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 SoC8 MB Flash memory64 MB RAM32 kB instruction cache32 kB data cacheThree internal antennas802.11 b/g/n wireless supportOne 10/100/1000 Mbit/s WAN portFour 10/100/1000 Mbit/s switched LAN portsIntegrated USB 2.0 EHCI host portCompatible with Windows 7Version 2:
Broadcom BCM47186 500 MHz SoC128 MB flash memory128 MB RAM32 kB instruction cache32 kB data cacheTwo internal antennas802.11 b/g/n wireless supportOne 10/100/1000 Mbit/s WAN portFour 10/100/1000 Mbit/s switched LAN portsIntegrated USB 2.0 EHCI host portCompatible with Windows 7There 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 partiallySupports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)Automatically detects ISP type, exposed host (DMZ), MAC address authentication, URL content filtering, logs and email alerts of internet activityStatic & 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-WRTAccording to one analysis, installing DD-WRT reduced performance.
