Suggested replacement?

[NatRay]

Originally Posted by y0himba

the 'honeymoon' for the wndr3700 series has been over for a while. It is time for a divorce.

rotflmao :d

[madhatter]

I thought my wndr3700 V1 bit the dust two weeks ago. I was trying to add a Logitech Revue to my network, and the Revue would not authenticate with the Logitech site. I'm pretty sure there was a problem at Logitech. But that's beside the point. I started troubleshooting my problem with the Revue and found that my 3700 wasn't passing out IP addresses. My computers didn't have internet access, but appeared to be connected. Also, I couldn't access the router setup page. Odd...

So, I did a 30 second reset and connected the router directly to a laptop. Now I was able to access the setup screen, but that was it. plugging the router back into the network and I got nothing.

I did this a couple times, and even re-uploaded the firmware (.16). Tried restoring settings from a configuration backup... Nothing...

This time I disconnected the power cable from the router for 15-20 minutes and when I returned I pressed the reset button before plugging the power cord back in. I then plugged the cord in and pressed reset for about 45 seconds, accessed the routerlogin page, downgraded to .07 FW, unplugged the poser cable, did a reset as just prior, came back up in .07, upgraded to .16 and it's been working fine ever since. Naturally I had to reapply all my settings manually, but I was HAPPY to have old Betsy back.

Like you, I was wondering what to replace her with, and just couldn't find anything that seems better than the 3700 V1 at this time.

[y0himba]

The Asus RT-N56u is up and running, So far, WHOA. Speed. I went up 3mb at speedtest.net, I am now able to stream 1080 video throughout my house. The 5GHz network finally shows up, and it has built in SMB, Network Share, FTP and DLNA servers. I can connect directly to the FTP if I want to.

The GUI is amazingly clear and easy to use with enough advanced settings. UPNP worked, and I am able to see my Plex server from remote again.

Firmware update was fast, simple, and I did not lose ANY settings, and it added a ton of extra useability.

So far, this thing whips the WNDR3700's butt. Not to mention it is sexy and about half the size.

This is what I have been missing? Holy crap.

[Chuck_s]

My daughter's 3400 wireless appears to be dying. Since she's in Bloomington IN and I'm in Cleveland OH there's no way I can walk her thru a setup or troubleshoot anything. We did verify she's on a channel none of her dozen neighbors are using.

The wireless performance of my 3700 is fine with PCs but I had to run CAT6 cable to my new Samsung TV and BluRay players as they would not reliably stream things like NetFlix or 3D movies via wireless. Only 50' of cable needed and line of sight is closer to 35'.

I have an Asus RT-N56u arriving at my office today and I'll see how it performs.

Her apartment is pretty small and the 3700 and 3400 are set up exactly the same so she'd only have to swap two cables.

Only "spec" deficiency I note on the Asus router is the lack of a Guest Network.

-- Chuck

[madhatter]

have her connect her machine to the 3400 via a LAN cable. Now you can use any of a number of remote-control tools to troubleshoot it.

[KevTech]

Originally Posted by y0himba

The Asus RT-N56u is up and running.

I assume you know that most ISP's are going to start deploying native IPv6 in 2012 and that router does not support IPv6 with the stock firmware.

http://www.worldipv6launch.org/

So far Asus has resisted adding IPv6 to the RT-N56U even though many many users have asked for it but maybe this year that will change.
If not you may need to buy another router.

[Chuck_s]

The Asus RT-N56U was completely disappointing. Two hours and couldn't even get the internet via a Gigabyte hardware connection to run at more than what seemed like 56K Baud speeds. I aborted the Asus firmware upgrade after an hour and it still indicated 7 hours to go. No time to fool with it. She's gone back.

Probably pickup a WNDR4500. I know I can setup a Netgear router exactly like her 3400 and just mail it to her to plug in.

-- Chuck

[y0himba]

I am absolutely in love with the Asus RT-N56u. Seriously fast. Not one reboot, no DNS hangs, no hiccups. 5GHz is working perfectly to my Roku upstairs and streams 1080 easily. I am working on 3 laptops this weekend, they connected to my network with no issues at all, and with 11 computers a PS3, two Rokus running, all using the Internet to surf, play Minecraft, and stream movies, NO LAG AT ALL.

I honestly think the guy who posted previously is a plant or something. The timing is funny, and there are no reviews or issues to back his complaints. 56k for Gigabit? Not possible, sorry. I have two wired devices, and the throughput on them is noticeably faster, like all of the reviews, benchmarks and test on the web stated. The speed of the wireless in the house is INCREDIBLY faster, and the router is half the size of the WNDR, and looks like a work of art.

This router ROCKS.

[Chuck_s]

"The guy"? Heck, my (signed) post is right above yours.

Seven hour estimated time for a firmware update should give you an idea how slow the wired connection was on my sample.

Spent two hours last night in a futile attempt to get the Asus RT-N56U to work. If it's defective so be it. It's going back. I don't have time to mess with it. I need to get a working router to my daughter 350 miles away. She has enough pressures in grad school as it is!

My PC linked immediately to the router and indicated a Gigabyte speed connection. But that was it. Internet connections were dismally slow. No measured speeds, the connections were too slow to link to the test sites.

The Asus router has rave reviews, including "the other guy" but my sample just didn't work.

I've installed Linksys and Netgear wireless routers in minutes.

-- Chuck

[y0himba]

4 days now on the Asus RT-N56u, and it is AMAZING. No reboots, no IP conflicts, 80% signal out at my garage(WNDR3700 gave me 33-40%) 99% upstairs (WNDR3700 gave me 70%). No reboots, no DNS hangs, smooth, accurate speed. I can load 40 tabs in Firefox and not one of them hangs on "connecting". No video stutters on my PS3 or Roku boxes, including the Roku box upstairs. Incredibly easy router to set up and run.

The WNDR was my first foray into a dual band high speed router, I came from a Dlink DIR-655. I had no idea how weak and buggy that router was, but after the 2nd replacement I began to figure it out. After 4 days of running this Asus RT-N56U, I now see how poorly I chose. I will never buy another Netgear product, both because of quality and support.

One look at all the complaints and reports of failing routers and horrible support on these forums alone should warn you to buy something else.

Even if this router is not for you, then I highly recommend finding a different brand that fits your needs.