We know you like to rock your WNR3500L router with third party firmware, but for those who have decided to stick with the (excellent) stock NETGEAR flash, there's some good news.

NETGEAR has updated the stock firmware to version 1.0.2.50 for both North American and worldwide users, improving several features and functions.

Make sure to check out the appropriate version for your region - download and check out the changelog via the links below.

NETGEAR WNR3500L Official Standard Firmware 1.0.2.50 for North American Users

NETGEAR WNR3500L Official Standard Firmware 1.0.2.50 for Users Outside North America

NetCraft Communications Inc., the global leader in infrastructure management Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of its Versiera 3.2.

Versiera is a web-based Internet technology for management and monitoring of computer and network equipment from the smallest SOHO networks to enterprise-class data centres and the largest of cloud environments, rivaling the best enterprise management systems.

This software can be implemented on the NETGEAR WNR3500L open source router through DD-WRT and OpenWRT based firmwares.

Click here to learn more about the improvements in Versiera 3.2 and integration with NETGEAR hardware.

Click here for instructions on how to install the Versiera software on WNR3500L in DD-WRT.

Click here for instructions on how to install the Versiera software on WNR3500L in OpenWRT.

[Read the full press release at PRWeb]

It's an exciting time for the beloved NETGEAR WNR3500L open source router!  Our favorite piece of networking gear has been selected by SamKnows as part of its national broadband speed test measurement project in collaboration with the FCC.

The powerful WNR3500L will help deliver accurate, timely results to the FCC for those who choose to participate in the program.

More details on the initiative are detailed below in the full press release.

[SamKnows Official Site]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — June 1, 2010 — NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking solutions, today announced that SamKnows, an Internet technology leader in traffic sensor applications, has selected NETGEAR’s RangeMax® Wireless-N Gigabit Router with USB (WNR3500L) as part of  its national broadband speed test measurement project announced by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski (http://www.fcc.gov/headlines.html). The FCC’s goal is to collect objective data to build an accurate picture of broadband Internet performance nationwide. Consumers wishing to participate in the program can volunteer to have their broadband connections tested by the sensors during idle periods with known, safe servers. This testing method addresses the variability of results from current Internet-based self-service speed tests by eliminating or minimizing inaccuracies caused by computer processing performance as well as premise network impairments such as motor noise, microwave oven interference, low WiFi signal levels or IP traffic congestion in the LAN.