ZYXEL P-330W 802.11g Wireless Router

Average customer rating: 3.5

Needs Restarting every single day
Good little router
Drops unused IPs after several days
Easy setup... but make sure the reset button is handy
Good Router

ZYXEL P-330W 802.11g Wireless Router

Manufacturer: ZYXEL
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000AAQQBC

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Product Description

ZyXEL P-330W 802.11g Wireless Router - This router is the backbone of a home network. With notebook and desktop computers equipped with optional 802.11g network cards, you can wirelessly access the Internet and share files from nearly any location in your home. A built-in 4-port 10/100 Ethernet switch allows for traditional wired network access as well. Network Address Translation Dynamic DNS DHCP Client/Server Diagnostic Tools Works with Windows, Mac, or Linux operating systems

Customer Reviews:

Needs Restarting every single day.......2007-04-03

This router was easy to setup out of the box. However, out of the box, I needed to restart this router at least every few days. My internet connection seems to fail every few days, with restarting the router fixing the problem. After a year of use, this router needs restarting literally any time I turn the computer off.

Now my routine when going home is this: turn on computer, go to router, unplug router, and plug in router, because the internet never ever works anymore just turning the computer on. The router must be reset every day.

I will take my sledgehammer out of the garage and smash this one in the backyard once I get a new one. Stay away or you will be in a world of headache.

Good little router.......2007-03-01

I've used Zyxel equipment in the past and have had good experience with them. This router fits in with that profile. I really like Zyxel brand routers. The menu/user interface is great. You don't have to install any software, just point your web browser to the router's IP address and away you go. Very easy to configure (for me anyway) and works great. Just like all consumer grade routers though you might have to restart it every once in a while. I'd say that I restart mine only once a month though.

Drops unused IPs after several days.......2007-02-23

We use the Zyxel P-330W in bridge mode as a LAN extension for local wireless notebooks, but not for WAN access, firewalling or any of the other extended features. Our local net is all fixed IP. Used in this configuration the P-330W is a good performer. It loses track of the IP address for a computer that has not been turned on for several days and when this happens sometimes has to be power-cycled to rebuild the routing tables.

Easy setup... but make sure the reset button is handy.......2007-01-06

I was quite happy with how easy it was to setup this router. Got it up and running with my PowerBook and WPA2 quickly with no hitches. One minor annoyance was that many of the settings changes force a reboot of the router. Not a big deal since changes are infrequent after initial setup, but most other routers don't need to do it.

My enthusiasm diminished after a few days of use when the internet connection just went away. The router wasn't locked up - I could still login to its web interface, and all status indications were normal - but I couldn't get to anything beyond the router. Reseting the router fixed the problem - no need to restart the cable modem or the computer. Same thing happened a few days later, so I updated the firmware. That reduced the frequency of the problem, but it stills needs to be reset about once a week. That's not acceptable performance.

Update May 2007:
I would now lower my rating to 1 star. The need for resets has become more frequent, and on several occasions it was necessary to reset the router to defaults and reload the network configuration. A recent firmware update not only failed to correct the lock-up problem, but also caused performance problems where loading web sites would stall out for minutes at a time. Reverting to the previous firmware returned performance to normal. I know it's consumer-grade electronics, but that's no excuse for not working properly. This product is not worth the hassle at any price.

Good Router.......2006-12-14

Zyxel has **OUTSTANDING** customer support and any issues you have with the product is handled by a knowledgeable American. Problems solved in a jiffy (due to my ignorance with networking). I had another router from another company and wasted hours dealing with a script reading incompetent from their outsourced India office.

Zyxel has a great rep for making terric products and this unit is no different. Get the latest firmware (a thing you should do with ANY routing gear) which solves some peoples disconnection issues and you're good to go!

Remember, with any networking equipment, if you're patching different gear (i.e. access points, routers) with B, G or N from different companies and you have either cable or DSL, you're goimng to have to do different things in the setup. And that's where customer support comes in to the rescue for perfect customization.

Zyxel is thumbs up all the way!

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