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Buffalo Technology Nfiniti Wireless-N High Power Router & Access Point WZR-HP-G300NH | 
| Brand: Buffalo
Category: CE
List Price: $109.99
Buy New: $72.99
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Rating:  68 reviews
Format: CD
Platform: Windows XP
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: N/A
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 6.2 x 6.5 x 1.2
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: WZR-HP-G300NH
Model: WZR-HP-G300NH
UPC: 747464118468
EAN: 5060126034438
ASIN: B0028ACYEK
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| Features:
| • | AOSS One-touch security setup, AP and router mode, built-in SPI-firewall, WAN auto setup | | • | 1 External Antenna with Adjustable Output | | • | 10/100/1000 Mbps, Auto Sensing, Auto MDIX | | • | WPA2, WPA-PSK (AES, TKIP), 128/64-bit WEP | | • | 2 Year Warranty |
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Product Description
Buffalo - Nfiniti WZR-HP-G300NH Wireless-N High Power Router 4 x 10/100/1000Base-TX LAN, 1 x 10/100/1000Base-TX WAN - IEEE 802.11n (draft) - 300 Mbps
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 68
 Fast, dependable, and inexpensive September 8, 2010
T. Bort (Cincinnati, OH USA)
I love this router. It has tons of higher-end features at a much cheaper pricepoint. My favorite feature is that Buffalo has built-in support for flashing the device to the custom firmware project DD-WRT which allows even more advanced configuration and reliability. I have had it up and running all the time since I got it 2 months ago and have had no significant problems. I use the 802.11N on my laptop, 802.11G on a wireless radio, and ethernet on my desktop with no issues or loss of signal anywhere in my house.
Everything I wanted, and more! September 6, 2010
K. Bolinsky (Mississippi)
I'm a bit "behind the curve" when it comes to wireless networking -- I've never really needed it so I didn't pay much attention to it. Then my old notebook died and I upgraded to a model with N-band capability and purchased a "brand name" router so that I could interconnect with my desktop more easily.
Frankly, it was a nightmare -- all kinds of set-up issues.
About that time I decided to add a digital media player to my entertainment system and needed a bit more oomph than the old router was providing. On the recommendation of a friend I looked at the Buffalo line and decided to purchase this unit.
And I couldn't be happier!
This router is a BREEZE to set up and to use -- even the HELP files are helpful! It works like a charm, too -- I'm busily throwing files from computer to computer, from computer to media player, from internet to media player, from computer to network storage, etc. -- and, mostly, just because I can! I'm on "nerd overload"!
Recently, when my across-the-street neighbor's DSL went down, until the telephone company worked out a solution for her, I simply gave her computer permission to use my router -- from about 200 feet away -- and it worked flawlessly.
Do not even CONSIDER going with a "brand name" router -- Buffalo IS a brand name!
 Very Slow. Unreliable. Good Range though... September 5, 2010
paniol
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I bought this router, my intention was to upgrade my gear from a cheap ($40) Linksys WRT54GH (Wireless G + 4-port 10/100 ethernet LAN). My original plan was to get a Linksys E3000. But when I saw this router from Buffalo, which has similar capabilities at half the price and good reviews too, I gave this a try. And was I wrong for making that decision. My cheap old Linksys was outperforming this supposed-to-be-gigabit router, except for the range.
Now my Buffalo Router is on its way back to Amazon --- it is not working as it should be, thus it is defective (even after I upgraded the firmwasre). I bought a Linksys E2000 instead and now my network is running smoothly again with an improved wireless range.
Here is the setup that I used as basis of my review. The following lists the devices that are simultaneously connecting to my router:
* Wireless Access
- 2 Laptops (Wireless N)
- 1 Dell Streak (Wireless G)
- 1 iPhone 3G (Wireless G)
* Ethernet
- WD TV Live Plus
- Seagate GoFlexNet (gigabit NAS device)
PROS:
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- Easy to setup.
- Wireless range is very good.
- Administration page offers more advance configuration settings. Even provides list of connected devices.
- Nice form factor
NEUTRAL:
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- Provides both "easy" admin and advanced admin configuration facilities.
- Provides NAS capability. However, it is tedious to manage user logins.
- the device does not heat up, just normally warm
- NAS drive capability does not support NTFS formatted USB drives. I had to reformat my drive just to test this.
CONS:
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1. BuffaloNAS uses peer-to-peer file sharing, which is usually blocked by firewalls and corporate web filters. Was never able to share anything when i tried it (cannot be accessed) --- my setup is in east coast connected via Sprint, my friend is in west coast using Sprint.
