The WNR3500L (also known as the WNR3500U) 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: Broadcom BCM4718 453 MHz SoC 8 MB Flash memory 64 MB RAM 32 kB instruction cache 32 kB data cache Three 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
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 (WPS) Automatically detects ISP type, exposed host (DMZ), MAC address authentication, URL content filtering, logs and email alerts of internet activity Static & dynamic routing with TCP/IP, VPN pass-through (IPsec, L2TP), NAT, PPTP, PPPoE, DHCP (client & server) Supports IPv6, including automatic 6to4 tunnel (since firmware 1.2.2.30)
Version 2: Supports installation of Tomato firmware (Shibby and Toastman varieties) and DD-WRT
Open source features According to one analysis, installing DD-WRT reduced performance.
References
External links Official Product Page Official Support Page