NETGEAR WNDR3400-100NAS N600 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router (WNDR3400)

I originally have the Netgear WNR3500L first version as my only router. Over the past 4 years, it's been working perfectly. I am able to stream music and videos to from my USB readyshare to HTPC wirelessly without pauses and hiccups. About a year ago I noticed more and more routers are showing up in my hotspot lists and the WIFi interference is now affecting my streaming. So I found this router which I plan to use as AP and my WNR3500L as my main router.I was impressed by how easy to set this up as an AP. Just turn off DHCP, set a LAN IP outside of DHCP of the primary router then setup your SSID for 5 GHz and you can also turn off the 2.4 GHz radio (not just disable SSID broadcast) if you just want to add 5 GHz functionality to your primary single band router.Then just connect the Ethernet from the lan port of the primary router and the AP works right away (no need to power cycle the modem, primary router and the AP).I was super impressed with the speed and especially the ping of 5 GHz WiFi N. To test the reliability of the 5 GHz connection, I pinged the router 500 times and I get the summary below:Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64....Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:Packets: Sent = 500, Received = 500, Lost = 0 (0% loss),Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 3ms, Average = 0msI have NEVER achieved this ping consistency with the 2.4 GHz band from my WNR3500L due to WiFi interference. This is why the brand new dual band routers are expensive. It's like having a virtual wires attached to your laptop! I can play 3D online games with ping as good as wired and it never lags on your side.Also, the readyshare USB also works even in AP mode. Since my Netgear WNR3500L also features USB readyshare, I now have 2 readyshare storage over my LAN network. The only negative side that I notice is that this doesn't support IPv6 when setup as a primary router. My 2009 Netgear WNR3500L amazingly has this feature which I never thought when I purchased that router a long time ago. The good thing with this WNDR3400 as AP is that it passes through your primary router's IPv6 capability as well as QoS and other premium features, except for Gigabit wired speeds of course!All in all, if you want to extend your network or just want to add 5 GHz capability to your existing feature-packed single band router, I highly recommend to get this router.

I didn't bother to proofread my review, so bear with me if I make a few mistakes here or there. I bought this router because I did not want to be a victim of Time Warner Cable's leased products. The router is in great condition and is almost like new. There was no CD or guide in the box that it came with, so I connected it to my modem, which is a Motorola SB6141 (they work great together, by the way), plugged the Ethernet cable into my computer, and I soon had access to the Internet. Then I went to http://192.168.1.1, and set up my router and WiFi there, along with security like WPA2-PSK. Use this site to help you set up your router: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20302. Also, through checking out Netgear's downloads for devices, I found that this series had multiple versions, like v1, v2, and so on, and that the router I received was v1. I'm not sure if this was specified in the description, but I didn't see anything, and people are still asking questions in the Q&A section. I don't don't really mind which version I got because everything is working great, but some people report that they're receiving v1's or v2's, and it might not be possible to guarantee a specific version Anyways, I have tablets, smartphones, and game consoles in the house, and they all work great with this router. I use the 2.4GHz band for low bandwidth devices like my mom's tablet, and 5GHz for when I stream Netflix, Hulu, etc., or when I play MMORPGs.I've seen some people complaining about how the router stops working a few months or even a few weeks after purchase and blame it on the fact that the router is refurbished. To be honest, I don't know if that is the actually reason why this occurs, but it doesn't seem to occur too often amongst customers, so I hope that this will not happen to me. If it does happen, then hey, it's my own fault for wanting to be cheap and buying a refurbished product instead of a new one.Anyways, moving on to function and reliability, this router is great! The speed of the internet plan I pay for is 15 Mbps (there is a difference between MB/s and Mbps, as 8 Mb = 1 MB), and after doing a speed test at speedtest.net, my ping is 9-11 ms, and my download speed ranged from 14-16 Mbps (usually 16 Mbps), which is great. So far, there hasn't been any bumps in the road, and I haven't experienced any downtime in connectivity or anything.In short, this router is working properly, has a stable connection to the Internet, and is giving me the speeds that I paid for (which is all that I ask for). It also works well with the Motorola SB6141 and is easy to set up if you have basic knowledge of setting up networks, configuring IP address, etc.Edit (11/13/14): I have been using this router for 3 and 1/2 months, and I haven't had any major problems so far. The 5GHz band is always fine, but sometimes the 2.4GHz band is really spotty and nothing can stay connected to it. In this case, I just reset the router, and all is well again. The 2.4GHz band is a recurrent issue, but not very often; I just reset the router every few weeks or so, not a big deal for something I saved $20 on.