What good is a wifi connection to a non-functioning router
931240
I've had 3 die in two weeks. All failed the same way on the wired network interface. It simply stops connecting on the wired network. This means no LAN and no WAN. If it can't connect to my modem, there's no internet.  You can connect on wifi to the router, but it passes no packets upstream.  I can plug directly into the router and it won't resolve router.asus.com or 192.168.1.1.

Router number 1, dead out of the box. Would never connect to the modem. Returned for replacement.
Router number 2. Crashed first day, reset and worked for 6 more days. Crashed, reset, worked 5 more days then died the same way again. No more wired connections would work. What good is a wifi connection to a non-functioning router? Returned for replacement.
Router number 3, never accepted my OKI wired network printer as on the network, crashed sometime the first night and the network interface was gone yet again.  Returned for replacement.
Router number 4 pending.

There's clearly a problem here Asus.

When it works, it's an amazingly fast and full featured router. Doesn't even run particularly hot.  But it simply doesn't work in any reliable sort of way.
1682608
The WiFi worked for 2 days then never worked again. And the main reason I bought it was for stream Netflix. I returned it, and bought a Sony BDPS5200 3D Blu-ray Disc Player with WiFi and couldn't be happier. It has worked perfectly for a few weeks and i primarily use it for streaming.
1772700
It did not set up automatically to my CenturyLink DHCP DSL service. It apparently can be setup manually to a DHCP service if you have enough information about the DSL line; which I do not have. Also it is not a Router as I think of the term "Router." It has only a single output connection. I saw no mention of WiFi access.
84956
The NetGear "not-so-SmartWizard" used for installation requires an Internet connection to work.  Brilliant!  If I had a working Internet connection I'd be using it!

After borrowing a working router to use while I installed this one, the "Wizard" was apparently confused by my complex network of two PCs, one Mac, and a printer.  After three "start from scratch" attempts it finally decided to grace me by completing the installation successfully.

So, if your network is functioning perfectly, this is the router for you.  If not, consider something else.
1320934
Works good as a router had some trouble with my devices connecting to it but there customers service helped me figure it out
2554764
***EVEN NEWER UPDATE 06/15/15***
This thing is crap.

I've had this router for almost 2 years and during that time it has never worked well.  I have tried it as the main wireless router in my network.  I have disabled the WiFi and tried to use it as a wired router.  I have tried to use it as just a wireless AP.  I have even disabled DHCP, NAT and the wireless features and tried to use it as a switch that would act as the Master Browser on my network.  It has been installed, uninstalled, reinstalled and uninstalled again repeatedly.  No matter what I purpose this for, it fails.  It will not hand;e any task reliably without rebooting every third day or so.  If you don't, it will drop connections, drop the WiFi, prevent you from logging in to the interface, etc.  Right now, it is sitting on my wall and I can ping it but other than that, it is just an expensive switch.  The Master Browser capability disappeared a couple of weeks ago and I am no longer able to login to the router interface.  It hasn't mattered which firmware I was on or how the device is mounted.  It just cannot act reliably in any fashion.  Too bad, too.  The 7 Gb LAN ports are extremely attractive but just about any router and a cheap 8-port switch will be much more reliable.

***NEW Update 7 months later (8/17)***
I had stopped using the WD MyNet N900 a few months ago and had it boxed in the garage.  I just could not maintain reliable internet with it.  Speeds would bounce around between 350kbps and 60Mbps and after about a month of fighting with different setups I finally dumped the MyNetI was using a TP-Link Archer C7 as my main router upstairs and ran a Cat6 cable to an 8-port D-Link switch in the basement where everything but my Asus Chromebox is connected.  I can put my modem in the basement or upstairs but I had been having some internet stability and figured that the coax run upstairs is inferior to the downstairs run.  I had also been having some Master Browser issues that caused problems with network browsing if I didn't boot everything up in just the right order.

