Cisco Linksys E3000

The E3000 is one of Linksys' high-end consumer routers, featuring simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet and a USB port for attaching external...

Simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi ; Good speed and reliability in our tests ; Easy to set up

USB storage port is of limited usefulness ; LEDs are too bright

The Linksys E3000 is a good quality router that can simultaneously run 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless networks. It performed well in our tests and we found it to be reliable throughout our test period. It has good features and it's easy to set up.

The Linksys E3000 is similar to the recently reviewed and ultra-easy-to-use Cisco Valet Plus; though it lacks the Easy Setup Key, it adds support for true dual-band and network storage capability. The router comes with Cisco Connect software (on a CD)...

The Linksys High Performance Wireless-N Router E3000 delivers most of what you'd expect from a high-end router, including true dual-band, Gigabit Ethernet, fast throughput, a long range, NAS functionality, a nice set of networking features, and a good...

The Linksys E3000's built-in network storage function lacks speed, and its Guest networking feature is limited. It doesn't support USB printers, and its Media Server doesn't work well with large video files. The included desktop application can't be...

The Linksys E3000 is the first advanced router that's also easy to use for novices. It provides great wireless performance and has a good set of useful networking features. Its mediocre NAS performance and limited guest networking feature make it...

There's good news and bad news regarding Cisco's Linksys E3000 High Performance Wireless N Router. First, the good: the throughput performance of this router is amazing. It delivered off-the-chart performance in testing. The E3000 also offers some NAS...

Router set up takes just minutes. Very fast throughput. Optimized for Wi-Fi performance

NAS capabilities are average. No print-server capabilities. Storage management setup awkward to navigate

If you're looking for a high-end consumer or small-business router, Cisco's E3000 is a great choice. But if you are looking for a top-of-the line NAS, the E3000's is average at best. The E3000 tries to be both things, and its NAS abilities drag it down...

Wield network connections at top speed like a pro.Resembling a Star Trek Space ship, the sleekly designed, inner antennae'd E3000 is one of Linksys' top shelf Wireless/Wired routers out there, designed for professionals, gamers and home...

The Cisco Linksys E3000 can upgrade your older 11g wireless base station with some style.

If you need to add 802.11n wireless to an existing home network, the E3000 is up to the job. But you may find the promised high performance eludes this unit, despite its positioning as a high-end device. We didn’t see three-figure megabit-per-second...

Once considered only suitable for the experienced user, networks are now being promoted as being straightforward and easy to set up with products such as this new offering from Cisco.

The Linksys E3000 provides both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz access points simultaneously using six antennas split equally between the two bands. There is support for up to 128-bit encryption with WEP, WPA and WPA2 security. The Linksys E3000 is a solid piece of...

Routers are always tricky things to choose. There are so many options from a multitude of manufacturers that picking one which matches your requirements may end in you tearing your hair out. So if you want a router which is easy to set up and has every...

The Linksys E3000 is a great product which provides all the features that you would expect from a high end router. It provides good wireless functionality with impressive hardware. But the limited NAS capabilities and disconnection issues make it less...

Home routers are pretty much commodity products these days, and most users just want to just plug them in, enter a couple of ISP account details, then leave them to get on with their routing magic. ...

Excellent hardware and easy-to-use software, but it's a shame that the two don't always like talking to each other, and excluding some features from the advanced settings is madness. But apart from this, it's a well-made device with great wireless...

The rebranding of Cisco's consumer line to Cisco Home introduced a clear distinction in their models between what would consider power user models versus average consumer models.  Their E Series models fall into the former category.  They're geared...

Static DHCP Leases ; Impressive hardware ; Extremely advanced feature set in stock firmware

No external antennas ; Storage Link performance is less than impressive

Overall the router is solid as a rock, its hardware is extremely powerful and if you’re weary about flashing to a 3rd party firmware you’ll find that the stock firmware will accomplish the majority of what you're looking to do.  Performance is solid...

