 xbox's with open NAT no problem - you must set xbox to automatic settings, and then use the router (services tab) to create a DHCP lease manually for each mac address of the xbox's, then enable UPNP on the NAT/QoS tab.No need for frequent reboots due to locking up from lack of RAM/CPU yet, though I would imagine print server would strain these resources more.QoS is the entire reason I upgraded because of the resources it consumes. Now I can download, remote desktop, game, etc. without any lag on various items (can prioritize by ethernet jack number, mac address, TCP/IP port, etc.) WPA2 personal running fine through wireless and no trouble connecting several devices at a time: my home has several ipods and notebooks.ASUS is my favorite computing brand, I have two monitors and a motherboard that were all cheap yet top quality.

Cons:None so far

Pros:Great HardwareEasy to flash

Cons: buggy usb 2.0 using dd-wrt. Not really many cons for the price you're paying.

Pros: Cheap, supports open source firmware, USB port, small, decent looking.

Cons: None... ok it doesn't stand vertically.

Pros: Cheap, small and runs cool.

Cons: For some reason at this point even the Asus_mini would not resolve a WAN IP. I switched the modem to my Dlink wr-1310 (replaced as wireless needs to be reset everyday), and resolved a WAN IP fairly quickly. I copied the MAC address down, and plugged it into the Asus_mini build. Worked like a charm. Pushed the router up to tomato, and did the same thing. Sure enough works fine. Decided to drop it back to the firmware it shipped with Asus 3.0.0.8, and see if I could make it work. Initially the it made a connection, and I thought I had it, but it quickly popped up telling me that Either my Dynamic, or static setup was wrong. How it would think my Dynamic setup is wrong is beyond me. I switched to static and put in the IP, Mask, Gateway, and DNS entries from my Dlink router, and everything worked fine. It is verified stable (at least till Comcast gives my IP to someone else). I will play with it some more to see if I can isolate the comcast issue better.

Pros: Opened the box yesterday and started playing with my new router. Right off the bat I had issues with WAN connectivity to COMCAST. It did recognize my printer and fax though. I played with it for a few minutes (release/renew, Modem Reset, etc.)before digging into the process of pushing it up to Tomato(Teddy Mod. std.). Using the bundled Utility I sucessfully pushed the router to DD-WRT_asus_mini. After reseting my Modem (Dlink), I was able to obtain a WAN IP address from comcast. I tested the internet, and since everything was working fine, I pushed it up to Tomato using the upgrade tool in DD-WRT. No matter what I did, I could not get a WAN IP to resolve (It did recognize my printer though). Deciding that DD-WRT might work better, I flashed up to the standard image with USB support. Still no dice on the WAN IP. At this point I decided to fall back to the asus_mini flavor, as it had worked previously and go from there.

Cons: Not wireless N and stock firmware doesn't allow USB port to be used to connect storage but I knew about those when I bought it so not really cons.

Pros: Good (not fantastic) wireless range, runs 3rd party firmware like dd-wrt and tomato.

Cons: Lousy as is. Firmware is a joke. Support site is a joke. Print server functionality very limited.

Pros: Will work fine as a router if you flash it with Tomato / DD-WRT.

Cons: Until you get Tomato or DD-WRT or something other than the original firmware on there the device is not nearly as capable as it can be. Loading firmware can be daunting for some, although there are a variety of web resources available that I had no problem following. This is why 4 eggs and not 5. Really I'd give it 4.5 if I could.

Pros: With $10 rebate the price on this can't is hard to beat for a general purpose wireless router. Loaded up with Tomato it has more features than you can shake a stick at.

Cons: N/A

Pros: Sleek looking, nice visual appearance. Ability to use Tomato / DD-WRT

Cons: Takes awhile for a non-wireless network guy like me to figure out how to update the firmware. Remember, to launch as "Admin" if you are using Vista - then you can upgrade from the ASUS software the easy way.

Pros: STABLE!!!Runs DD-WRT/TomatoUSB turns an external drive (or even a flash drive) into a nice little NAS

Cons: Couldn't connect to my comcast service and emailed to ASUS customer service, haven't received any reply yet

Pros: Haven't find out yet

Cons: The boot-up time on this box is a bit long, at least running the Tomato firmware. There is no indication that the box is not ready for a connection (i.e. blinking lights, or different color lights), yet it could take over a minute before you can establish a connection to it. It caused a couple of instances of creative swearing when I though I had somehow bricked the unit by changing some of the IP settings.

