The WNR834B is based on the Draft N specification of the 802.11n standard, with a claimed top throughput of 270Mbps when using compatible cards. Sure, it's just a mask for the router's default 192.168.2.1 IP address, but it's a heck of lot easier to remember. Simply entering in 'when attached to the WNR834B takes you straight to the router's web interface. While there's a wizard-based CD setup which is easy enough and standard enough, the WNR834B also offers an easy way to access the router's web setup. The WNR834B doesn't have the excellent indicator light setup that we loved so much on the Belkin N1, but it does have another innovation that we'd love to see on more routers. A more pressing effect, however, is that it's not possible to fiddle with the antennae to improve signal performance, short of twisting the whole case hither and thither. On the minor league side, the WNR834B is a touch larger than many routers we've tested lately. Netgear's taken the view that antennae are things that are easily broken or lost, so they've placed them within the WNR834B's enclosure. If you're familiar with routers, the first thing you'll notice is that the antennae appear to be missing, and there's none in the box at all to be attached.

The RangeMax Next Wireless Router - or to give it its more informal and unpronounceable name, the WNR834B - is a plain white box with optional stand on the base. It seems everyone wants to pick up some of the positive buzz associated with a certain brand of music player, and Netgear's clearly no exception to this rule. If there's been a prevailing trend in design of home IT gear in the last few years, it's been for stark white boxes.

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