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Rating: - The speed! the speed!!!
Got this with a Wireless g PC Card for my laptop. The original installation wizard did not work for my broadband service (Cox) but I was able to get very specific help from their web-site knowdlege database which resolved the issue.Once I had the internet connection going I found that I kept losing it on the laptop intermittantly. That was fixed by changing the speed setting on the router to 'auto' from the default of '54mbps.' (don't know why it's shipped like that). Some other concerns which I think need to be mentioned. If you're using the free version of ZoneAlarm (like I was) for a firewall, it won't work with the wireless network. I've tried various settings and then finally found out that I will have to upgrade to the 'pro' version for the firewall to work while allowing the network to operate. Haven't done it yet, so I don't know how well it will work, but I gather it should. There is very little documentation provided with both the router and the PC Card. And security issues are totally ignored. It appears that to make it as easy to install (for all sorts of users out there), they have opened the system as much as possible but don't even mention security. Do go to their web-site and get details on securing your network (it's nicely detailed in there). In particular users should be aware that the network is set to broadcast it's SSID which is factory set for 'linksys.' This is an open invitation for hackers to hack into your system. Diable the broadcast feature and change the name of your network to something unique. The MAC address filtering is also a very good feature (where you can define the unique MAC addresses of all your computers) and the network will only allow those computers access (of course, a good hacker will be able to overcome this, but it does make it much more challanging). Again, no mention in the documentation - get it from the web-site. The network also supports 64 bit and 128 bit encryption. I have not yet set up the keys so can't really comment on it. However, encryption (particularly 128 bit) will degrade speed somewhat, but it is probably worth it. I'm planning on working on this aspect next. Once the system got going, it was a beauty. I would give it five stars, but am not because of the lack of documentation, particularly as it relates to security. I have not tried it with the old 11b standard. But tech-support did confirm to me that if I have adaptors running on the g and b standard, the WHOLE network WILL slow down to 11 mpbs (the 11b standard). So be forewarned. However, this may not be an issue for users if all they're doing is surfing the net, etc. (the speed is more than adequate). Also, the signal-booster (for the 11b routers) will not work with the wireless g router, even though both operate on the 2.4 GHz frequency. However, signel stregnth is pretty good and I can move my laptop pretty much anywhere in my house. It does flactuate but dudes/dudettes - 54 mbps is a LOT of speed - some degradation from that won't be noticable to most users. This speed rocks.... I don't want to give the wrong impression here. I really like this system and would easily recommend it to others. However, just be prepared to work on a few issues.
Rating:  - frustrated
I have windows XP with a netgear 802.11b card. When the router did not work linksys told me that it was the card. When my Netgear card worked fine on a different vendors wireless network, and a Cisco card I borrowed did not work with the Linksys router, the run around started. After 7 hours on hold or explaining networking to user support at Linksys, I was told that many people are having the same problem I have, it is a 50/50 chance of working with non linksys 54G cards. He then told me that they don't test with other vendors cards and it may not have been tested at 802.11b at all. I have to wait 1 week to see if the new firmware will work. Do not buy this product. It will probably work if you have a Linksys card, but then why do we push so hard for standards if a company can put a product like this on the market.**UPDATE**
The firmware upgrade on the web site worked great. Now my 802.11b card works great and I get coverage throughout the house. I still am very disappointed with the tech support.
Rating: - Up and running is less than 10 minutes
I purchased the router and 1 Linksys WPC54G Wireless 54g PC Card. The inital setup of the router was simple. The PC card setup was painless as well. Works pretty well. Haven't had any of the issues I've been reading in the other reviews. The best part about this router is now I have a DHCP server. Before I had to manually put my IP settings into my laptop every time I switched networks.The only issue I am having is that I can no longer use my 2.4mhz corless phone. Every time I turn it on it kills my network connection. But my 900mhz phone works fine.
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