It has a GbE WAN port, and advertises 800 Mb/s NAT throughput. Looks like great WAN throughput (it'd likely be lower with other features enabled, but still far higher than typical internet speed, and probably (just a guess here) still higher than the really high speed internet available in some areas (100 Mb/s).
Two options to check further: (1) Contact Linksys pre-sales / support. (2) Assuming you have such a high-speed internet needs, test it, and if it doesn't live up to your needs, return it for false advertising of 800 Mb/s throughput.
Considering the state of readily available, retail networking gear, which from experience I know to be that most manufacturers gear never properly does everything that it is adveritsed to do and that firmware updates often don't correct issues without creating other problems, I suspect that the creator of this post is looking for input from somebody that has actually TRIED TO USE THE PRODUCT THEMSELVES!
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If you have hope for a fast ISP down the road, or better yet a fast one already I'd strike this off the list. Considering the up-market that would like such products, and the possibility of them going to a fast ISP, I'd call it a botched implementation.
I'm pretty sure I saw the GbE WAN port described as such in terms of actual throughput through it by Linksys (something like 800 Mb/s). Failing that so miserably in testing, I'd consider it valid grounds for returns.
To further illustrate how miserable that performance is for such a class of product -- I've measured Linksys WRT54G v1.0, and they've been faster.
Can anyone recommend a similar product to this one. I was interested int his router until I read the review and now I am struggling to find an alternative that has VPN and gigabit Ethernet. Thanks.