Pros: I have to disagree with other users that say that flashing the device to DD-WRT or tomato is complicated. I went from pulling the device out of the box to configuring the device with Tomato in about 10 min. Currently I am using the device as a NAS server and client router via wireless bridge running the latest Tomato TeddyBear mod, which enables USB 2.0, recognizes NTFS, and automounts any storage plugged into the USB port. I tested first with a 4 GB flash drive, and it was available to my network. I next connected my 1 TB backup drive with the same results. Connection speed is fast enough for my TVersity server to pull moives off the drive and serve it back to my uPNP box. Mind you both of these moves would be across the wireless link. All in all, its a very versatile and easily configurable unit, as long as you have a good sense of what needs to happen on a network, wireless or not.

Cons: Comcast and the router. I read all the reviews and laughed at the users complaints about issues with Comcast. Routers are simple enough Static, PPoE, or Dynamic, and the ISP shouldnt' matter. But I also cannot get this to work with Comcast, and I realize it doesn't make sense, perhaps it is Comcast's preferred modems. I tried literally a half dozen other routers with my ISP and they all worked, yet I could not get this one to work properly. I could get this to work as expected when I used it with non-Comcast ISPs.

Pros: The features and most of the reviews made this router look like it had nice features in a basic G router.

Cons:One antenna maybe

Pros:Easy setupNice lookingCan flash to DD-WRT or Tomato firmware and use MLPPP!USB port

Cons: I didn't buy 2 of these before I got a WRT54G2S first (nothing against the Linksys router... its fine with DD-WRT... just wish I saved a few bucks)

Pros: If you can follow instructions installing DD-WRT USB Micro is a snap. p910nd printer daemon took a little more to get going but not hard at all. now I have a nifty wireless bridge and usb print server for under 40 bucks (got it open box with no problems) great for my desktop PC with linux installed and the modem in another room (apartment complex so running wires thought the wall is not a option, got sick of trying to get my linksys USB dongle to work correctly with Ubuntu) also have it as a cheap alternative to a Xbox360 Wireless adapter... Took care of three of my problems with one device and a little bit of work.currently running Firmware: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (07/22/09) mini-usb on it as a bridge connecting to a Linksys WRT54G2S running Firmware: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (10/10/09) micro. No problems with running the print server while also running as a bridge.

Cons: Despite having a 240mhz processor, it is slower than your typical 200mhz broadcom found in WRT54GLs. From what I understand it is sort of a "budget all in one chipset" for cheaper routers on the market.

Pros: Runs DD-WRT/Tomato

Cons: None

Pros: Works great with a desktop, two laptops a Wii and 360 running at same time. Hasnt gone down in the year of owning it.

Cons: I will start by saying that while i know a lot about computer hardware i know very little about wireless networking. I bought this because many people said that it was very easy to setup in a "bridge" mode and would be cheaper and better than buying a samsung wireless dongle for my new TV. After screwing with it for several hours i came to the conclusion that unless you know a lot about wireless networking you will not have a prayer of setting this up as suggested. Now it is just sitting in the box. Also, when you go to the download page for the dd-wrt firmware many talk about, and then read about how easy it is to turn your router into a "brick" by flashing this software, you may become very reluctant to flash it.

Pros: Don't know--got so frustrated trying to set this up in the "bridge Mode" that i just ran a cat5 cable from my main wireless router and hard wired my TV

Cons: No option to turn off UPNP and it is on by default = huge security hole. They should specify if they do not support certain printers (ie, host based/GDI) or specifically tell the user in the specifications to check their compatibility charts (with link) if they do not offer a robustly compatible solution. My HP Laserjet 1000 did not work.Also, there is no uninstall option for the printing software put on your machine after the printer install program is run.

Pros: Works fine for routing. Allows fairly detailed setup.

Cons: For some reason, whenever I even play just 1 DirectX 7 game (AoE II: The Conquerors), the router would stop accepting incoming client connections to my Teamspeak 3 Server. Only a reboot can remedy this. It loses one egg as this is a very significant issue for me.Also, it would be nice if the firmware supports NTFS, but it's no big deal, I can't use the printer and the NAS feature at the same time anyway, so no egg taken for this.

Pros: Rock solid with tomato firmware. Easy to install, I didn't really have any problem putting tomato on it. Follow all the general instructions on the internet and you should be fine. Print server also works as expected making it very convenient for me to print wirelessly. Make sure you use the router's IP address at port 9100 raw when you set up the network port.

Cons:mail in rebate

Pros:Cheap, looks nice, fast (AP only, no routing), USB port