Linksys by Cisco WRT610N Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link (for Cable connections i.e Virgin Broadband)

Feature packed item, only let down by wireless signal problems
Impressed by the specifications of this router, I know I was when I looked at it.

Having previously owned a Linksys WRT350N I knew what to expect from this router, my networking is reasonably knowledgable and as such I didnt use the CD based setup procedure, instead I setup the unit manually, this is very easily done by visiting 192.168.1.1 (login and password are both initially 'admin').

The configuration interface was clean, and easy to understand, as it was virtually identical to my previous Linksys router it didnt take me long to configure everything.

Problem no.1: The unit didn't want to lease an IP address from my Orange Livebox modem, Solution: Allow more leasable IP addresses from the Orange Livebox, and start the leasable IP range on the WRT610n from xxx.xxx.xxx.100 , that seems to do the trick.

At this point everything was setup, and running very very sweetly, my PS3 recognised the inbuilt media server and could stream...
Superb
OK so maybe after the hideous experience of owning a Belkin N+ I am just pleased to find a router that was so straight forward to set-up and just works.

I have to say the features on this are wide ranging and useful. Also it looks great so much so that I have not hidden it away.

The wireless functionality is fast and the Gigabit ports are a fantastic luxury.

Has been used under heavy load, with both PS3 and Xbox 360 both online at the same time, no problems at all

I also use it as a NAS drive alternative. Have attached a 40GB USB drive which contains my music media and this serves my PS3 music.

Yes its quite expensive but this is a great example of getting what you pay for. Recommended!
Childs play
I brought this mainly for the storage link. As usual with a Linksys router the installation CD does all the work and it was up and running within 5 minutes. The storage link could be set up by a five year old, I connected a 500GB Buffalo Drivestation and couldnt be happier with it. Streaming movies to a PS3 gives perfect results with smooth playback. An unexpected bonus is that on my old Linkys router it used to ping at about 40ms and its now down to 5ms, makes all the difference on games like COD4! It is a bit pricey but if you already have a spare external drive it saves buying a NAS which I was considering until I saw this. Overall a fantastic piece of kit and as an added bonus it looks great too.

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