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.
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
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
According to one analysis, installing DD-WRT reduced performance.
