Linksys X2000 Wireless-N Router with ADSL2+ Modem

I am a computer nerd and network administrator, and have been for 25-30 years. What I do at work, is not what I want to do at home - tinker on a computer or tinker on the network. I picked the Cisco Linksys because Cisco is THE God Of Networking, and Linksys is the god of home networks... the best of both worlds, right? Configuration, if I want, and ease of use when I don't... Eh. Not so much.There is a firmware glitch that insists on using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup whether you have selected MANUAL or WFPS mode... :-|I have set my home network to not use the WFPS, but it INSISTS. I flashed the firmware from 2.0.0.1 which it was delivered with, because Cisco suggested it to "fix a GUI password issue." Still no dice.The WFPS is looking for a password found on a sticker on the bottom of your router/modem. But when you put that key IN the required box, it still presents you with the never-ending detection pop-over that you cannot cancel -- it takes it two minutes to fail, and then when you click OK, it begins the detection process again!Irritating as all!About the 25th time I (pick from these): selected WFPS; reset the router; selected MANUAL setup; reset the router; selected WFPS; factory-reset the router; selected MANUAL mode; updated the firmware; reset the router; selected MANUAL mode... ugh. Something in it decided I was adamant about it, and has given up. It hasn't asked me today about the WFPS.Beyond that glitch - it seems to work like a champ.Using ATT DSL makes selecting a modem/router a little more of a limited choice, so I was hopeful that this will resolve the daily or multiple-daily dropped connections that ATT has blamed on my past four modem/routers (NetGear, Linksys, Zoom brands)...Its only been 1.5 days, so I will update this in a while to let you know if this has finally resolved the issue. This issue plagues many of us.ATT wants us to only purchase their overpriced and limited-depth routers. This will be my FOURTH time to prove that incorrect. Each of those brands work fabulously for a year or so before they begin exhibiting the symptoms of the mysterious "dropsies."I still think when ATT does a network scan and realizes that someone has purchased something NOT-2Wire, that they sabotage the signal to try to force you to purchase their crapola. ;) But that is just my conspiracy theory.

I bought this router to replace an Actiontec GT784WN as I was having problems connecting thru a VPN. I finally did get it to work some of the time by changing the settings to low security, but would have to restart the connection process of couple of times to finally get it to work. But when going to another computer, I would have to reboot the router and repeat the process. Also, you would never know when the router would decide to kick you out. After much reading on the internet,and speaking to my work IT department, I discovered that VPN problems are common with actiontec, even after the firmware update I installed. So if you have to use VPN, would not reccommend the actiontec model, but it did seem to be good otherwise for routine residential internet use.Having purchased this router, VPN pass-thru works, with no problems, setup was very easy, you do not connect this thru an ethernet cable for setup, setup is all wireless. I have century link (formerly qwest) DSL, and this product has no problems with this DSL. You will need your DSL username and password, otherwise all settings were automatically placed by the x2000, including VPI and VCI. If using century link, click on qwest when prompted for your service provider. I was concerned as there is no external antenna, I placed the unit in the same location as the actiontec, which is about the center of my house, and have 3/5 bars at the most remote areas, this is the same range as the actiontec model, house is about 2600 sq foot, single level. So I am very satisfied with this router at this time. Since I have just set this up, I cannot comment on any heating problems and failures, but with three computers running, one with gaming, it is luke warm to touch. Incidently, its has many more options available, such as a guest password, and the ability to easily set up ports for gamers with its menu.I am updating this after owning the router for the past month. About 2 weeks after owning the router it began to intermittantly lose the wi fi connection, and it was neccessary to reboot the router to reconnect. During these lost wi fi times, I noticed the x2000 was becoming extremely hot. I thought this might have been a range issue as if it were losing the connection, it might be getting hot as it was searching and attempting to connect. So I purchased a range extender to see if this would correct the problem. Unfortunately it did not, so it appears that something in the hardware causes the router to overheat, and the overheating then causes the connection to be lost. The router became so hot that the bottom of the router became discolored. Since I was afraid the plastic could actually melt and catch fire, I have disconnected it and replaced it with the previous Actiontec GT784WN, I have been able to get the VPN to work on this by disabling the NAT and using low security, as I had mentioned previously. So I have to lower this rating to one star and would not recommend this wireless modem router. I can still use the cisco extender and seems to be working well.

continuously drops our line. had to buy another. the reseller would not take it back.the replacement by another manufacturer works perfectly

Godd item and fast delivery. Thanks