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Summary: PEOPLE!! READ THE INSTRUCTIONS!!
Review: If you don't read the setup instructions you lose all right to complain that it doesn't work. Start at step 1, read and perform each step, and if once you complete the process it still doesn't work, then you can kick and scream.It took me about 2 minutes to set up this adapter. It works great.
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Summary: Avoid this product if you use WEP on your network!
Review: I had to return this product, after spending a frustrating week trying to get it to work with my wireless network's WEP security turned on. (If it supports it, the documentation / support / website sure don't mention it.) Tech support also took forever to answer, FYI. Since I was trying to get my Xbox online, I picked up the Xbox adapter (ACIN:B0000C5FMJ) which (following a bit of a struggle getting the firmware updated) works with WEP just fine. I am sure this is a high quality product, and you should get it if you are not running WEP.
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Summary: NO PROBLEMS
Review: I don't know why others had so many problems. I just got my adapter, skipped the entire installation process, and plugged it in. It Worked! No problems whatsoever. The thing kicks. Do not get distracted by the other posts. This thing is worth the money.
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Summary: Great product!
Review: I have read many reviews discussing the difficulty in setting this adapter up. I had to try about 10 times before I got it working, but I did something different than the quick start guide, it said plug it into your pc first to configure it (I could never get my network to recognize the game adapter). Well, thats the part I tried 10 times. Then I plugged the adapter directly into my Belkin Wireless router, it detected the adapter, configured it and I was good to go. I have had no problem while playing several PS2 games online (madden2004 and nba live2004)
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Summary: LINK IS THE BEST
Review: i was skeptical about the wireless game adapter but it turned about to be a GOD SENT! it does what it says! PERIOD! IF YOU HAVE KIDS AND HAVE 2 PLAYSTATION AND ON DSL?CABLE CONNECTION THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM! NO MORE FIGHTS NO MORE CRYING ABOUT WHO IS GOING ON LINE TO NIGHT! IF ANYONE NEEDS HEL SETTING IT UP EMAIL ME!
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Summary: 0 to wireless gaming in two minutes!!!
Review: In contrast to many of the reviews submitted here, I did not have one problem with this product. One thing I do notice between my situation and many others is the fact that I am using my WGA54G for the XBox, not the PS2 (at this time). For those of you using this product for the XBox, I predict that you won't encounter the problems associated with the PS2. I followed the setup instructions, and, problem-free installation happened as fast as I could read. I literally was gaming wirelessly in two minutes, and in a different room than my wireless router (Linksys WRT54G). When Gran Turismo 4 debuts for the PS2, I will be back with a review for using the WGA54G with a Playstation 2.
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Summary: WGA11B much!!!!!! easier in my case.
Review: You would think that using the same exact setup, the same application, and all the same name brand equiptment(linksys)in your home network it would be easy to replace one piece,the WGA11B with the WGA54G and it would work fine. It wasn't quite that easy. After seeing how easy it was to set up the WGA11B both on the CPU and the PS2 I deceided to make the jump to an all "G" network because I heard that the mixed setting can really slow down your network. I literaly had the WGA11B hooked up in five minutes without wep. Just set it to In mode plug it in and your off. Then I decided it's better to be safe then sorry so I used the P1 setting to add wep. That was another hard 2 minutes. Up and playing PS2 online in under 15 minutes including boot up time and setting up my EA account. The WGA11B works flawlessly. I play at my brothers house who has a wired connection and there is absolutly no difference! The WGA54G on the other hand seems impossible to set up. I still don't know if anyone is able to do it. I have a base knowledge of computers and tried for about 1 1/2 hrs. I then called Tech support. Very nice guy that tried anything possible other that saying just whack it once real good on the side. After about an hr he said it must be defective so I drove the hr one way to return it for another. Got it home fired it up seemed to loading much faster than the other one. Wasn't locking up all the time like the other one. I spoke to soon. It must start messing up when it gets warm and it does get warm. Called tech support again this time got a woman who was also very nice was transferred once, everyone very polite. But other than when it would freeze up the wireless light would not come on. 0-2 and not attempting #3. I will stick with the much more reliable WGA11B and hope that the come out with updates that allow "B" products to work with out slowing down the network. It doesn't slow the internet only the speed between you wireless CPU's. I still have a Linksys router WRT54G and the game adapter that work perfect. I learned my lesson and it cost me about two days.... If it's not broken, don't fix it!
