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Review on WiFi router Linksys WRT32X, black by Stanislaw Wawrzynowi ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Nice product, happy with my purchase and may buy again.

My previous Linksys EA4500, having worked for about 8 years, died safely. Rather, there were packet losses in games when Wi-Fi connections were active. There was a question about buying a new one. Linksys prices are very impressive, but after reading reviews of routers from ASUS, Keenetic and Netgear, I realized that everyone has some kind of minus. Either problems with the stability of the firmware, then Wi-Fi disappears, then something else. There were options, like Ubiquiti, but this would mean buying a separate router, switch, and access points. And I wanted an all-in-one option. So I decided to stay loyal to the brand and bought the WRT32X as a top solution for the home. Was satisfied. It looks strictly, the web-interface, as always with Linksys, is simply beautiful. Nothing superfluous, everything is concisely framed, each item is signed and explained. Even a child with minimal knowledge will set up. Moreover, this does not apply to the banal connection settings, but also to more advanced functions such as FTP, VPN, Port Forwarding, and so on. All this is in the WRT32X and works as it should. As for the ping, I did not notice any difference with the previous router. But, I don't have a Killer-enabled network card, so that might be the issue. But here's what I noticed. When the previous EA4500 was busy downloading something via the P2P protocol at close to maximum speed, it was impossible to watch live streams on twitch or videos on Youtube. For some reason, this is not the case with WRT32X. The download is in progress, and twitch remains fully operational. Now about speed. I have a 300/300 Megabit tariff connected (In fact, closer to 350). Exactly this speed I see in myself, both on the PC and on the IPhone / iPad. That is, both cable and wireless connections work for five plus. The only thing that is a little frustrating is the extremely rare speed dips over Wi-Fi. An old and well-known flaw in the firmware that I knew about when I bought it. Saves reconnecting to the router's network. Outcome: All is well. Plugged it in and it just works. Still an adequate price in the stores of the 2022!

Pros
  • Strict design, Wi-Fi coverage radius, ease of setup, almost complete absence of problems with issuing full speed to connected devices, both PC via cable and wireless.
Cons
  • Sometimes it allows a drop in speed over Wi-Fi, you have to reconnect to the network on your smartphone / tablet. There were no such problems on the wired communication channel.