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Summary: For Xbox go with the MS Wireless Adapter
Review: I've configured my fair share of wireless networks, so I figured this would be a snap. Unfortunately, nothing could have been further from the truth. I plugged it into my *Linksys* router so I could configure it, and it couldn't get an IP issued. I was going to hook it up to my XP box and enable DHCP on it, but the instructions for doing that were 4-5 pages long. In the end, I had to set the SSID on my wireless access point to default, turn off WEP, and then configure the thing wirelessly. That, by the way, is not recommended by Linksys.I finally got one of the presets to work with my custom SSID in place and WEP turned on, so I'll be nice and not give this thing a one-star rating. I do recommend you just purchase the Microsoft Wireless Game Adapter. It's almost twice the price, but at least you can configure it through the Xbox OS with any hassles.
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Summary: Does not work with X-Box
Review: This product is supposed to be compatible with the XBox, but from my experience it definitly is not compatible. I spent the better part of a day trying to make this adapter work. When I tried to configure the XBox to use a wireless network, the XBox could not recognize the adapter. When I left the XBox settings as is for wired networking, I could not get the adapter to connect to my router (a Linksys router by the way). I tried to call technical support, but I could never get through. After going through three levels of voice menus, I received a busy signal. I returned the adapter the following day. I do not plan on buying anymore Linksys products in the future.
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Summary: Worst Customer Support EVER!!!!!
Review: Like a few have already written, Linksys has THE worst customer service! I've written them twice via their support e-mail, where they state someone will get back to you within 24 hours. It's been 3 days! I've called twice. The first time I spent 1 1/2 hours before giving up. The 2nd time, after waiting an hour, I got a live rep and then was transferred to someone that specializes in wireless products. I waited another 1 1/2 hours to get transferred before I finally gave up. I still have not been successful in hooking up the adapter and will be bringing it back to the store from where I purchased it. If you're stuck and haven't had any success in installing this to your gaming system and network, you might as well get your money back since the support folks over at Linksys don't give a crap about your problems with their products. My network was originally setup with Netgear products and they were very user friendly. I'm going to see if Netgear offers a gaming solution. Linksys sucks!
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Summary: DON"T BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Dont buy this item unless you want to be on custumer support for 2 hours and then learn the IP adress or something is screwed up and you have to return it.
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Summary: If you use Xbox or PS2 - this is THE adapter
Review: Okay, first of all I'm hot on linksys (see my other reviews). I used to do network stuff for a living - don't anymore, but I have always been impressed with Linksys (compared to Netgear, DLink and Microsoft) for the consumer market. Their stuff is by and large (prosumer) - it has some good pro features without having to be a rocket scientist to configure the thing. Now that Cisco owns them - it's even a better deal as Cisco has been putting some nice features into all of linksys's products. While the tech support guys at linksys all need an attitude adjustment (they are a surley bunch) - the products often don't require tech support... so I suppose it is a good-news, bad-news, kind of thing... But this sucker was PLUG AND PLAY for all intensive purposes. There are a few things, however, I think people should know in order to set this up: a) You probably want to turn off all WEP and MAC filters. You can turn them back on once you get the sucker id'ed on the network and talking... but for now, leave it off.
b) You probably want to turn ON your SSID (again, makes it easier for the thing to install out of the box.)
c) You probably want to know what your broadcast frequency is on your WAP. If you are using a linksys WAP it is found on the admin screen regarding security. You need to look for the broadcast ID channel (default is six). That is the channel you want to tune the WGA11B. However, what I really recommend that people do is avoid "ad hoc" mode entirely and set the WGA to In mode (looks kind of like 1n on the WGA display) - this is infrastructure mode. Infrastructure mode is what you want to use if you are using a broadcasting router/switch/bridge access point (like the linksys Wireless-B, G, WAP11, etc.)
d) Make sure you know what type of cable you are using to connect it. The cable that comes with the broadcast bridge unit (the WGA) is actually a CROSSOVER cable. This was a bit surprising to me (not that they are hard to make, just, you rarely ever get one from someone - you always wind up making them). You'll know you have the switch in the right position when the WAN light (the little symbol that looks like a circle with two lines in it) lights up GREEN.
e) If you are not already, I'd set up DHCP for the moment. The bridge is default configured to try and connect via DHCP. If you don't have DHCP configured, I don't know what it is going to try to do default IP static (probably 192.176.1.1 if it is like other linksys products). Save yourself the headache and do DHCP. Okay - otherwise, this sucker is easy as pie to set up. Plug it in to your LAN adapter (I have PS2 so it is a little box on the back of the game thing - don't know about Xbox). Then plug the cord into the WGA. Turn the WGA on and set it to the channel of your WAP. It should start talking IMMEDIATELY. If not - you have done something wrong. The CD for the PC is interesting. Like most linksys products - it looks nice and is full featured. You won't need the CD for configuring the WGA unless you plan on using WEP. The infrastucture mode is really fast. I must say that I play online alot.... and this connection point on PS2 shows virtually no lag. I don't know what Sony did via their gaming networks - but this sucker runs QUICK. Like I said, virtually no lag. The real bummer is that about 99% of the games out there are not multiplayer yet. The ones that are, however, are really fun to play. I play MOH:RS, Desert II, and a few others online. The games are quick paced. To really take advantage of it, however, you might want to go "full bore" and invest in a USB headphone/mic set so you can "talk to people". Also, the USB keyboard might be a nice feature too... although I don't have that... I've seen quite a few game adapters out there (do a search on Amazon - you will see). This is the best one I've seen for the money. One last thing - I'd forget "Wireless G" adapaters. Again, unless your connection is like a T3 line straight to the house (which 99% of most people do not have) - you're only as fast as your smallest connection - which is likely to be the ADSL/Cable router connection. Comcast is 3MB - which I NEVER get (even burst inside Comcast's net). So B is MORE than enough bandwidth. I heard some guy at Best Buy trying to talk up a Wireless-G adapter saying he would get "better performance" - and while that is true.. it's like putting brand new wheels on a car with an underpowered engine... yeah, it will look better... but it won't go faster. See you out there...
