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Summary: Still working great...
Review: This is a follow-up review - I first reviewed this product on October 21, 2003. The unit has been working flawlessly for almost 4 months now. I've never had any of the problems mentioned in some of the other reviews. In fact, I have NEVER had to even reset the unit. Just keeps on working great. An added bonus: when I purchased the router it did not have firewall capabilities, which was a little disappointing at the time, but not enough to be a big deal for me. I recently upgraded the firmware to the latest version posted on the Linksys web site, and voila! The user interface of the Web setup utility looks a lot more slick than it did before, plus they've added a few neat features, including a firewall and the ability to restrict Internet access selectively for computers on the network. I haven't tried the latter (it's not something I would really use), but the firewall is a nice addition. Highly recommended.
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Summary: very happy
Review: If your using charter cable just go to linksys website and search for charter. It will show you what you need to do in order to clone your mac and get your pc up and running. I have yet to set up the wep security but so far this router is doing everything I wanted it to do for home use..
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Summary: LINKSYS does it again
Review: This is an excellent product that doesn't take a lot to set up or configure. It comes with lots of options including the ability to limit internet access during certain times of the day or night, which could be used to limit your child's internet access while you are away from home. The only problem I encountered was the quick installation setup program that came on CD would not work with on my XP operating system. Tech support via email was helpful and timely. I encountered no wait for tech support via telephone and the techs were very polite. However, they still couldn't figure out why the setup program won't run on my computer. But did walk me through a couple of configuration issues I had. Overall, an excellent product I would recomend again and again.
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Summary: Great wireless terrible support
Review: Got the router last week and it took me 5 days to get it to work. Calling linksys support can be very fustrating, they are sure that you are clueless and will always blame your other hardware on the problems. The user guide is very genaral and doesn't realy help if have problems. Eventualy I stopped to think, took my router and laptop to a friends place, copied all the setup and got it to work.
Once it works the thing is great! Although the firmware upgrades are a must to fix bugs, but require some networking understanding. I am so satisfied with being able to surf the internet in bed with just no problems. Transmition is so strong that all my naighboors can see the wireless network.
If you know what you are doing then this is a must product.
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Summary: MAC Address Problem (solved)
Review: For anyone with a similar problem as the person a few reviews back, if your ISP identifies your account by your modem's MAC address, all you have to do is find out what your MAC address is and go into config utitliy and select MAC Cloning...there all you have to do is type in the MAC address that is registered with your ISP and they won't know the difference. Good luck!
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Summary: Great product after I got it working
Review: Wireless broadband in your home is great! This router would have been very simple to set up had it not been for Comcast Cable. They use the MAC address to ID which computer equipment is able to access their broadband. It took me a while to register this with them, but once I did it was great.
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Summary: Easy and reliable!
Review: For our wireless network here at home, my fiance got this router. It set up super easy and quick, and has worked extremely well in the months we've had it. I don't think I can recall even one time where it has been a problem. We have three wired computers and one laptop that we setup for the wireless network. Since we are constantly having to transfer information between the computers, its great to have a network that works so well! We decided to get the G router because its a bit faster, and backwards compatible! The price difference is not that much, so it was a no brainer for us to get the better model. With the price and quality of this router, I don't know why anyone would buy anything else. :)
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Summary: Setup in 5 minutes!
Review: I'm not a networking pro. I did however setup my old 4-port Linksys about a year and a half ago. Since it has worked flawlessly, I decided not to mess with success when it was time to go wireless. When the box arrived, I unpacked it, unplugged all the wires from my old Linksys into my new one, and then realized the power adaptor was a different rating. So I plugged in the new power adaptor and all the lights lit up. All 3 of my Macintosh computers were working instantly! I didn't even have to restart anything! I then unplugged the Ethernet wire to my PowerBook and turned on the AirPort software. - It worked first time! I then decided to open the settings in the browser to see what kind of security needed to be enabled. - I mean if my PowerBook connected with no settings or adjustments needed, that means others can too right? No need to let drive-by hackers have their way with my network! In the settings, I turned on the MAC address filtering. I browsed to see which computers were "on" and I simply clicked the setting to allow ONLY this computer to use the wireless network. I then changed the password from the default "admin" to my own password... and that's it. I was done. Like I said, 5 minutes. Now I can't promise you Windoze users it will be that easy, but I can't imagine it will be that far off. Feels good knowing I have advanced wireless security with 128-bit WEP encryption, MAC, or IP address filtering built into the Linksys. My wife is surfing on the couch as I write this. Life is good.
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Summary: Set it up once, use it forever
Review: This device allows enhances your home network in a number of ways. 1- It allow you to connect up to 256 wireless computer to the network
2- Allows you to connect up to 4 wired computers to the network
3- Allows communication among wired and wireless computers
4- Allows you to share a single internet connection (either DSL or Cable modem) among all the computers in the network (wired or wireless). The Linksys router connects an external Cable or DSL modem by using a regular RJ-45 Ethernet connector. I recommend upgrading the firmware (relatively easy process) as soon as you take it out of the box. Then set it up using the recommended security settings (WEP encryption is very important). I did this when I bought it over 6 months ago, and it has been running uninterruptedly since. It really gives you a lot of freedom to be able to move from the desk, to the couch, to the kitchen, to the backyard, without any cables attached. Also, forget about putting cables through the walls to connect your kid's new computer into the network. This product really makes your life easier. For the price difference between the B and G you should really consider buying this model. The speed difference between B and G is significant (B is only about 20% as fast as G). You will end up buying the G router down the road, thus wasting more money anyway. As an extra benefit, the G router is backward compatible, allowing you to connect to B devices. As with any wireless router, the wireless speed (even for G) is good for nominal file sharing, web browsing, and email, but if you need to transfer large quantities of data I would rather connect to one of the 4 available ethernet ports in the back. The speed and reliability of the wireless connection decrease significantly with the distance from the router and the interference. Typically everything around a 25 feet radius works Ok, but deteriorates beyond that to the point of loosing the connection at about 80 feet. Bottom line: Very good buy. It will make your life a lot easier.
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Summary: It works
Review: Years ago I had an old Linksys router that I never could get to work right. My new Toshiba M35-S359's Wi-Fi capabilities became apparent when I took it on th eroad over Thanksgiving. My brother had an old Linksys B band wireless router in his home and it was like magic. I decided on the G Router for a couple of reasons. First it is Wi-Fi certified and I did not wish to spend a lot of time on this project-either it would work or it would not. If it didn't back it would go. Well it worked and it works. It handles a wired connection and two laptops with no installation headaches. And while the technology has not caught up to the capabilities of the G band as of yet, it soon will. So the slight increase in price over the B band Router is a real value, when you consider that in a year or so, those who saved a few bucks now will be buying brand new G routers. Even more savings will come when I cancel one phone line. In a month and a half this action alone will pay for the initial cost of the router. All in all, it is a very good investment.
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