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Summary: Works Great
Review: I hestitated purchasing this product because of the poor reviews by consumers on this site and others. Most of the technical reviews by "experts" were very positive. I own a laptop that came with A and B and I did not want to buy old technology so I opted to get A and G. Setup was easy. I just followed the directions on the CD and within 15 minutes it was working. I have not had any problems for the three weeks I have owned the product. I am not sure why my experience has been so much better than others, but I suggest giving this wireless router a try.
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Summary: Dual-Band Wireless A+G Access Point + Router
Review: I installed this product in my home-office network and didn't experience any problems. There are 3 computers in the network; 2 are wired to the router, and 1 is wireless. One machine is running Windows XP Pro, while the other two are running Windows 2000. The wireless computer uses the companion Linksys WMP55AG product. Before installing these products, I printed out the user manuals that came on the installation CDs, and followed the step-by-step instructions there, rather than using the installation wizard on the CD. MAC filtering works fine for me. The higher the products are situated above floor level, the better they perform. The router is currently located about 8 feet above the floor, and the wireless PC is located about 3 feet above the floor in another building about 50 feet away. Signal strength is "good" (according to Linksys monitoring software). I am using the 5GHz band (802.11a) to avoid interference with a 2.4GHz cordless telephone system, but unfortunately, that band does not have a mechanism to turn off SSID xmission. Subsequent to the time when I first posted this review, I attempted to enable WEP. I observed the same problem other reviewers posted here: connectivity to the Net could be established successfully, but then would be lost after a few minutes. Perhaps the new WPA support will be implemented soon. 08/04/2003: With the advent of firmware upgrade v1.04, WEP problems appear fixed. However, I observed a 3.6x degradation with 64-bit WEP enabled on 802.11a. I would expect higher levels of degradation with higher levels of encryption. To their credit, Linksys admits that using WEP causes lower throughput.
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Summary: Wireless is the way to go
Review: I just recently move from dial up to DSL. I should have done this years ago and with 2 in college, 5 computers in the house the time had finally come. Going DSL was not enough; I did not want to have cables running though the house so I started looking into going wireless. To make a long story short, after a little investigation I decided to make the leap into wireless technology. I purchased the WAP55AG router and the adapter cards, WMP55AG and WPC55AG.
I use the Nortel Network software to VPN into work and do not have any problems.
I had no difficulty setting up the hardware and software and with a few hours, I was on the net. All of my computers run Windows XP, both Home and Professional versions. The Web Interface into the router is simple and easy to use.
The LinkSys Web site has all the documentation you need for installation and setup. There is a "Knowledge Base" page that covers a lot of the products and answers to a lot of questions about various products and configurations; I found it to be very helpful.
Pulled from LinkSys Web Site:
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The Dual-Band Wireless A+G Access Point actually contains two separate wireless connectivity radio transceivers, which support all three popular wireless networking specifications. The first transceiver uses the 2.4GHz radio band, supporting both the widely-used and inexpensive Wireless-B (802.11b) standard at 11Mbps, and the new, almost five times faster, Wireless-G (draft 802.11g) at 54Mbps. The second radio operates in the 5GHz band, and supports Wireless-A (802.11a) networking, also at 54Mbps. Since the two radios operate in different bands, they can work simultaneously, blanketing your wireless zone with high-speed bandwidth.
Dual-band, tri-standard Access Point communicates with Wireless-A (802.11a), Wireless-B (802.11b), and Wireless-G (draft 802.11g) wireless networks
Protect your wireless investment while preparing your infrastructure for the future
Advanced features: SNMP manageability, and Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)
Powerful security: Up to 152-bit wireless data encryption (WEP), and wireless MAC address filter
Features of the product:
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MAC Addressing Filtering and up to 152-bit WEP Encryption
Built in Web User Interface for easy configuration from any browser
Firmware upgradeable through Web browser
Free Technical support 24/7
3 Year Limited Warranty
System Requirements (Minimum):
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One Pentium PC (200 MHz or Faster)
64 MB RAM
Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape Navigator or Higher for Web-based Configuration
CD-ROM Drive
802.11a, 802.11b, or draft 802.11g Wireless Adapter with TCP/IP Protocol Installed
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Summary: Wireless Access Point
Review: i m like to share the data of my own bussiness ,, i have 2 offices but the distance b/w 2 office is 5 kilo meter , so plz give me a suggestion what can i do for share the data b/w 2 offices.