2. Access to attached USB drive is slow (via LAN).
3. Unreliable. When there is "active" traffic in the network, WiFi always drops. Takes me 3-5 tries to have my iPhone get connected (with my old and new Linksys, this is a breeze). Laptops always gets disconnected.
4. Very slow. First I thought it was an issue with my ISP. So I compared the performance with my old Linksys router.
- Access to my GoFlexNet NAS drive is a lot slower with Buffalo (takes more than a second to open a folder). Faster with my Linksys (almost like the drive is connected to my USB).
- While watching Netflix on my WD TV Live Plus: Browsing is almost impossible with Buffalo (Wireless always drops, and when connected, times out most of the time). With my old Linksys, i can still watch YouTube on my laptop, while the other laptop is doing video call via Skype.
- Just to be sure that the router was the problem (so I can decide if I should return the Buffalo router), I made a PING test. The network activity for both tests are
-- The other laptop was just starting to watch a HD video on YouTube (while the video is playing, but still loading)
-- My WD TV Live Plus is playing a video from the GoFlexNet NAS device (about 10 seconds through the movie).
For non-techie readers: Normally, if you PING your router, it should reply quickly, and you should not see a timeout.
i.e. Reply .... time= <>
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PING Results for Buffalo Nfiniti Router: Connected via Wireless
>>> see that the response times are very slow, intermittent
>>> this device really has a very bad problem
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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\paniol>ping 192.168.11.1
Pinging 192.168.11.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.11.1: bytes=32 time=299ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.11.1: bytes=32 time=47ms TTL=64
Request timed out.
Reply from 192.168.11.1: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.11.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 3, Lost = 1 (25% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 40ms, Maximum = 299ms, Average = 128ms
C:\Documents and Settings\paniol>ping 192.168.11.1
Pinging 192.168.11.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.11.1: bytes=32 time=3395ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.11.1: bytes=32 time=509ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.11.1: bytes=32 time=220ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.11.1: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.11.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 13ms, Maximum = 3395ms, Average = 1034ms
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I restored my old setup...
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PING Results for my old Linksys WRT54GH: Connected via Wireless
>>> see that the response times are consistently fast (average < 10 ms)
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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\paniol>ping 192.168.1.1
Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=23
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=4ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=52
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 3ms, Maximum = 21ms, Average = 7ms
C:\Documents and Settings\paniol>ping 192.168.1.1
Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=24
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=52
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=52
Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 3ms, Maximum = 23ms, Average = 8ms
 Good features for the price September 4, 2010
S. Olson
I got one of these on sale last week and so far so good. Initial set up was a pain, had to call tech support. Overall, this router seems to be more complicated to use than any other router I have used. I am only getting 65mbps although the reviews I read claimed 130mbps. High powered or not the signal strength is just okay and I will occasionally lose a bar for no apparent reason. My old B router was stronger, which is sad. This router does offer alot of features although I am not sure how useful they will be since this router is not the easiest to use.
Just the best! Easy to set up and powerful! September 4, 2010
J. Douglas (St Louis, MO USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For years, I've been using Linksys products exclusively. I had a Linksys wireless G router on my home wireless network consisting of 2 desktops and 3 laptops running XP, Vista (ugh!), Windows 7 and Unbuntu. I also had a Linksys access point connecting my DirecTV DRV and Samsung Blu-Ray player to the wireless network for streaming video. The main and only reason that I'm telling you all this is just to let you know that I'm not entirely untalented or stupid when it comes to technology. So when I decided to upgrade my network from G to N, I decided that I might want to try another brand other than Linksys. While comparing prices I found that a Netgear wireless router with comparable specs to the Linksys E3000 was $100.00 less. I purchased the Netgear router and was able to install it and configure it successfully. Then I decided to purchase a Netgear N access point to replace the the Linksys G access point. That installation was not successful. After following the installation instructions several times down to the letter, I finally gave in and called Netgear tech support. After various configuration changes over the phone with someone that I could barely understand, even they were unsuccessful and finally told me that this particular model was incompatible with the router of their own brand. I honestly doubt that this was the case and think that this was just an easy way to get me off the phone. So, I returned that model and purchased the one that they suggested - the Netgear 802T. No luck with that one either. Finally, I went back to the drawing board and started researching all over again. That's when I found this Buffalo router. I ended up purchasing two of them - one for my router and the other for my access point. I had my network up and running in less than 20 minutes and haven't had a problem with it since. I have boxed the Netgear up for returns. I would recommend Buffalo without reservation!
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