Looking for Answers about NETGEAR NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router?

I have it installed in my basement and the signal coverage is good three stories up.

Yes.

It should. It will take some set-up and driver installation, but nothing too hard.

Yes.

yes

Yes, I have a brother MFC-495CW wireless printer and it picked it right up and get information fast, did not see any big change when switched from usb plug.

Yes, I am using a HP C7280 Printer with no issues.

Yes. If you can access it on your network, you can use it.

That is the function of a "wireless" printer.

If the modem has an ethernet port it should work.

It should. However, some DSL modems include a router in which case it might be more difficult. If you own the modem do some research on it's actual specification and functions. If it is leased, call you provider to make sure it will work.

yes that is what i have.

Yes it will. I have a Verizon (Frontier) modem/router combo that I bridged to work with this.

Yes, they also offer a model with a builtin DSL modem

I have a dsl modem and they work flawlessly together!

I have Windstream with the same modem and it works perfectly. After almost 2 years my son can finally play XBox live again.

I ALSO PURCHASED THE NETGEAR N300 WIRELESS USB ADAPTER FOR MY OLD PC RUNNING XP PRO WORKS PERFECT! ROUTER IS 2 FLOORS UP THIS PC IS IN BASEMENT

A single "wireless router" like the 3700 should be all you need. If you don't need the dual band functionality of the 3700, you might try the next model down. I have a single 3700 and get good reception throughout the house, adequate for my college aged kid's gaming and general on-line happiness. Logic says to place the router centrally but you might find it works better somewhere else due to the obstacles in the house (walls, floors, etc.)

This wireless router is exactly what you need.I purchased the xbox adapter from amazon for about $95.Once you have the adapter plugged in the USB port on the xbox,and this router you whole house will become wireless.I reside in a 2 story home too and this router is awesome.Buy it!

All you need is a moden as well as thios router. If you have a modem/router combo know, as I did, all you would have to do is bridge the current moden/router so the new router will work with it. It sounds more complicated than it is. We currently have 4 xbox's in our house all with live. I would suggest running them with the ethernet cord with this router instead of wireless. The reason is the ethernet connections run at gigabit speed whick works great for gaming!

if you have more than 1 device on the network you must have a router. Replace the wired router with this one, it wil support 4 wired ports + many wireless connections. Range covers my house fine plus fifty feet outside.

This router will work fine. Just be sure to follow the manufacturer's guidelines about where you place the router(not near large metal objects. etc.). You will need to run a single cable from your cable modem/ADSL modem to the router. I get almost 100' range at my house! If you place the router near your PC desktop you just need a cable to the router(assuming you have a network adapter in your desktop PC). Otherwise you can get a wireless network adapter (USB/PCI card) to plug into your desktop PC.

You need broadband computer connection. A good wireless router like the Netgear model 3700 (download and upload speeds are incredible) although range could be better. Depending on size of house a repeater might be necessary. Don"t get one until you install the router then check your signal strength. Your smart phone is great for checking signal strength. Just turn on wi fi in settings and wander around the house and yard checking signal strength. There are various devices to boost signal such as antennas, repeaters if need be. And ethernet cable (usually included) to connect the wireless router to the modem and ethernet cable from modem to computer. Using wi fi you will get a connection many times faster than 3G on your cell phone or laptop or other device witout using your data. Music and vids stream smoothly without buffering. You just connect wireless router to modem and you may need a wireless usb adapter for some devices. You have to use microsofts own exclusively with xbox. How much more money does Bill need? Anyway you're now wireless and with this equipment you will have wi fi thats the best and fastest currently available. Don't forget to password protect your wireless account that is a must! With the particularl Netgear router aforementioned you can set up a seperate guest network but if you set one up you will potentially slow your own connection speed down. Let the neighbors get their on wi fi. I hope this has been helpful.

I believe they stay cooler standing upright and in free air. I'd guess that the wireless performance will be very dependent on lots of other issues. Mine works well throughout the house, standing upright.

Both ways, I have mine laying on its side to fit into bookshelf compartment.

Mine was in the stand vertical, it is now flat to fit on a shelf under my desk. Seems to work either way. If you are at the end of the range it wil make a difference be inside my house no change but your mileage will vary

I have one and have tried it both ways and it doesn't seem to make much difference.

Based upon the user manual, you stand it up if you are trying to get more horizontal coverage, you lay it flat if you are trying to get more vertical coverage. I have mine lying flat due to needing coverage from my basement to the second floor of the house. The coverage in this position is excellent for what I need.

It does not matter. The thing has 8 antennas built in.

In most cases, this is not a problem; the signal strength will be good, the only hindrance might be the computers ability to detect it.

Yes, this router is designed for large and multiple floor homes.

No to far. Maybe if you use one with an external antenna and then have something t receive it.

Probably not. I was able to get 100+ feet at my home, but 1000' is almost a quarter-mile!

1000ft is over 333 yards distance! Wireless routers such as these are designed for single-home coverage, not the entire neighborhood. So no, this won't work. Assuming typical-sized tract housing, your nextdoor neighbors and _maybe_ the folks across the street could probably access your network, but not someone 1/5 mile away.

NO. I have tried to get my sister inlaw connected and she is the same distance you are trying. You could at a distance about 500 or less. I used my netbook to see how far Netgear would connect. So, I hope this helps.

If the cat5 was installed within spec and has not been damaged or degraded over the years you probably wouldn't see a noticeable improvement for internet usage. If you are performing large file transfers between computers and have a router with gigabit ports then you might see a noticeable difference.

It probably won't restrict your speeds to the internet since those are less than 100Mbps, but it might do so within your home's wired network if you have other gigabit devices. To "talk" gigabit speeds, you need gigabit devices at both ends of the line.

Cat5 works well. I have 4 xbox 360's connected via Cat5 and there is no lag.

YES CAT 5 will be fine your cable modem will limit speed not the cable unless it is very long or damaged

Newer technology is always better,but if your pc/laptop is older don't waste your money on the cat6 cable.

Cat 6 would be great, but not a necessity.

Yes. 802.11 b/g/n 2.4Ghz and 802.11 a/n 5Ghz

yes it does.

Yes. it supports a/b/g/n and has dual radios.

Yes, says so on the right side of the box, top, second bullet point down.

It says g on the box and it works with my g notebook.

Yes it supports A, B, G, and N. I use A to connect my xbox 360 and it works much better than G did with my old router.

If you mean ethernet ports there are four. I have my desktop PC plugged into it and also my ethernet printer. While using the PC and someone else using a laptop simultaneously there seems to be no noticeable decrease in speed from my cable internet.

4

If you are asking how many LAN ports, 4 LAN and 1 WAN

4 hardwire points (you can expand the number of ports by buying a network switch)

This thing I am pretty sure has 4 look on the picture of the back of the unit.

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Yes

Yes

I just set my router up on windows 7 64 bit. Piece of cake to set up.

YES

Yes. Works just fine.