As we mentioned earlier, the Linksys E3000 is actually a rebadged WRT610N. We're taking a second look at it now because it remains Cisco's best consumer router; as such, we owe it to our readers to compare it to the best of what the rest of the...

A brain-dead zombie could connect a wireless client using Cisco Connect

Crap benchmark performance; NAS feature doesn't support NTFS drives; can't share a USB printer

In that earlier review, we discovered that using the router’s web interface to change the router’s SSID broke Cisco Connect. The new firmware not only forces you to use Cisco Connect to change the SSID, it uses the very same SSID for both the 2.4- and...

havent had a year yet and working on 3rd router. customer support and chat stinks. no english speaking. have to ask for us phone number and still get non english rep.

great for non gaming service wireless

after a couple months its signal craps then when rma refurb does same

no problems for gaming,or watching movies

high price but worth it

While it worked at first, and provided a good set of features. It is limited in addressing and reliability. This might be good for home, but not for regular use over time.

Liked the web interface and ease of configuration. Features provided are good for general use

Does not allow for ip pass through with your own ip addresses, must use internal DHCP. after about six months, the units started to act up and intermittenly lost connectivity. A couple units just stopped working after eight months

This device fully utilizes the connection you receive from your ISP. There are few routers that can spout better performance wirelessly. For gaming it is great. For those that wonder why their NAT is not open, UPnP is not the only feature that needs to...

Great speed ; Easy to setup and change settings ; No connection drop ; Good signal strength ; Wired 10/100/1000 (1 GB/s) ; Wireless 300 MB/s

Gaming wise, high-end gaming routers can route traffic to give certain connections maximum bandwith

Before buying an E3000, check whether the devices you want to connect to it have Atheros WiFi adapters.

Easy to set up

The E3000 does not work with devices containing Atheros WiFi adapters. Maybe it applies to just a subset of the adapters, but mine is the Atheros AR5007 802.11b/a WiFi Adapter and it does not work. You can see the router and seeminglyt connect to it, but

Design: Very attractive, but not very practical as it is a thin device, so it achieves being small and still likes to use alot of desk space. Performance: Excellent! Range is outstanding and speed is pretty good too. Set-up and maintenance: Easy...

Fantastic Range ; Reliable ; Great speeds ; Attractive design ; Easy to set-up ; Don't need to be tech savvy to use

Cables provided a little short ; Impractical design as it hogs desk space ; Guest access is annoying to use

buy something else if you need to use the external storage link. read the reviews of this router carefully, and look at the issues others are having with it. im ready to dump this router after way less than one year, or use the money i would spend on a...

dual band, wireless n. this router is actually pretty fast. my problems with it come from one specific feature: the usb external storage link

the usb external storage link is more or less useless. if you try to delete a file, very often a zero byte file is left behind, and can not be deleted without disconnecting the storage and connecting it to your computer. even then, i had to reformat last

We bought the E3000 after a little research. It works well for the XBOX 360 to communicate with my computer. Our old router would shut down during this. I've seen a substantial improvement on speed. Overall, I'm basically satisfied with my purchase. ...

Easy to setup with web based software application. Got it for a good price, about $15 below average. Has USB storage option

USB storage option does not work with all drives. Customer support is very basic, not knowledgeable, and unable to help with in-depth solutions

This is basically a wast of money, the network storage is basically a waste of time it was so slow, the media server was, well isn't anything. I had issues with transferring data to and from the hard drive.. If you are looking for a media server and...

Good wireless range, Greats Ideas for networking storage, But thats all they get

Vastly under powered, Not a good Media server actually It is a horrible media server and the network storage is very slow, like 1MB when wireless and 2-3MB wired

Buy it, but get ready to spend some time!

Don't know yet because it's taken me all day to install

I'm reasonably computer-savvy. But this is the second full afternoon I've spent installing this router. There's no documentation (except online and if you can't get on line - - -) except for the CD that gives installation instructions. So it's all good if