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Summary: I don't get why everyones having trouble with this.....
Review: This is a very good product...but it's all a matter if you follow directions right. The thing that's so weird about this adapter is that you originally have to plug this is DIRECTLY to your ethernet jack on your computer so that your computer can configure the channels and the network addresses to the product. That I sort of found odd, because the other Wireless-B version of this you don't have to set with your computer...you plug it in and you can select the channel right on the product. Another thing is, even after I configured this with my playstation...I was able to connect everything...it worked great, but the wirless G light on the bottom wasnt doing anything...only the ethernet light was blinking. I looked closer to it and just found out it was a dim light because the light was Wireless G like WAS blinking very dimly at different times. All I'm going to say is remember to put this on infastructure mode, and plug this in DIRECTLY to your computer with NO CONNECTION present to your computer and the drivers should do the rest. All you have to do is reset you computer after you configure it so you can get your internet connection back again. Also, originally I thought the wireless G light not working was the cause of lagging on my PS2...but it turns out it all matters who you play and what connection they have.
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Summary: Horrific Linksys product support!
Review: I am a desktop/network support analyst for a large company, I recently and very easily configured a 802.11G wireless home network using Linksys and Cisco products. This game adapter however cost me an entire Sunday afternoon, which to me is rediculous. I ended up purchasing two of these adapters, exchanging one after I worked for 2 hours on configuring it using a wireless notebook. It never once was able to connect to the wireless network and yes before I attempted to add this I turned on SSID broadcasting, disabled MAC filtering, switched the SSID channel to the default of 6. After waiting for approx. 50 minutes on hold for Linksys support, the call lasted 2 minutes instructing me to return it, as it was defective. I returned with another adapter and called Linksys immediately, waiting for over 60 minutes this time and spent another 60 minutes on the phone with a support rep that was not very technical or experienced with the other Linksys 802.11G products I had (WAP54G, WPC54G, WMP54G) he concluded that I was too far from the WAP to receive any signal, although I remind you that I was using a notebook with a wireless adapter in the same room that had access/signal without problem. Even from within the same room as the WAP I couldn't get signal, I could only get signal when it was physically attached to my router. After seeing the other reviews, I may try the 802.11B adapter and see how that fairs. I just want to express if you have difficulty, don't waste your time calling, just try to use the included and web materials or return the item. Cmon Linksys, please address this problem!
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Summary: Does not work out of the box
Review: To Ben Appell: I'm sure most if not all of us that experienced problems were able to follow the "simple" 3-step instructions which tell you to use the setup on the CD. There's no mention of the more advanced setup program in the documentation that came with the Linksys bridge. In theory it should be simple but not everyone has the same hardware and some newer wireless routers may need a firmware upgrade in order to get it to work. Why did Linksys tech support tell me to set a static IP address on the PS2 when the instructions don't mention that? Hopefully most will be able to use "simple" 3-step instructions, if not, good luck! Update: I got it working, don't know for sure which of the many things I tried finally did it. I won't go into detail since I did a lot of steps and may only pertain to my Netgear WGT624v2 router. What a struggle, I raised my rating to 2 Stars since the performance is great. Note: make sure if using WEP, go to "Advanced" setup page and select Shared Key if not already set, mine wasn't (be sure to APPLY), then go back to first setup page, select your SSID from list (may have to Refresh) and click CONNECT, then APPLY. I'm having the same issues as "an electonics fan", I even returned first adapter thinking it's defective. More like the Linksys tech support is defective (over hour on hold, online chat failed). She says I need to set static IP in PS2...Linksys intructions doesn't say anything about that in their 3 step instructions. She never asked what wireless router or firmware I'm using (Netgear WGT624). Going thru setp seems fine, sees SSID, enable 64bit WEP (she said it's not tested to use 128bit WEP)...but plugged into PS2 and no worky. She says they've done their part, now rest is up to Sony! Baloney! Buy at own risk.
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