Linksys WRT150N Wireless N Home Router with 4-Port Switch Mimo
The Linksys WRT150N Wireless-N Home Router lets you share a high-speed Internet connection and reach large areas of the home or office. The Home Router uses MIMO radio technology with multiple radios to create a robust signal that travels up to 3 times farther than Wireless-G. Unlike ordinary wireless networking technologies that are confused by signal reflections, MIMO actually uses these reflections to reduce dead spots in the wireless coverage area. With Wireless-N, the farther away you are, the more speed advantage you get. Delivering faster speeds at up to 9 times faster and 3 times the range of Wireless-G. Wireless-N is the next generation of wireless with advanced radio technology that increases speed with coverage & virtually eliminates dead spots.
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Linksys WRT150N Wireless N Home Router with 4-Port Switch Mimo Reviews
Wait. Click Broadcom. I checked our daughter's laptop and it worked fine for the first time since we got the router. Click Linksys.
Next, you need to install the firmware. You can only do it with Internet Explorer because for some reason all other browsers are unstable. 5. But now you should have your brand new smokin' router.
1. You should reset to factory settings again using the method above. Just reset all your old settings and you are done. Unplug the router. Now first, why do you need DD-WRT. Hold down the RED reset button on the back of the router using a pencil or pen for 10 seconds. Then I found a review referencing DD-WRT.
And I am a Computer Science graduate student finished with my PhD coursework. Next, you need to reset the router to factory settings. However I don't think most people should have issues. This will erase all your settings so take screen shots of them if you need them. 3. 3.
Click v24. However, then I went to Hulu to test the download speed and was blown away. It is a firmware upgrade to your router that was created by an opensource group called, as you may have guessed, DD-WRT. It now ran as fast wirelessly as it once did only when directly connected by ethernet.
Click Downloads. After some hesitation, I tried it and it worked. The power light should start blinking then stop after a while. You will probably be taken to the DD-WRT screen. Using INTERTNET EXPLORER, go to 192.168.1.1.
If you run into any issues go to the WRT main site, click on Community, then Wiki. 4. 6. One note: I had to change the router name through the wired connection. This upgrade is available only through their website, not through Linksys. >> How to Install DD-WRT. 4.
Because it transforms this router from a piece of junk into a high-performance wireless machine capable of almost seamlessly streaming high-definition video and high-speed Internet games. Go to the DD-WRT main site (google "DD-WRT"). But after that, I was able to administrate wirelessly. 7. I can't imagine how intimidating the installation procedure must look to the average computer user.
8. First, you need to download the firmware file for the WRT150N (this router). 2. It is a little harder to find than your average download:. So I wanted to lay out the steps for this specific router so that people can reference it here on Amazon without having to waste their time browsing through documentation. Otherwise, just reset them manually like you did when you first set up the router. You can now access and administrate the router wirelessly (it will be called 'dd-wrt' by default instead of 'linksys'). In reality, learning how to install this firmware took quite a bit more time than I felt it should have.
The DD-WRT had turned our once-modest router into a freaking hulk. 5. The interface for DD-WRT is very similar to the one used by Linksys with almost all the same menu names. Our daughter's Powerbook constantly got dropped from it, causing her to have restart her wireless connection several times a day. Save it.
1. Click WRT150N_v1.1 (you should check the bottom of your router to make sure you have 1.1; you probably do). Plug it back in and wait until it is fully powered on. The username is blank and the password is 'admin'. An important difference though is that now the USERNAME is 'root' (the password is still 'admin'). 3. It constantly disconnected us and was just a lot slower than we had expected a Wireless-N router to be.
2. Click dd-wrt.v24_mini_generic.bin (you want the "mini" and "generic" v24). Browse and open the firmware file you downloaded earlier. Go to Administration > Firmware Upgrade. Connect to your router directly with an ethernet cable and turn off your wireless connection on your computer.
Also, you should only do it through an ethernet connection because you could ruin your router if you use the unstable wireless connection:. Now in my story above, I abbreviated the installation process. Frustrated, I looked up these Amazon reviews to see if there was something I missed. We had this router for about 2 months and were terribly frustrated with it. 1.
Many of you have probably seen references to DD-WRT in other reviews and wonder what it is. 2. >> Motivation.
I even changed my cordless phones to the new DECT 6.0 technology to eliminate that potential interference but signal wasn't any better. For my first experience with wi-fi to go with my new laptop, I chose a Linksys N router WRT150N from Wal-Mart for $79. Easy setup but was disappointed in the range and reliability of the signal. Unit arrived with a burned out front panel lamp and had a security password placed on it (supposed to come out of the box unsecured) A call to Belkin support quickly removed the password and security and Amazon exchanged the unit free of charge for one with a working panel lamp.
Frustrated, I bought a Belkin N router F5D8233-4 for $59 from Amazon.
Not sure range is any different but a reliable signal was my first priority and I now have it.
Belkin was cheaper and better.
The Belkin signal is always there and very reliable.
Even two feet away the wireless signal was not often available and I had to go with a wired connection.
Nicer looking than the Linksys also.
I love this unit.
It may be better to have a router with removable antennae or else create relays by reconfiguring routers. Something to keep in mind if you are planning out your network. Easy setup. I can get the signal to travel vertically down 2 floors, but cannot get it to travel 30 feet to the front of the house on the same floor. This has been one of the easiest routers to set up and work with. No problems if you want to configure game traffic to specific ports and setup gaming servers. My issue with it is its signal output. But don't get me wrong, this device does work well.
Access point is on one side of the house and cannot be moved. I just wish the antennae were removable so I could put a booster on. The house I have is an old colonial (135 yrs old)brick and plaster, lots of doors and hallways, three floors. Regardless of playing with the built in antenna (big problem for this little routeryep.not removable), I can't get signal to the other side of the house.
I have to reboot this thing almost daily. I have been a Linksys user for several years. starting out at 270 Mbps and will drop to 1 Mbps, float around 1 and 50 but never re-establish itself completely. Well the old G did not act up near as much as this router does. It either will not connect (set IP address) or the speed is all over the board.
Update - 10/19/08 - well once I tried many different frequencies, I finally found one that has very little interference from surrounding wireless phones, etc. I am truly disgusted with the Linksys product. I was happy with that setup but the router was getting old and starting to act up a bit. It has the latest firmware.
nothing seems to impact its reliability one way or the other. The signal has become stable and I do not lose connection like I did. I had a G router with remote hi-gain antennas prior to this router. I have tried running it with no encryption, WPA2 personal, WEP. So I decided to upgrade to this N router and N adapter for my HP notebook.
With that said, I am still disappointed in the range of this draft-N product (compared to what I had before) but now that the signal has stabilized, I am satisfied enough to not throw it out the window (how's that for a product satisfaction statement).
Will b adding more to my network. My kids are using their DS Lites with it and enjoy having competition around the world. I like this product a lot. I have a MAC and enjoy using it.
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