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Summary: Works OK, but...
Review: Just got one of these and am using it not for game use but as a simple wireless bridge for my wireless LAN. At ... a bargain for this purpose and everything seems to work as advertised (which is a lucky thing because the documentation is extremely basic), except for one minor bug: the MAC address on the wireless LAN side seems to change to a random value every time power is cycled. This presents a problem only if you are using the MAC filtering security feature on your access point, and if so you can see the obvious problem that will arise (took me a little while to figure this one out, not knowing about the issue in advance). Once you let the WAP sniff out the MAC address and make an entry in its table then everything works OK. I don't want to give up using the MAC filtering feature of my WAP so this is somewhat of a PITA since it requires manual re-programming of the WAP if I cycle power on the WGA11B. Luckily I don't expect to be power-cycling the unit that much so I guess I can live with it for now, but I would sure like to see this problem fixed. LinkSys tech support said that this bug may be fixed in a future firmware rev... I hope so. BTW the tech support guy was pretty good and seemed to have a good understanding of my problem. Otherwise, as I said, so far so good with this unit, no other complaints so far.
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Summary: Wireless Xbox for Decent Price
Review: I bought this for Xbox Live, and am satisfied with the results. It works on my mongrel system (a Motorola Surfboard cable modem, a DLink ethernet card hooked to my Netgear 814 wireless router). Although I have no idea what the signal strength is, I can connect with my Xbox in the living room and the router up-the-stairs and 30 feet away.If you have a Linkysy router and don't have WEP turned on, you can probably use it out of the box. For the rest of us, setup was OK. Here's the detail. I first configured the device via my PC (since I have WEP turned on). I set the WEP encryption option/password to match my network, and (something that I spent 2 hours troubleshooting) I also had to enable the "Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID)" setting on my Netgear router. Even though I assigned my network's SSID to the device using the software, I still had to keep that option on to make it work; I don't know if that is a Netgear/Linkys incompatibility or not. Still, it worked in the end. Pro: Small (the size of a pack of cigarettes), setup screens via a computer are clear, does its job well. Most of all, it is almost half the price of the Linksys bridge (WET11), which is one of the few easy-to-install and reliable wireless-B options for hooking up your Xbox (Netgear's bridge gets lousy reviews and DLink also isn't as reliable as the WET11. But the WET11 bridge is so darn expensive). Con: No signal strength indicator (even building one into the Xbox OS would be OK), no Power Off button (I have to unplug it). I would give it a higher score if it included those features.
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Summary: Crappier than an outhouse
Review: If 0 configuration is good for you, than you might like this. If you want to use WEP, tie this to a brick and throw it through the Windows of Linksys' offices. I basically had one of Linksys' drones tell me that disabling SSID, WEP, and MAC filtering were overkill and that all I needed to do was enable SSID broadcasts and disable WEP and everything would work. The software is crappy and can't even reliably connect to the device. Look elsewhere for a wireless game adapter.
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Summary: Sweet, I got it to finally work!
Review: I was really excited to have this game. I thought it would be simple plug and play material. Well it definetely wasn't. The easiest way to ensure that it works is to plug it directly using the ethernet cable into your network. Then run the cd given in the box, and input all of your information on P1. Make sure you have the correct ip address, gateway address, ssid, and wep encyption typed in. Then plug it into your ps2 and it works sweet.
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Summary: Works like a charm but...
Review: Overall the Linksys Wireless B Game Adapter works like a charm but the initial setup was a pain because despite the instructions stating that SSID broadcasting could be turned off, the Adapter will not connect to your wireless network unless SSID broadcasting is turned on. Occassionally we change are WEP key and the Adapter doesn't like to go along with this.
Otherwise this product has been great, allowing us to move our PS2's and Xbox's around the home and still enjoy lag-free gaming. The times we've experienced lags are due to the game servers themselves and not the adapter. We've even hosted dedicated server games such as Star Wars Battlefront with no lag.
Don't waste extra money on "Wireless G" adapters unless you have T1 lines in your home (very few people have this.) Cable connections usually run at 3-6mb so the "Wireless B" with an 11mb max speed is more than enough (remember you are only as fast as your slowest connection.)
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Summary: WGA 11B big waste of time
Review: This adapter comes with close to no instructions. After mine arrived I spent 3 hours on the phone with Linksys trying to do the set up which never did succeed. I also called XBOX Live since I intended to use this item with my XBOX. XBOX Live says the WGA 11B is not compatible with the XBOX which is contrary to the Linksys advertising. Linksys cannot support it and it won't work with your XBOX so I don't see much hope for this product.
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Summary: Perfecto for The Box
Review: I bought this Item for my XBOX and I'm in Gamer heaven. I have a friend with the XBOX G-Adapter, and if you ask me the linksys B-Adapter's performance is just as good if not better then the XBOX adapter.
The only lag I have experianced is when XBOX's servers get a little chippy, which affects anybody on XBOX live.
People, this thing saves you $50, do not waste your money on the XBOX game adapter ($99 US!!!).
It's setup is simple.
1:Hook the ethernet cord to the ethernet output in the back of the XBOX (No Brainer)
2: Plug the power cord in (Another no brainer)
3: Press the big blue button until the screen on the Adapter reads "IN".
4. Turn the metal on and your ready for Xbox live!
Note: Make sure your router is on, and don't forget, to actually play XBOX LIVE, you need a subscription and such.
Happy Gaming!!!
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Summary: Works great for xbox live, but not with WEP
Review: I bought this to use primarily for wireless access to xbox live across my BellSouth DSL connection. Setup was easy. While the CD-only setup option is a bit of an up-front pain, it really isn't that big of a deal since you will not be running setup that often. Just keep up with the CD for future use ;-)
I did experience too much game lag initially. After a bit of experimenting, I narrowed it down to the fact I was running WEP (wireless encryption). Experienced the lag with both 128-bit and 64-bit WEP enabled while playing Halo2. Disabled WEP on the wireless router (Linksys WRT54G) and the WGA11b. Bingo, lag completely disappears. The adaptor just doesn't seem to have enough cycles to decrypt and process the amount of information streamed with games such as Halo2.
To add back security to my wireless network, I activated MAC Address filtering on the router instead of WEP. Just remember to add the MAC addresses of all your existing wireless devices (i.e. PCs) plus the MAC of the xbox as well as the adaptor.
Would rate this a 5, but rating a 4 because it doesn't provide a way to use anything other than the default wireless channel 6 on the router. Would (and do) recommend this adaptor.
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Summary: Great product
Review: I use this product with a Linksys wireless G access point to connect my xbox to my wired network. Setup was simple and it works flawlessly.
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Summary: Are you a rocket scientist?
Review: I have a BS in Computer Science and 10 years experience. Now, my experience is mostly on the software side and not the hardware or network configuration side, but still, I'm no innocent with electronics.
I never got this thing working. I have heard of people getting it working. I have even heard of people getting it working with some security on their wireless network, so I know it's theoretically possible. However, I have seen a lot of messages on message boards with some pretty smart people trying to get this thing to work and having a devil of a time.
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