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Summary: Great... when it works. Here's the fix!
Review: Ok, after going through 2 of these adapters with the Amazon return department (Linksys informed me the first one was defective) and hours on the phone with Linksys customer support, I finally got it working. I have the Linksys WRT54G wireless G router and this game adapter DID NOT work right out of the box. After troubleshooting just about everything and anything what finally did the trick was found in the game adapters web based utility program found by going to 192.168.1.250 while the adapter is connected to your computer by ethernet cable. Leave the username blank and enter "admin" in password. Click on the advanced tab and make sure that static IP is selected. The Ip address should be 192.168.1.250 and the Gateway should be 192.168.1.1 (which comes blank by default) That one change got me up and running... GOOD LUCK!
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Summary: Not effective as a wireless bridge
Review: I originally got this device because it looked like it performed the same function as a wireless bridge. I have a Tivo and Xbox that I wanted to connect to my existing wireless network (MS MN-700 Wireless router). I did the initialization of the WGA54G and then hooked it up to a hub and then hooked up the Tivo and a laptop to the hub. Worked great - Tivo could get his program info and the laptop could surf the web. I then hooked up the Xbox to the hub and it would not connect. Nothing I could do (static IP, etc.) would make the Xbox connect. I even tried a switch instead of the hub but it made no difference. I then hooked the Xbox directly to the WGA54G and, after cycling power on it, the Xbox was able to connect. Online searches found posts indicating that I could hook multiple ip address-based devices to the adaptor but only one mac address-based device to it. Now, I know what IP address and MAC address are but the whole thing doesn't make sense to me. Ultimatley everything is MAC address-based so I don't know what that distinction really means. At any rate, this thing works for me as a game adaptor but does not appear to work as a true wireless bridge. Currently, I have to move cables from Xbox to Tivo when either needs to connect. Hope this helps someone
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Summary: If you enjoy frustration, go right ahead and get this one
Review: We purchased this adapter and tried to use it with our existing Microsoft wireless home network. We set up our Microsoft network in less than 15 minutes, so we thought this would be easy. After an hour of trying to follow the "simple" installation directions, we could not get the computer to detect the adapter and vice-versa. We spent another hour waiting for an available support technician to answer our call. Then, the clueless support tech spent over 90 minutes talking us around in useless circles. He had no idea how to fix the problem. He put us on hold (presumably to go ask somebody who could speak English) and after an additional 30 minutes of waiting for him to come back to the phone, we hung up. Total time trying to connect this simple device: 4 fruitless hours. Also, the Linksys support website featured a host of broken & totally useless links, including the online support link. This should have been a clue as to what type of terrible experience we were going to have. I wish we had checked this out before purchasing. Futhermore, Linksys USA needs to hire support personnel who speak English clearly and concisely without heavy foreign accents. Most Americans DO NOT want to talk to a foreigner who can barely speak English when they are in the middle of having technical problems. I certainly don't. It might not be "PC" to says this, but I don't really care. After all, I couldn't move to France and presume to offer sound technical support using "broken" French. All of these issues add up to a miserable experience. I reccomend not buying from Linksys until these issues are resolved.
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Summary: Works Great!
Review: I purchased two of these adapters, and both have worked exactly as advertised. Both detected the wireless network on the first try and configured very easily. After using them for a while, I checked the log in my wireless access point and did not see any lost or dropped packets. Very satisfied.
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Summary: Works great on my PS2
Review: I took it out of the box and hooked it to my PS2 and I haven't had a problem yet. This is alot better than running cables from your computer to the game room.
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Summary: Not working out of the Box
Review: This contraption gave me a headache after 5 hours of trying to get it to work. Like some of the other reviewers, I connected it to my network via hardline and it took the setup no problem. Although my network performane took a serious dive while it was connected, but that's another issue. Once the settings were complete it would never connect to my network. Even tried changing the static IP to something else and revamped my whole scheme.... didn't work. I work in Tech Support for my company and I'm usually the one taking calls from angry customers and this product pissed me off. I'm about to make the ugly assumption that there are plenty of defective devices out there since my issue mirrors that of the other posters.
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Summary: Worked like a charm!
Review: I popped this baby out of the box and plugged it into the xbox. Zero configuration through PC interface and up and running with no hiccups. Using Linksys wireless router-G. Have no clue why everybody is having such a hardtime. My only answer is operator error as seen many times before being in the IT field.
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Summary: DOA
Review: I plugged it into my PC, the supplied setup software wouldn't even see the device (the indicator lights on the adapter showed that it was connected).
Contacted Linksys technical support. They were very quick to have me return the item as defective.
Not a very postive introduction to Linksys' products.
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Summary: perfect
Review: it worked just like it said. I connected it to my computer so it could get all the settings then I connected it to my xbox and it worked without a problem.
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Summary: Don't even bother with this adapter
Review: This was supposed to be my upgrade for the WET11 in which it has been dropping the connection once in awhile and also the downloads should be faster with gameplay on PS2/Xbox and is supposed to be a cheaper solution to the wireless G bridge. I just returned this as this product nuked my linksys wireless g and b router settings. As soon as I took the WGA54G out of the box, I plugged it directly to my desktop and it took the settings. Then I went ahead and plugged it to my PS2, my network would not detect the device. I went back to troubleshoot the adapter by plugging into the router directly and typing in 192.168.1.250 and it gave me the web interface. Everything was set correctly, so I changed it to DHCP and everything stopped working including my linksys wireless routers b and g and my laptop could not even talk to my routers when it was plugged into the network when all I wanted to do was change the settings on the network. I had to totally redo my networking scheme and when I tried resetting the adapter by the push of the button, it will not detect via the CD. I tried the 192.168.1.250 static address it will not detect it either. I tried looking at my DHCP settinga snd there weren't any entries to this adapter. Linksys support told me the same steps to resolve my problems and did not have a clue on what to do. I don't think this is a one time problem as the WET11 has it's own problem of dropping the connection. Bottom line is I spent the whole weekend messing around with this thing and I wouldn't even care to upgrade as of yet until their problems are resolved.
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