Thought on Netgear WNR854T Gigabit N Router

Hi,
Curious on the user experience with the Netgear Gigabit Wireless N router. I'm leaning towards this router and I would like to know what you think about it.

I would avoid netgear products. I have used three new ones in the past 6 months and they all have one issue that is a deal breaker for me.
Their firewalls block ports 5190, 5220, 5222, etc.
These are essential iChat ports.
When I called and spoke with their customer service he told me what I wanted to do - have my computer, my brother, and my girlfriend on iChat - was a pro feature of the router. That to open ports for more than one internal IP was something that couldn't be done.
I personally really like Buffalo products if you like setting up things and having as much control as possible.
For 802.11N I went with Belkin's N1. I went through 5 routers in 7 days when trying to replace my old D-Link. I am very picky about my network products and extremely abusive in terms of bandwidth.
The Belkin N1 has been pushing an 8mbps connection to 4 wired devices and up to 8 wireless devices with mixed 802.11b/g/n simultaneously. This same use crashes most D-Link routers I've tried as well as EVERY Netgear router I tried in that week. The Belkin N1 has never crashed even when running heavy usenet and bit torrent, internal file sharing servers over obscure ports as well as general use. Highly recommended.

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webdevii wrote:
.. Netgear AC6300 N1750 Wireless Router, is this a Verizon FiOS Friendly Router? ... looking to upgrade to the new AC6300 by Netgear ... Netgear claims it is fully compatible with Verizon FiOS ...
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For the past 8 years, I have been using a linksys router. Every night, I shutdown everything including the router and the internet modem. The next morning I would re-start everything and the printer would automatically reconnect through the router. I finally replaced the dinosaur of a router with a netgeat wnr 2500 wifi router. Now when I shut down the router, I have to recreate the connection. I have used both the manual method and the WPS method, and neither has held. I have also had occasional problems with the connection being lost or being difficult to make. I would appreciate any suggestions.
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Hey @iwilder,
I understand that since hooking up your new Netgear router your HP Photosmart Premium Fax e-All-in-One C410a Printer fails to automatically reconnect to your network each morning as you disconnect all of your devices from power each night. However, your printer was able to automatically reconnect to your original Linksys router each day. Because your printer does work fine once the wifi setup is run we know that the wireless card in your printer is functioning properly. I do believe that this issue is due to a setting conflict with the new Netgear router. I'm going to run you through some steps below to resolve this issue for you.
Step 1: Connectivity:
When you plug in all your devices in the morning, ensure that you plug your router in first. Once the router is on and functioning, plug your printer in. If the printer is plugged in prematurely, your network connection wont be active on the router and will cause your printer not to automatically reconnect to your network. Therefore, this may just be a case of not allotting enough time for your router to power on before plugging in your HP Photosmart.
Step 2: Check Router Settings:
Certain settings on your router may cause your printer not to automatically reconnect. This doesn't meant that anything is 'wrong' with your router. It may just be that your router is doing its job too well and is not allowing your printer to automatically reconnect to the network as the printer is being seen as a 'threat'. To resolve this can I please have you ensure that the following ports are opened on your router and that the following settings are adjusted. If you're not sure how to adjust these settings on your own you may need to have Netgear support walk you through this.
Incoming (UDP) Ports to Open:
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Please respond to this post with the result of your troubleshooting. I look forward to hearing from you!
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Hi all,
I have a wired network using a Netgear Modem and have recently decided to implement a wireless hotspot for users to connect via their wireless laptops etc.
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Hi gv,
Here is the ipconfig /all from the wireless laptop :-
C:\Users\Laptop>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Laptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mshome.net
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Connection
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.137.157(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 09 June 2010 08:19:13 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 16 June 2010 08:24:14 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::2179:a9d2:c768:2fb7%11
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DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.137.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 268444255
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00
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Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168/8111 Family PCI
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DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
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DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
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DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
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DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
C:\Users\Laptop>
Hope you can figure out what I'm doing wrong or missing.
Thanks
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Some issues I can answer:
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