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Summary: Works well, not sure why others are having trouble!
Review: I was skeptical about this Access Point due to all the negative comments, but decided to give it a try. I've had it up and running for a day now (writing this wirelessly from my laptop) and all seems to be working well. I bought the WPC51AB at the same time as the WAP51AB and am running in 802.11a turbo mode without a hitch. I have been remote desktop'ing my PC downstairs and I can honestly say i can't see a difference between my wired connection (100 Mb) and my wireless connection (72 Mb). So far, no lost connections as others have complained about (I'm about 25 feet from the AP). My only complaint is that the 802.11a range isn't nearly as good as the 802.11b range - oh well! Setup was fast and easy - i'm running with 128bit WEP enabled, no perceived speed difference. Based on my limited experience with this product, I would recommend it.
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Summary: Good Access Point, working fine for me
Review: I'm Not sure why so many other reviewers are having problems with their WAP51AB, but it's working fine for me. Setup was simple, it came with good documentation/setup instructions. The default IP address wasn't appropriate for my network, but that was easy to change and I had this access point up and running in 10 minutes. I was able to setup two separate SSID's (one for 802.11a and one for 802.11b) and configure WEP for both a & b. It was also easy to add MAC address filtering.I have had this access point for about 1 week and haven't had any problems staying connected to 802.11a as others have complained about. The range on the 'a' channel is not nearly as good as 'b', but the extra speed is great! When i'm sitting close to the AP (< 20ft), I use 'a' and when I'm farther away, i switch to 'b'. My only complaint is that the range of the 'a' channel isn't that great, but other than that, this AP works fine.
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Summary: thought i was the only one
Review: i've been having the same problem with my wap51ab as described by many others. i would lose my connection after 30-60 minutes and my dell latitude would act like the wpc54a was not present. i haven't had any problems with my system though (keeping my fingers crossed) since i shut off all power to everything at the surge protector for 5 minutes. like i said i haven't had any problems since, it been about 48 hours. i would stay away from this access point and perhaps if i felt daring try the new G.
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Summary: thought i was the only one
Review: i've been having the same problem with my wap51ab as described by many others. i would lose my connection after 30-60 minutes and my dell latitude would act like the wpc54a was not present. i haven't had any problems with my system though (keeping my fingers crossed) since i shut off all power to everything at the surge protector for 5 minutes. like i said i haven't had any problems since, it been about 48 hours. i would stay away from this access point and perhaps if i felt daring try the new G.
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Summary: Work Great!!!
Review: Just purchased the dual access point by Linksys. I highly recommend it for those who have a small office with line-of-sight need to communicate wirelessly between computers. The only reason I didn't give it a five star rating is that I use it in a two story home and was disappointed when it couldn't reach in some areas of the house. I suspect it's because of certain building materials in the house but given the short distances between computer and access point, I felt it should have gotten a connection.
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Summary: 11a won't stay connected
Review: Let me just echo anotheranalyst's comments. I've had the WAP51AB and the WPC51AB on a Dell Inspiron 8100 for 3 months now. I also bought a Linksys 80211b USB adapter. The 80211b works fine and I've used it at several conferences and Starbucks locations in addition to my home with the WAP51AB. However, the 802.11a simply refuses to work for more than an hour. What's more, Linksys doesn't have jack for support on their website or any new drivers or downloads (I've had this product since early October 2002). Maybe I'll just return the whole thing and get their new 11G product.
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Summary: Wireless
Review: People keep complaining about not being able to be in there basement and get a signal. I had the same problem, but then I took some time and adjusted where the unit was placed, (made sure it was away from interference Power supplies, monitor, ect) and placed it on a shelf away from my computer equipment and my coverage got much better, I think a downstairs bathroom only gets bad reception but Hey I should not be on from there anyhow :-)
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Summary: Wireless
Review: People keep complaining about not being able to be in there basement and get a signal. I had the same problem, but then I took some time and adjusted where the unit was placed, (made sure it was away from interference Power supplies, monitor, ect) and placed it on a shelf away from my computer equipment and my coverage got much better, I think a downstairs bathroom only gets bad reception but Hey I should not be on from there anyhow :-)
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Summary: Will not work with DHCP networks
Review: The documentation fails to mention the fact that this router not only requires that it be configured with a static IP address (no DHCP support), but that any 802.11a or 802.11b client connecting to your network is required to use a static IP address as well. Basically, you can't use DHCP with this access point - which for all intents and purposes makes this an expensive piece of junk plastic... but... I did return it for the 802.11g access point (Linksys WAP54G) which works perfectly.
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Summary: Excellent Product!
Review: The product works great! I have it in my basement and I can roam with my laptop to any room in the house and the performance is excellent! Someone should be experienced in networking to fully take adavantage of the products features but the "step-by-step" guide would allow a novice to set it up just the same.
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