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Summary: great product
Review: this product is great for me, i have it 2 floors away from my router, and it still runs well. my only complaint would be with my actual internet service, suscom, which disconnects me from xbox live at random...oh well. This product is perfect for convenient wireless video games, and it reccomended as long as you know how to configure it.
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Summary: What a delightful piece of hardware!
Review: I bought two of these; one to connect to my AudioTron so I wouldn't have to run a cable from the computer room to the family room, and one as a spare or to connect the occasional Ethernet device to the wireless network. My only fear initially was that the AudioTron might demand a more real-time connection to the server system to play music reliably, but it works without a hitch via the WET11 (and a WAP11, and a BEFSR41). I had also bought several WUSB11s for the upstairs computers, and was having a bit of a problem with one of them (I have since returned it and received a replacement unit that works flawlessly, just like the other two) and I used the spare WET11 on that computer for several weeks without a hitch. It's marvelous; it drops very few packets, and after the firmware upgrade it's even better. There's nearly a dozen access points within range, and I worried a lot about interference, but all the Linksys equipment I have continues to be largely unaffected by the other access points within range. All in all, perhaps my favorite of the Linksys hardware I've bought -- and I have a fair bit of it now.
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Summary: Works with my XBOX and Mac
Review: Easy setup abd provides enough speed to play XBOX Live. Also, works with my Mac.
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Summary: Avoid at ALL costs
Review: This is the absolute worst product i have seen in my entire lifetime! I tried to connect it to my Ps2, which the people at linksys said would work (it would not communicate with my 802.11B Linksys router). i followed all of the included instructions (from linksys) and all of the Ps2 instructions and.... nothing. so, i called Linksys and was put on hold for at least a half hour (no exaggeration) and then talked to a person who barely spoke english and had absolutely no idea what they were talking about. this person told me to change a lot of DOS settings on my windows XP computer, which really screwed it up. i finally gave up and took the piece of junk back. i will never again buy a Linksys product ever again.
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Summary: Perfect fo the PS2
Review: I have this hooked up to my Linksys BEFW11S4 and they work great together. It's connected to my PS2. Now I'm playing games with people in countries I can't even spell. A good Linksys product.
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Summary: Simple, Functional, Friendly
Review: This bridge was just the thing for me - it connected my Dell Digital Audio Receiver to my wireless network so I could stream MP3s over my stereo. Since that means streaming small files, it's worked just fine - only rarely do I get a dropout. I haven't tried it with large amounts of traffic, but it does seem to work well with up to 3 machines sharing its bandwidth.The nice thing about Linksys' products is that Linksys works hard to make setup and use as easy as possible: I can use the CD-ROM that comes with the Bridge to step through a wizard that will configure it, or I can log into the unit using a web browser and tweak all the settings manually. One thing to keep in mind if you're not going to just plug-n-play out of the box: when you first go to set this up, you need to connect it directly to your computer so you can configure it. Have one handy so you can set it up, and once you get things working you can plug it in anywhere. Mine serves my jukebox, but I could easily use it to connect *any* Ethernet device. I have also had to call tech support for help. Their phone support is hit or miss: sometimes you get someone who doesn't speak English and has never seen the product (and sometimes doesn't even understand how it works!), but other times I get savvy, friendly people who impress me with their service. Since Linksys is one of the rare companies that still offers 24-hour toll-free tech-support, I have to give them a thumbs-up for the quality.
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Summary: Better than the game adapter
Review: I had the game adapter and it suddenly didn't work after a month. (I never got a signal! It was fustrating.) I have 64-bit encription and I tried to configure it but nothing. I bought this and was highly satisfied. I have this connected to my xbox for online capabilities. It gets more range than the game adapter also, so this is the better bet than the game adapter. Also, I still have 64-bit encription, and took 5 minutes tops, because my xbox was in the basement and my router was on the second floor! Highly recommended for X-Box Live!
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Summary: Is a great product for PS2, after tech-support.
Review: Like another reviewer I have a MAC airport network, and had difficulty with this product. Thankfully my roomate is a PC guy and between him and the linksys tech-support (in India?) we we're rockin' in no time (using his PC to configure the WET11).
I also wish they had MAC configuration instructions, or made them available on their website. Once configured and seeing the network, this box rocks the wireless Wi-Fi in the house to the PS2 for mean on-line gaming action.
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Summary: Don't buy this bridge, the new one from linksys works better
Review: There is a new bridge from linksys that is [money amount]cheaper than this bridge and so much easier to set up for online gaming. For [money amount]buy the Linksys WGA11B Wireless-B Game Adapter, it rocks. It took me all of 5 minutes to get my playstation to connect to my wireless network with this bridge.
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Summary: Xbox Systemlink works with new firmware!
Review: I purchased the WET11 bridge and the WAP11 access point for two reasons: to hookup my home office network and to play Xbox systemlink games. The home office usage worked well from the beginning. Setup was simple and quick. My only problem with the home network was that I was losing my connection every two hours or so for a few minutes. The home network requirement was important, but the reason that I chose Linksys over other wireless options was because of the potential of using the WET11 for Xbox systemlink play. I have two Xbox consoles that are too far apart to conveniently string a cable. The downstairs Xbox is on a wired router (also happens to be Linksys), but the upstairs Xbox was disconnected. To my disappointment, a technical issue prevented the WET11 from being the systemlink solution that I was looking for. Things have changed! Linksys recently provided new WET11 firmware (version 1.5.4) for download. The notes included a cryptic reference to supporting Xbox systemlink play, but no details beyond selecting a new checkbox in the browser setup screen. Last week I finally had a chance to update to the 1.5.4 firmware in my WET11 and test system link. It works!
Here is my setup:
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(Xbox #1)
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(WET 11 #1) --- (Xbox #2) (WET 11 #2) --- (Laptop Computer) I played around an hour of systemlink Halo with this setup. I noticed a couple of minor glitches, but overall it was a very smooth experience. This is what I have been waiting for! The trick after upgrading the firmware is to then use the WET11 web setup utility to enable the MAC cloning feature before plugging the WET11 into your Xbox. I am running in Infrastructure mode. As a warning, I did not do thorough testing of all wireless scenarios. I have no reason to think that this isn't a solution for all Xbox wireless systemlink play, but try the scenarios below at your own risk. (1) I have not tried to use 2 WET 11 units for systemlink. I have one Xbox wired to a router and one using a WET11. (2) I have not tested Ad Hoc mode (since 2 WET11 units would be needed for that). I am running in Infrastructure mode since I am hooking into an existing network. Ad Hoc mode would allow the 2 consoles to be connected wirelessly without any other networking hardware. (3) I did not test wireless Xbox Live with this setup. However, other reviews indicate that the WET11 was already a solution for that. I run Xbox Live from my wired Xbox. The upgrade also seems to have improved my home office disconnect issues. I haven't had enough time to tell, but I seem to get disconnected less often and the signal seems to be available again almost instantly. I still have some troubleshooting to do and the new firmware has a signal testing tool that should help. For example, I found out that there are other wireless networks in range that are probably causing interference with my network. Based on that, I expect that I should be able to change some settings to improve my home network reliability even further. Even though I have had some minor issues with Linksys technical support over the last couple of years, they have generally been very helpful. Also, even though the new MAC address closing feature was not well documented it was easy enough to figure out. Therefore, these issues did not lower my product rating.
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