Netgear WNR3500L
The WNR3500L is an 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi router created by Netgear. It was officially launched in the autumn of 2009. The WNR3500L runs open-source Linux firmware and supports the installation of third party packages such as DD-WRT and Tomato.Hardware
Version 1:
Version 2:
- Broadcom BCM47186 500 MHz SoC
- 128 MB flash memory
- 128 MB RAM
- 32 kB instruction cache
- 32 kB data cache
- Two internal antennas
- 802.11 b/g/n wireless support
- One 10/100/1000 Mbit/s WAN port
- Four 10/100/1000 Mbit/s switched LAN ports
- Integrated USB 2.0 EHCI host port
- Compatible with Windows 7
Features
There are several ways to identify the version, including a v2 label on version 2.
Version 1:
- Supports installation of Tomato firmware and DD-WRT; the manufacturer has a custom version of OpenWrt while the mainline version works partially
- Supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup
- Automatically detects ISP type, exposed host, MAC address authentication, URL content filtering, logs and email alerts of internet activity
- Static & dynamic routing with TCP/IP, VPN pass-through, NAT, PPTP, PPPoE, DHCP
- Supports IPv6, including automatic 6to4 tunnel
Version 2:
- Supports installation of Tomato firmware and DD-WRT
According to one analysis, installing DD-WRT reduced performance.Firmware downloads
