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Review on NETGEAR WNR834B 100NAS Wireless N Router by Carlos Chan

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Setup is a challenge

Having installed wireless routers in the past I was able to get this up and running fairly quickly. However, if you've never done this before, look elsewhere. The "master" setting isn't too smart. In the end I exited the wizard and did the manual setup and everything worked. I also had to update the wireless card driver on one of my old computers to make it work properly with this router. The wireless USB adapter purchased for this router installed without any problems. I'm no network engineer, but I think the knowledge required to operate this router probably exceeds the average home user who just wants to connect to a home wireless network. The router gives me very high speed with the Wireless-N adapter, which is why I bought it. So if you can get it to work, it's probably good hardware.

Pros
  • Best in niche
Cons
  • Speed