treydur
join:2005-08-02
Plano, TX
| WZR-HP-G300NH purchase info requested
does anyone have one of these yet ? I have a very mixed network. Wii, PS3, Xbox, heavy P2P, Wireless printing. You name it, I have it. My primary machine is wireless N
The Dir-825 is a good router, but just cant handle the p2p stuff.
All feedback appreciated. |
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treydur
join:2005-08-02
Plano, TX
| well, no thanks to you guys, I did my own testing.
Well, noone else has done it. So I guess I will. This is a very amateur review based on my experience. It is not meant to be exhaustive, technical nor comprehensive by any stretch. Just sort of a general review of my experience.
I am in the computer industry and as such I am a sometimes bench tech (which I avoid as much as possible) and a sometimes network engineer. I have set up countless routers and networks over the last years. I say that only as a point of reference. I have set up SMC, TrendNet, D-Link, Linksys, Cisco and some others that who knows who actually made them
I had initially gone with a D-Link years and years ago, and was unhappy with. I then switched to Linksys (around 11b 4 port 10/100 time) and was quite pleased. I quit selling and recommending Linksys after they were acquired by Cisco.
A couple of years ago roughly, I set up my first DIR-655, as far as I was concerned, with the exception of the enthusiast router market, it was the best by a long shot. For the general user, it was perfect. Easy to configure, did what it said, very few problems. No returns. No freebie service calls to straiten out end user created problems. It just worked. About 7 months ago, I switched to the DIR-825 and was initially happy. Until I started pounding it with P2P, it just wouldn't stay connected. Constant 'wireless restart'. After dozens of wasted hours, swamping out units. I finally said enough. I had thought about the DIR-855 but ultimately just couldn't get myself to pay price point. Which leads us to the WZR-HP-G300NH
I have a very mixed environment at home. 1 54G desktop with Linksys PCI card, 1 N wireless laptop, 1 Brother wireless G network Printer, 1 Linksys Vonage adapter (original), 1 Xbox 360 and 1 Wii. Plus the occasional friend who pops in with handheld or laptop to connect. Pretty good testing environment.
I finally received the WZR-HP-G300NH and hooked it up. The menu was very very different for me. But after some mucking around I was able to get it 'set up' for my network I thought. I unplugged the DIR-825 and plugged in the WZR-HP-G300NH. It immediately 'sensed' the internet and ask me to run through easy set up. I did, I had not installed the provided software for reason many of you would understand. I don't usually need it. THis connected to Verizon Fios without a problem. It did ask me how I wanted to connect and I chose PPoE as that has always worked for other routers. Put in user name and PW, and there it went. No problems
I did have a bit of trouble with setting up the security per SSID, but that is not Buffalo's issue, it's mine.
I have recently tried, in an attempt to get a 2 year solution dropped in, Linksys WRT610N, D-Link DIR-855 and too many others in the last months to list. They all failed for one reason or another. Strangely, the Linksys dual router was great, except no distance. It could connect decent on G, but N no further than line of sight. So why buy your N Cisco ???
So I am pleased to report, that with no extra tweaking on any of the networked devices (except resetting the printer boot method) that everything work. Within an hour I had VoiP, Wii, Xbox and all PC's connected, this included the Desktop G unit wayyy out in the garage and the N connection on my laptop seems to be holding steady at 130MB. The DIR-825 when it was connected would often report being connected at full 300MB, but to much data suggest that is a false reading
So, if you are on the sidelines on this router, not only is it the best router I have ever tried, it is much cheaper that other true dual N simultaneous (a requirement for me) router. I got this one new for around $95 to my doorstep. In other words, take a chance on the boys in Austin. I did, and I couldn't be happier.
one odd note, I was unable to find the 1.60 firmware or any updated firmware on Buffalo's site. This may just be their process though.
As far as I can tell, 'root' is always the admin log in username, I wish they would let us change that. the unit itself was small and much lighter than I anticipated, but the proof is in the pudding. Ill post again in the coming months if I start having problems.
