Linksys WRT300N router At long last, news of the first products based on Draft N of the not-yet-approved 802.11n specification are starting to trickle out. Despite numerous announcements, actual hardware has been scarce; first to the party is Linksys's WRT300N, a Wi-Fi router based on the first...

A reasonable price; solid maximum throughput; well-organized documentation; an easy setup process; essential security features; and a long warranty are the best things about the Linksys WRT300N

The Linksys WRT300N performed below expectation in a mixed-mode environment and just about bombed at long range; which is supposed to be a strength of the 802.11n spec

You can perform initial setup either by following the installation wizard on the CD or by logging into the Web-based administrative interface. Both are well designed; depending on your skill level, you may want to skip the wizard and dive right into the interface.- Continue reading

Great interface and installation wizard

Performance lower than expected for Draft-N (lower than pre-N) products; Very sensitive to antenna placement

This was the easiest part of setting up my computer and network! Shortly after taking it out of the box and installing the software CD, I was on line and connected at 130mbps wireless - Whatever that means! A friend told me that's really good! Set up was super easy and I did it all myself!

Had a dard time setting it up,but after that it was easy.I have yet to test the range of it.It is a very secure router.

We feel that it needs improvement

Impressive specification

Odd looking

This review appears in the December 06 issue of PC Advisor – available from 19 October – as part of our definitive guide to wireless networking.

Linksys' WRT300N is based on the Draft-N specification, and has even wilder looks than previous models, with three antennae.