VTECH COMM AT&T PLUG & SHARE 6800 G ( 6800G )

Rating:
Summary: junk, junk, junk
Review: I bought this router (re-branded as AT&T Plug and Play router) from CompUSA when it was on sale to replace my existing D-Link DI-514 (802.11b) router. I'm not satisfied with my existing D-Link, unfortunately, 6800G is even worse than DI-514, here are the problems I can not tolerate (I have upgraded its firmware to the latest version, problems still exist)

1. Not very stable, drops connection constantly in high work-load.
2. Does not support allocating static IP to a given machine.
3. The firewall rules doesn't work at all. After I set up the rules, save the configurations, close the browser and login to the web interface again. The rules disappeared magically.
4. You can not set Hexical password when you use the wizard interface to enable WEP.
5. Doesn't support MAC address filtering.



Rating:
Summary: piece of junk
Review: The router is a piece of junk. Cannot sustain heavy loads - constantly reboots itself every two - three minutes. My experience is based on two of these routerts - both of them have shown the same behavior. Also has a bad design- huge green LEDs are annoying and distracting.

Rating:
Summary: Absolutely Amazing Router for the Price...
Review: This router is an excellent value. i got this and the AT&T 6500G for 50 at COMP U.S.A. I decided to go for this because after searching for hours for the "perfect" router, i saw pretty much everything had mixed reviews. This one had no reviews so i thought what the heck, i'd try it out. Setup was so simple, i was amazed. After hearing everybody's complaints about setup, i was stunned at how easy this was. Just follow the directions right out of the box and you're set. The speed is great. I can load pages just as fast (cable modem) as with a wired ethernet connection. The only thing i think might be an issue with people who have huge houses is range. I have a house that is about 45 feet long, and the router is at one end of it on the ground floor. I took my notebook upstairs on the opposite end of the house and i had 3 bars our of 5. I'm not sure how it will perform in big house. But keep in mind that my notebook does not have an ATT PC Card. the computer i hooked up with the ATT PCI Card gets 5 bars from about 30 feet away on teh same floor, through a wall. Since the range doesn't affect me, I still gave it 5 stars. Great design too, looks nice sitting on top of my PC. Go get this thing, it is a great deal.