Fantastic!!

Make sure you upgrade the firmware.  It fixes a bit of issues.

The router has been rock solid for me and a real treat!  So far I like it a
lot.

Oh yeah, I do keep it vertical using the supplied stand.

Regards,

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Anthony Q. Martin <amar...@charter.net>wrote:

> Naw...I'll stick with the Netgear that you mentioned. I was just trying to
> explain to Duncan about the port and mentioned why the USB port could be
> nice....but I use Windows 7 homegroups, so I can easly move files between
> PCs. And my printer is wireless too, so I can print to it from the various
> computers.  The Airport seems more for mac users to me...my 3700 should be
> hear early this week...
>
>
> On 5/9/2010 5:01 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote:
>
>> Get an Apple Extreme Router then.  It should fit the bill.
>>
>> They are good routers too.
>>
>>
>> Please note my new mobile number listed in my signature.
>>
>> With best regards,
>> Zulfiqar Naushad
>>
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
>> [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Q.
>> Martin
>> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 11:55 AM
>> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
>> Subject: Re: [H] 1000 Mbps vs 100 Mpbs????
>>
>> Yeah, but some of the other routers seem to offer much higher
>> performance in this area.  Backups aren't the only thing...moving files
>> and share files are other good reasons to have a cheap USB drive on the
>> router.
>>
>> On 5/9/2010 1:37 AM, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Aside from small files yes, the usb is dog slow for backups or
>>>
>>>
>> anything of
>>
>>
>>> that sort.
>>>
>>> It's more of a handy thing other than anything.
>>>
>>> If you're serious about backups, a NAS would be more "proper".
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 2:46 AM, Anthony Q.
>>>
>>>
>> Martin<amar...@charter.net>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Duncan,
>>>>
>>>> At lot of the dual-band wirless N routers have a usb port of them for
>>>> connecting an HD that is then available to machines connected for
>>>>
>>>>
>>> backups
>>
>>
>>> etc. over the network. One disadvantage of the WNDR3700 is that it is
>>>>
>>>>
>>> really
>>
>>
>>> slow for file transfers even on a 1Gbit network (which you'd have if
>>>>
>>>>
>>> you
>>
>>
>>> have it). So, that's the one of two negatives about this router.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Still, I'm
>>
>>
>>> going to get it as they all have pros and cons.
>>>>
>>>> On 5/8/2010 7:27 PM, DSinc wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Anthony,
>>>>> What do you mean by, "Too bad the storage is so slow, though." ??
>>>>> If your current router is only capable of 10/100, then your current
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> LAN is
>>
>>
>>> only capable of 10/100. Even with G-Bit cards installed in devices.
>>>>> I think, anyway.
>>>>> Duncan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 05/08/2010 15:32, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, as Bryan says and I have confirmed.  I guess I didn't realize
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> how
>>
>>
>>> long it has been since I paid any attention to my network. Even
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> with the
>>
>>
>>> powerline adapters, which claim a max throughput of 200 Mbps, I'd
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> have
>>
>>
>>> to get a newer&   better router to get that (or the best real world
>>>>>> numbers I can get).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, I guess I'll go with the Netgear WNDR3700 if no one else chimes
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> in
>>
>>
>>> with a reason not too. It seems to be rated as highly as any other
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> and
>>
>>
>>> has some cool features. Too bad the storage is so slow, though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/8/2010 3:20 PM, Gaffer wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Saturday 08 May 2010 18:23:39 Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm using a linksys wrt54g with a wsb24 booster.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My mothers claim to do 1000 Mbps yet on file transfers I only get
>>>>>>>> like 11 MB/s which is more like 100Mpbs/8 = 12.5 MB/s. If my
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> wired
>>
>>
>>> network is running at 1000 Mbps shouldn't I bet getting around
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 125
>>
>>
>>> MB/s file transfers over the wired network?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What gives?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Your speeds will only be as fast as the slowest link in the chain.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> If I
>>
>>
>>> recall the wrt54g is only 10/100 Mbs on the Ethernet ports.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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Best Regards,


Zulfiqar Naushad

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