So, knowing that I had stability problems with the MyNet N900 before I decided to try using it strictly as a wired router (disabling wireless completely) and the TP-Link as an AP.  Couple of reasons:
1) I need 5+ ports in the basement and the MyNet has 7 Gigabit LAN ports so I could remove the switch completely
2) The MyNet has a feature that you can enable that forces it to be the Master Browser on a network
3) Better wireless coverage from upstairs (TP-Link will provide the wireless)
4) The WD has better/cleaner management of the DHCP service and for setting up DHCP reservations and easier Port Forwarding
5) Putting the Modem in the basement will probably give me a better internet signal because the cable run is significantly shorter with less splices/splits.

It has been 2 weeks and so far, my experiment is a resounding success.  I have great wireless coverage from the TP-Link and using the MyNet as a Master Browser works much better than letting one of the network devices handle it.  My internet stability is rock solid, too.

I had previously thought the problem was WAN -> LAN on the MyNet, but now I think it simply lacked the horsepower to act as a router and a wireless AP.  Just relieving wireless responsibility seems to have made a world of difference.

My recommendation is to use the MyNet N900 as a very good wired router but offload wireless AP duties to something else if you can.
4910655
not working the wifi is going in and out all the time!!!! eventhought the router is infront of it! very low quality product! i need a refund
3287704
When it works it works well. However, if it's not dropping signal it will consistently get slower and slower until you have to reboot it. After reboot the router comes back to life with no issues, but you will find yourself rebooting it at least once every day.
1069592
This adaptor is a refurbushed one.  Its WiFi connection is very unstable even it is only a few feet away from my WiFi router.  No wonder they are refurbished, but they are still not working.
3104510
I purchased this router as a refurb from New Egg. The item will work for a day or 2 and then the wireless connection drops to 150 Mbps and eventually to 6 Mbps. There are 3 channels that will connect at 300 Mbps,(never 450 though my wireless card is able) but the router usually doesn't default to one of them and if you set it to one of those specifically, the channel regularly drops out and you have no connection at all. It was too late to send it back to NE so I had it RMA-ed. ASUS had it almost a month "waiting for a part" and when I got it back, (a new refurb unit), it worked great for 1 day, and then did the exact same thing. I called the service center and was told to update the firmware. I asked if I just got this back as a replacement unit shouldn't it be current? I was told No. I updated to the latest FW and it made no difference. I am back connected at 300 MBPS on my 6 year old D-Link router. I refuse to spend anymore of my own cash to ship this again. I purchased this less than 4 months ago and I am not happy. I will not be buying any more Asus products
2488519
I purchased this router and right from the start of use i was having issues with it. The wireless service would continually stop working. I wouldn't kick anyone off their connection, but internet connectivity would drop. This also happened repeatedly with my xbox's wired connection. I tried changing security setup from WPA2 to MAC address acces list with the same result. I don't know if these a refurbed product or what the deal is but I ended up throwing it away after the issue was not resolved with a support call to belkin. STAY AWAY FROM THIS ROUTER! I am usuing a Netgear WNR3500  now, and have been nothing but pleased with it, and would highly recommend it.
1004128
Does not connect to home wifi
Does not work - spoke to tech support
Need to return
1791801
The router works fine for 30-40 minutes.  Then the internet connection begins to drop.  It is downhill from there.  The drops get more frequent until the router becomes all but unusable.  I have exchanged the router once from Amazon and once from Netgear directly.  No change.  The Netgear support staff is pretty much useless.  If you can spell network, you probably know as much about the router as they do. Amazon has graciously agreed to take the router back.  I will be doing that.
1367242
Could not get WiFi more than 10 feet from router.  Had to return it.  Bought a Linksys instead and have had no problems with it.
4150483
This router sucks.. Its get disconnected very all the time. Some times it WIFI signal will be there but no internet signal and figured out that the problem is with router it self, because wired connections are still working.
4131990
Great WIFI range but limited diagnostic information available on the router.  No way of detecting signal strength of connected devices.  No way of detecting their connection type (i.e. 802.11/n, 802.11a/c...) No way of detecting total bandwidth usage of a device...  I've been considering installing OpenWRT or DD-WRT to provide that information but at this price, it should at least have SOME diagnostic information built in.
4071095
It works ok using the wifi extender feature, but often fail when using the ethernet wire port, because anything a connecte to it get disconnect frequently