thanx
i m waiting for ur responce
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Summary: WRT55AG Perf Issues Died on FW Flash
Review: I purchased the router and ran through an initial configuration. After enabling WEP, the router began to lock-up and lose config resetting to defaults. Initial connectivity without WEP or MAC security was outstanding. Great penetration on both G and A however security was a necessity. Tried to flash the router to the 1.04 FW when it completely died....Red Diag constantly on...no joy RMA to store. Trying the WAP55AG and will let y'all know how it performs
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Summary: The first and LAST Linksys product I buy
Review: I purchased this product when it first came out in late June 2003. I picked this router because of it's supposed SNMP support and it's dual band capability. After receiving this unit I experienced all the problems with WEP as others have reported as well as the documented problem of the DHCP server in this unit failing to work after about 5 minutes. As with others here the WEP and DHCP problems were cured by the 1.04 firmware update. The SNMP capability, again a key reason for selecting this product, is not really functional. The unit does respond with basic information (name and location, etc) but none of the metrics work. When I contacted support about this I was told that it would be fixed in an upcoming firmware upgrade. This was prior to the release of the 1.04 upgrade and now I cannot get any response about the timeframe of this upcoming release. Lately the router has begun dropping the LAN connections, wired and wireless, on a intermittent basis. I have contacted support and their only recommendation was to upgrade to the 1.04 firmware which I have already done. Since the router/switch is the heart of my home network and since the unit is unusable due to continual dropped connections, I am now forced to purchase a new router and am out the cost of this one.
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Summary: Firmware upgrade 1.04 fixes a lot of problems
Review: I purchased this router at the end of July 2003 and immediately upgraded the router's firmware to Linksys's latest offering v1.04. As an earlier reviewer recommended, I configured the router manually, avoiding the automatic setup. I am using 802.11a with WEP (better than nothing since Linksys has not provided WPA support yet), MAC filtering and the router's built in DHCP server. Only one client attaches to the router. The router has been up and running for about a week and I have not encountered any of the problems mentioned in earlier posts. My main complaints are with the router's current feature set:
- No ability to disable 802.11a SSID broadcasts (b/g SSID can be disabled)
- No ability to save the router's configuration to a file
- No ability to create/change/use a logon name to administer the router (you simply supply a password)
- Poor traffic monitoring features But these are minor gripes. Overall, I am very happy with the WRT55AG.
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Summary: WRT55AG
Review: I purchased this with high hopes as well to be able to work downstairs without any problem. But I was wrong, the wireless did work well, but for some reason my husbands direct connect failed about every 2 weeks.
The last time we called, they want us to send the product back, yet I don't think I want to go wireless, and stick with a direct connect. It seems safer and also much cheaper.
I don't think I will go Linksys, so I see now that the most expensive isn't always the best.
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Summary: WRT55AG ...what a joke...
Review: I recently purchased the Linksys WPC55AG wireless PCMCIA card, and the WRT55AG wireless router. Both of these products are suppose to support A+B+G. Any review on here stating that these products work without a glitch are people who have wide open unsecure wireless networks. As for us more advanced users who prefer security, these products are a joke. Both work perfectly with no security enabled. However, enable WEP and BLAM! ...everything stops working. The router drops your DHCP connection over and over. This was supposedly resolved in firmware v1.04, NOT! I have been through one WPC55AG card, and two WRT55AG routers at Linksys Tech Support recommendations. And every single time, it is the exact same problem. What sucks is that not enough people buy the tri-band A+B+G products, so they don't care that it doesn't work. They simply choose to worry about there "G" only products that seem to be somewhat working at this point. Hence the promotion of the new Linksys G-Speedbooster technology. Be smart, don't waste your money on these products. Also, for all you happy customers, try securing your wireless network, then come back and tell us that this router and card are great products.
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Summary: BEWARE!
Review: I was so excited to get this that I paid extra to have it overnighted to me. What nobody told me is that this device doesn't send a signal more than thirty-five feet!!!!!! That's ridiculous. I called the company and they admitted that's the best the device will do -- 35 feet. I hate it. I had to buy a booster and boosters for every computer in the house, and even then the signal was really weak. I'm VERY disappointed. Buyer beware.
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