there's a reason this is refurbished...the linksys firmware that comes with it is literally useless - within a few days, going to your favorite websites will redirect you to a totally unrelated website. i thought it was a virus on my computer at first, until i realized i had recently replaced my router and googled the issue. sure enough, it's been identified and "fixed" by linksys - i say "fixed" because the "fixed" firmware still had the issue.
i knew linksys firmware was garbage as far back as 10 years ago, but i bought this router anyway. why?
it's incredibly easy to flash DD-WRT open source firmware on it (MUST be hardware revision 3.0) www.dd-wrt.com | Unleash Your Router for more information. my router has been up for 40+ days with no issues, and no wireless dropping issues either!