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Summary: Frustration Galore
Review: I tried connecting this device to my Xbox and followed all the instructions enclosed, and the adapter never received the signal from the router. I called customer service, and despite the package stating it was a 24 hours 7 days a week number for tech support, I never got through. I spent like 3 hours that night trying to problem solve. No luck... Then the next day I tried the 800 number again and I finally got through. After waiting for nearly an hour to talk to someone, I finally got through to a tech. The technician spent two hours troubleshooting with me, but we never did get the system up and running. I returned the merchendise and bought the more expensive Microsoft Xbox wireless adapter and reluctantly paid the additional $70. Within 3 minutes my Xbox was running wireless! The Xbox game adapter is much easier to run, ALOT faster (up to 5x), and it comes with very thorough instructions. The Linksys definitely lacks in all three areas, but if cost is a major consideration, it might be a good idea to try the Linksys first. All I can say is that it was VERY frustrating for me. Perhaps you'll have better luck with the product.
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Summary: Great Way to get wired gaming without the wire!
Review: This was setup in a matter of seconds. Literally I had taken it out of the box plugged it in, plugged in the CAT5 to the xbox, and I was on my way to setting up XBox live. I have always left my wireless setup in the "basic" settings. But I live in an area that I feel safe enough to do this. But I can understand some other people's frustration when setting this up under a more secure mode. You would think Linksys would have been able to work around that, since they made the product and all. As for the gaming itself, well it is much better than I expected. I have basically used Mech Assault and Links 2004 Golf. While golfing I have suffered no lag, and no dropped games (unless some idiot decides to quit). Only complaint I have with Links is that the live voice is choppy 50-60% of the time. So choppy that it is unintelligible. I have yet to figure out if it is a Links gaming problem or a wireless gaming problem. I also play Mech Assault. Again the gaming is very smooth. No drop off's at all like you would expect using 802.11b. But with Mech asault the voice chat is very clear and well heard. So I am guessing that the Links golf is more of a gaming problem. the only problem with MA is that you can get a real group of jerks at times, and they have forgotten that once upon a time they were new gamers also. Other than that the experience has been more than positive.
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Summary: Great deal for half the price of Microsoft Xbox Adapter
Review: Got the WGA11B adapter after researching the microsoft Wireless X-box adapter. I was looking for a wireless solution for my Xbox and PS2 but didn't want to pay $199.00 Canadian for the Microsoft Wireless Xbox adapter. Saw this item on eBay and looked into it a little more since I found it available for $99.00 Canadian. After finding a local computer store that sold this adapter I read the reviews on Amazon and saw that overall pepole had positive experiences with this item. So I decided to pick one up. After pulling it out of the box and hooking it up to my router via the included cable so that I could run the setup wizard (since I have my SSID Broadcast disabled), I entered my SSID into the adapter and did not set the WEP since I have this feature disabled on my wireless router. I hooked adapter up to my Xbox and powered it on and..... nothing. So I re-read the reviews here on Amazon and noticed that one person had to actually set his wireles router to Broadcast the SSID even after entering it into the WGA11. So I did this on mine and BAM!!!! XBOX Live with no wires! Exactly what I was looking for. I havent had a chance to try other settings for WEP or MAC address filtering yet so as to secure the connection, however I only disable the security features on my wireless router while I am on my XBox or PS2 Which isn't usually more then 2 hours at a time anyway. Only fault with this product as mentioned before is the online manual. Seems lacking and unclear for the configuration section. Live 800 # support may make up for this but I haven't had a chance to try this out. My suggestion is this product is a sweet deal for wireless console gaming and at half the price for the Microsoft Wireless Xbox Adapter, it's well worth the tweaking to get it to work for you. Easiest way is to disable your security settings while console gaming is on, but I am sure with some work you can make it all work out. Try it, You'll love the freedom from wires.
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Summary: CONFIGURING WGA11B W/WEP MS MN-500
Review: This is a nice piece of equipment with horrible instructions. If you are adding this to your existing network, here are some recommendations.
(Especially important if you have WEP enabled. If you don't you have another whole set of problems.) Plug the game adapter DIRECTLY into your router. Run the configuration utility from the CD ROM. Go through the settings making sure you set the network name to the network name(SSID) found on your existing network. It supports 128 bit WEP encryption so specify the 26 character key where necessary. When done, hook the adapter up to you system, a PS2 in our case. The WGA has to be configured to use the Profile you just modified. Be sure the channel indicator shows IN and also the right profile is selected. Nick www.amazon.com/shops/nickcherryhill
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Summary: Why is there no choice for zero stars?
Review: Read the reviews carefully. Even people here who give this item 4 stars point out that it functions partially at best and requires hours to troubleshoot. Anyone here who says it was easy to set up and use... I agree. Just don't try to use WEP. Hey... why worry about security, right?? You only need to enter your credit card to sign up for XBOX live, oh yeah and phone and address, and name, and such. Plus if your have a WiFi network, NONE of the devices can take advantage of WEP, even with it's limited capabilities. If you have no concern for security or privacy this product is perfect for you. Otherwise, please do not waste your money and especially hours of your time attempting to make it work with WEP which it does not.
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