Cisco-Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter

10 Review to this product

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  D. Krepak
  January 18th, 2008 on 4:40 pm

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  I had used Netgear Powerline in the past to connect my HD-XA2 to the internet but after about 9 months it just stopped working. Decided to go wireless. Initially bought the SMCWEBT-G EZ Connect g Wireless Ethernet Bridge from Amazon. I had contemplated the Linksys WGA54G Wireless-G Gaming Adapter but due to customer reviews went with the SMC instead. It failed miserably. Setup seemed simple enough but even calling technical support at SMC failed to enable the unit to connect to my network. They said the unit may be defective so I returned it. After doing some more research decided to go with this unit after talking to someone at Linksys through online chat. This unit apparently allows faster speed than the older version. Received it today, setup in 5 minutes and I’m connected without issue. I highly recommend this unit. It costs more than other, but it works great.
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  WGA
  February 20th, 2008 on 1:34 am

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  I bought the WGA600N to connect my DirecTV HDR DVR to my wireless network. The setup was very easy and straightforward — it took me 10 minutes or less. I used a laptop to set it up, and the Quick Install guide walked me through the entire process. The WPA/WPA2 security works flawlessly with my Airport Extreme wireless N network. I had absolutely no issues.
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  William E. Golden
  February 24th, 2008 on 11:54 am

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  I was apprehensive after reading some negative reviews. I bought this today and it works like a charm. Any problems is probably with your router and not with this product. My router is a belkin n but it really shouldn’t matter. This adapter has one port so I added a switch and now is a five port switch. Now I have my slingbox pro hooked up and my hd directv dvr hooked up with great results. If you are concerned about if this will work buy it at Best Buy so you can easily take it back if it doesn’t work. Of course you will pay a little extra and tax for this convenience. Try this before you settle for the slower “powerline” type solutions.
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  Wu
  March 26th, 2008 on 11:00 pm

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  I was afraid that the Lynksys would not be compatible with my netgear wireless router. After 5 easy minutes of set up on the disaster that is Windows Vista, it works perfectly.

  Pros
  
  - easy to use manual configuration. simply enter WPA key and you are set to go
  
  - very fast and simple set up
  
  - compatible with netgear rangemax
  
  - compatible with playstation 2
  
  - no dropped connections, good range
  
  - small footprint, simply design blends well with entertainment centers
  
  - ac adapter is nice and small works great on surge protectors

  cons
  
  - only 1 color to chose
  
  - green lights are very bright
  
  - possible old firmware models still being sold?
  
  - misleading instructions for WPA using “push button” features that do not exist on a lot of routers, you must “skip” a step to do manual config. That is inaccurate directions since you are not “skipping” anything, you are simply doing manual config instead of linksys “push button”

  Even better I set this up on my PC, unplugged it, brought it downstairs and there was no reboot of the PC required, no reboot of the router required, no reboot of cable modem required.

  I really don’t understand what people are complaining about, this was easier to set up than a wireless router, easier than the netgear wall plugs

  I have been using this to dual box EQOA running PS2 via wireless N, and PS3 on the built in wireless. Very few problems other than the PS3 randomly crashing, which is likely related to the PS3′s latest firmware and not this wireless N unit.

  This is the first “wireless bridge” I have used that did not require endless reboots of all equipment involved.

  My only regret is not buying this unit sooner and avoiding the other hyped up units like the netgear wall plugs, which IMO were terrible.
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  G. Bovara
  April 12th, 2008 on 8:12 pm

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  I was able to set this adapter up easily and quickly with no issues whatsoever. It works perfectly with my XBOX 360 and is much much faster than the XBOX brand wireless G adapter. I am using WPA2 (TKIP and AES) mode on my router and everything is running smoothly with no connection issues. A great product.
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  The Sanctimonious One
  June 17th, 2008 on 1:06 am

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  Bought this along with the Linksys Draft-N Gaming Router. Both work together excellently and extend my range and throughput dramatically over my wireless G network. Easy to set up too, if you’ve set up any other bridges. Highly recommended.
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  Reginald B. Short
  September 24th, 2008 on 9:49 pm

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  Great product – used it to connect my Directv HD DVR to my home network (n based). Easy set-up and no issues. I can now stream pic sound to my tv from my pc using “media share” from Directv
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  ronajer
  October 17th, 2008 on 11:54 pm

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  I purchased this adapter to serve as network bridge from Verizon wireless router to Sony BDP-S550 blu-ray player (for BD Live and firmware update). The included cd setup software didn’t work so I called their Technical Support. I used my Vista desktop with built in wireless card in setting up this adapter.

  I was instructed from the very beginning to disable the firewall. I have Norton Anti-virus software and disabling any of its features is not as easy as before so we just proceed with the manual configuration without disabling the firewall. At first, we couldn’t even get to connect/login to the adapter using manual configuration. After we had checked the pc’s setting and getting nowhere, I opened up the Norton interface and finally found where I could disable the firewall. After that, we were able to setup the adapter.

  When I connected the adapter to the bluray player, I still could not get into the network though the adapter had all the green lights on indicating it’s working. I tried all the network options from blu ray player setup but still have the same error. I pulled out the blu ray and adapter’s power for a minute – same error. I called up Sony Technical Support but he didn’t even know what a network bridge/adapter is. I pulled the power out from Verizon wireless router for a minute and to my surprise, the blu ray was able to connect to the network.

  The unit is working perfectly. Tried the BDLive in Iron Man and it connected to the internet without a problem and downloaded the data in a few seconds.
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  G. Ryan Cole
  December 29th, 2008 on 1:54 pm

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  I bought this because my PlayStation 3 was having trouble staying connected to my wireless network. I have a Linksys WRT54GS router, and the signal strength was never better than 60% or so. I would constantly get error messages, downloads over the PlayStation Network took way too long, and sometimes I couldn’t connect at all.

  The software that came with this adapter was useless since I have a Mac, but it was easy to log into the admin panel by typing the IP address (192.168.1.250) into my web browser. That’ll take you to the admin panel, where you can change all the settings to match your wireless network (it supports WPA and WEP encryption).

  Once I had it all set up, I plugged it right into the PS3 and it connected with no problems. I’ve had zero errors or disconnects so far, and web browsing and downloading are as fast as I’d expect over a broadband connection. (I don’t have a wireless-N router, but it hits the max speed for wireless-G.)

  If you have the same problems keeping your PS3 connected to a wireless network, I’d highly recommend this.
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  J. Fecher
  January 29th, 2009 on 5:27 pm

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  I purchased this item after reading a review here that someone had used this to connect their bluray player to the internet.
  
  This adapter was ideal. It did exactly what I wanted (connect my Bluray player to my wireless network) and it did so very easily. I just connected it to my computer first to complete the setup, and then connected it to my bluray and viola! My player is now online.