:/ i hate ask, but why? ddwrt doesnt even support that... so if the e3000 does its with the stock firmware... and even if thats the case you wouldnt notice any performance difference
i dont remember any router that people didnt complain about overheating issues. dont put it on top of your cable modem, or in the sun. and turn your thermostat to lower then 82F.
or, open it up and replace the heatsink. or at least repaste it.
I'm just referring to this case style specifically, I've heard that it's basically a defective design and linksys is having a lot of problems with them, hence the big price discounts and refurb units popping up all over (not to mention the horrible reviews these are getting from customers). I've noticed that they have since changed the design on newer models (Ex200 and Ex500 series), I might wait until the newer design gets cheaper and has more reviews, until then I'll use my old wrt54g v3.
i still dont buy it. you see more complaints because there are more people with this model then any else. also, linksys has a long history of selling refurb hardware at heavy discounts... this really isnt anything new besides the fact that these routers now can handle a real amount of traffic and good speeds.
and like i said, most routers ive known have had heat issues after time. if its anything like motherboards, then the factory paste they use alone is enough to cause issues. (which works out great for them, router works just past warranty and BAM, time to buy a new one). if i was worried about it, i would just ziptie a fan to the case... or open it up and screw a fan onto the heatsink inside.
http://sgvtechinfo.blogspot.com/2010/07/cisco-linksys-e3000-real-user-test-and.htmlThere’s a problem with the E3000, and it’s obvious to anyone who uses it — the bottom of the unit gets very, very hot. And when that happens, the internal Ethernet switch stops working, and your LAN and WAN connections drop.
Maybe you are right, it may be because of the amount of units sold, but when I see cisco's forums filling up with ideas for cob-job cooling on thiis unit (using wire hangers lol), it's a red flag for me.The Linksys E3000 have one utterly fail flaw – the bottom is very hot to the touch which may cause disconnect issues with the wireless connections or shorten the operating life of this router.
The Linksys E3000 also supports third party firmware development and updates - none at the moment that can fix the overheating issues and Upnp/SAMBA device sharing issues.
Maybe you are right, it may be because of the amount of units sold, but when I see cisco's forums filling up with ideas for cob-job cooling on thiis unit (using wire hangers lol), it's a red flag for me.
i think there is a usb version of tomato. not so sure about its features though (probably just a shared network drive and nothing else)
the e2000 is awesome as a bridge, as someone else pointed out to me the other day. just use the 5ghz band to set up a wireless link between it and an e3000, and then use the 2.4ghz band on the 3000 for all client connections. that way, youre house is covered wirelessly and the e2000 provides basically 100mb wired ports on the other end of the house (or basement!)
The second issue is it seems this router as well as all Linksys E series routers are susceptible to the WPS brute force attack. Better known as the Reavis hack. This security loophole allows a person to rather easily crack the password from outside your network with a readily available script and gain access.
I have contacted Linksys/Cisco tech support and asked what if anything are they doing to fix this issue. My question was escalated to the engineering staff I was told. They have thus far failed to return any information to me or comment about the issue.
This may be something to consider if you are purchasing not only this but any E series Linksys router as they are all susceptible to the Reavis Hack.
I may be sending my E3000 I just purchased back to Newegg.
I don't know, I just avoid routers that have reviews like this...
I received my refurb E3000 today. I usually immediately flash to dd-wrt, but I'm gonna play around with the stock firmware's media server a little. dd-wrt only has file server capabilities built-in for USB storage and doesn't have a DLNA server (unless you use Optware or a modded dd-wrt like "Kong Mod"). I may even break my Tomato cherry with this router!
I just got my E3000 refurb today as well. Mine was shipped with really old firmware and a really old Cisco Connect software disc that was like 5 revisions old. Just updated everything and it seems to be working great. This thing is fast. I'm going to stick with the stock firmware for now. One thing I did notice is that Cisco Connect web interface seems painfully slow to respond to input. But I shouldn't have to be making many changes anyway once it's up and running so it's a minor annoyance I guess.
I use my web browser to configure these routers. The only time I've used Cisco Connect was to configure a guest wireless network on (I think) a stock WRT120n for someone. The guest wireless option wasn't available in the web interface. I will upgrade to the most current stock firmware first if I decide to play around with DLNA, though.
Two issues have apparently come to pass. One is the fact Newegg is no longer honoring this coupon code. It was advertised to be good until 3/1/12 but I see numerous people saying the code no longer works for them.
The second issue is it seems this router as well as all Linksys E series routers are susceptible to the WPS brute force attack. Better known as the Reavis hack. This security loophole allows a person to rather easily crack the password from outside your network with a readily available script and gain access.
I have contacted Linksys/Cisco tech support and asked what if anything are they doing to fix this issue. My question was escalated to the engineering staff I was told. They have thus far failed to return any information to me or comment about the issue.
This may be something to consider if you are purchasing not only this but any E series Linksys router as they are all susceptible to the Reavis Hack.
I may be sending my E3000 I just purchased back to Newegg.
Even when I login directly to my router with my web browser using 192.168.1.1 it still is very slow when saving settings or trying to navigate the various pages in the router menu. Perhaps its just my router that is slow if you're not having any issues. But other than that the router works fine.
Does this support Jumbo Frames?