I hope this helped someone, and if not, oh well, I enjoyed it. |
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PeeWee
Premium
join:2001-10-21
Clovis, CA
clubs:
 ·Pacific Bell - SBC
 ·Comcast
| I'm really surprised there are not more Buffalo users posting here. I was using all linksys on my network and any I worked on. I have recently switched my home/office network (three routers set up differently) to Buffalo WHR-HP-G54's. One router, one ethernet bridge and one repeater. Everthing is faster and more reliable. From your post I must be right that they thrive for the same quality across the board.
I also applaud your efforts here.
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My grandkids ARE cuter than yours!  |
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paazel
join:2002-04-25
New York, NY
|  Thanks for the great review. I was wondering if you could answer a few questions.
1) QoS VoIP. Will it throttle all other traffic so to prioritize VoIP? Do you just set priority by MAC addresses? I'm considering dropping my analog phone line & switching to T-Mobile @home.
2) Bit-torrent client. Any experience with it? It would be very cool to just have an external hdd plugged in rather than keeping my desktop powered while downloading.
Thanks in advance. |
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PeeWee
Premium
join:2001-10-21
Clovis, CA
clubs:
·Pacific Bell - SBC
·Comcast
| 1. should be yes but I have no experience with N routers.
2. I don't do p2p.
That is why I am discouraged by the amount of participation here. Maybe the folks in Networking can help. I brought their attention to a previous issue here and they jumped in.
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My grandkids ARE cuter than yours! |
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guest
@comcast.net
| reply to paazel
i have a buffalo linkstation (500GB NAS) and i use the bit-torrent client. I can say it works very well but has a few issues.
1) lack of user controlled settings. it only has port, bandwidth management and seeding settings.
2) if you use a login in site it doesn't work because it has a different address from what you logined in with |
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mark2525
@stpaulgarantie.com | reply to treydur
Thanks for the post; one of the few I found. |
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scajjr
join:2005-03-01
Kingston, NH
·Comcast
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to treydur
I posted about this unit over on Small Net Builder and Tim Higgins replied that Buffalo hasn't sent him one yet for review and that they seem very slow in general in getting their products into the hands of reviewers.
Will still order one this week. Had very good luck with Buffalo's G laptop cards, too bad they only seem to offer USB adapters for their N line.
Sam |
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treydur
join:2005-08-02
Plano, TX
| i am well into over a month with this and I am still very satisfied with it. As I said, I am hard on the routers. WII, Xbox, B, G and N clients as well as gigabit clients and NAS all running simultaneously.
I think the only issue I have is the learning curve for the GUI. It is so differant that all the Linksys and DLink products I have used over the years.
I still am convinced you cannot get this stable a router anywhere for twice the price and even then I am not sure you will get true dual simultaneous N router that actually holds the connection and is stable with reasonably good coverage area. |
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scajjr
join:2005-03-01
Kingston, NH | reply to treydur
Should get mine this afternoon. I'm running 2 desktops w/gig lan and 2 laptops. Also have a Motorola SB6120 (DOCSIS 3, Gb WAN port) coming for my Comcast HSI as they have rolled out DOCSIS 3 here recently.
Sam |
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HD_Ride
Premium
join:2000-10-18
Trenton, NJ | reply to treydur
I’m thinking about purchasing this one, a few questions if you don’t mind.
• Does the firmware allow you to spoof the WAN mac address?
• Does the remote file access allow you to set permissions?
TIA |
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treydur
join:2005-08-02
Plano, TX
| 1) I do not know, i have not needed to try that
2) yes
I woud direct you to »forums.buffalotech.com/buffalo/b···72#M1418
Buffalo actually has stuff that work on their forums for just such questions
hope that helps |
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tipstir
join:2004-11-14
Enfield, CT
·Cox HSI
1 edit | I own many Buffalo gear but this wireless N looks great here..
»www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/···0889/96/
N is 847mW that's better coverage for over 10,000+ sq
As the average WHR-HP-G54 is max out at 251mW 5,000 sq |
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