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54 Mbps, 802.11b/g, Functionalities: Cable Modem, VPN Pass-Thru, Firewall, LAN: 10/100 Base-T, Firewall: Stateful Packet Inspectio... |  |
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| Product Reviews from Amazon.com (Rating System 1 to 5) |
| Review | Rating | Last Updated | Decent router/modem, but sometimes drops connection
This product serves its purpose. It's not out of this world, but usable. The real negative is it drops unexpectedly every now and then, but I find if I turn it off and back on once a day or so, it helps. Range is decent for the price. Easy to setup and enable some security to prevent my neighbors from "borrowing" my wireless connection. | 3 | Today | Best Cable Modem
I got this modem to have wired and wireless access and it is the best I've ever had. It was a quick and easy setup, even to create a secure wireless access. | 5 | Today | So much better than my old Motarola Surfboard 4200
Connected the new deivce to the network last night. Worked great in the first try. (Had to spend 1 hour with Comcast techsupport to get the MAC address added on their switch.)
With my Motarola SB4200 modem I was getting a maximum speed of 6 Mbps / 962 Kbps. After connecting WCG200, speed went up to 16 Mbps/ 1652 Kbps. So, far very satisfied. | 5 | Today | Didn't work
I bought this Linksys to replace an old one which I had.However,I was never able to get it to work,even with the help of a Comcast technician.For now,I'm sticking with the original one. | 1 | Today | Poor
Do not buy this modem. Constantly drops the wireless connection. Read the other reviews about the connectivity problems. | 1 | Today | Good integration idea with horrible implementation flaws
As a software engineer with a background in network administration, I must recommend against buying this product in its current incarnation (rev2). I attempted to set up my home network using this device twice (after an exchange). But this device not only under-performs, it is a menace. The following statements apply to both routers I used:
1) Sub-standard network reach: The WCG200 was unable to cover my small apartment with a usable signal. Other 802.11 products have no problem.
2) Interference: With wireless enabled, all my neighbors with wireless networks (on other channels) became unable to connect. This device seems to interfere with the entire 2.4Ghz spectrum. Other routers I have tried since then do not cause any problems for others.
3) Non-upgradeable: Unlike all other Linksys products I have owned, this device has no user interface section for uploading new firmware. Any bugs or defects you find may be permanent.
4) Easily crashed: Using TivoToGo and attempting to transfer a TV show from my TivoHD (wired) to my laptop (wireless) crashes/reboots the router within a few minutes. This is normal TCP/IP traffic and shouldn't happen.
5) Feature weak: The most trivial feature, MAC spoofing, available on most routers is not available here. This means a call to your cable provider to update their information. While not a deal-breaker, it is unusual to see this left out.
All in all, this is a product I cannot recommend that anyone buy. While some people have positive experiences, I had negative results from the two routers I attempted to use during Feb 2008.
Full disclosure: I work for a division of Linksys's parent company, Cisco. | 1 | Today | Unreliable; Tech Support Time Sink
Avoid the WCG200. For a more detailed review, read on but really that first sentence is all you need to know.
I purchased this unit in October 2007. For two months, it functioned as well as the separate modem and WiFi devices I was replacing. Then, it began crashing, both on the wired and wireless sides. A quick power cycle fixed the problem, but this became tedious when it occurred a dozen times a day. Additionally, the wireless network would randomly revert to the default settings dropping all networked computers and leaving my AP open and unsecured.
Linksys tech support consisted of half hour hold times and repeated explanations of my trouble culminating in the unhelpful solution of "hold the reset button in for 60 seconds." Linksys sent two different refurbished replacement units and they were worse. Neither functioned at all.
As a resolution, they are replacing my WCG200 with two separate units, the BEFCMU10 and the WRT54G. If I could do it over, I'd stick with the leased modem from Comcast and just buy a non-Linksys wireless router.
So, again, avoid the WCG200. | 1 | Today | Problematic
The wireless interface on this unit mysteriously flakes out and requires a power cycle to fix. Most annoying router ever. | 2 | Today | No trouble at all, buy it
I've owned the WCG200 Linksys-G Cable Gateway for close to a year now and NEVER had to reset it once. I went in tonight and reset my SSID name and WEP password and noticed that it's been up for 137 days since I last powered it down. (turned off the power strip) I run a USB wireless Tivo connection, a second PC in my basement using wireless, my wireless work laptop that I bring home every night, and I also have my desktop system upstairs connected to one of the four Ethernet ports on the back of the router. I've never had a problem. I'd say, buy it!
I work for a large company and do PC and Server support in the Systems Engineering Department, so I have a pretty good idea of what I'm talking about. This thing rocks for the price. You can really lock this thing down for a secure network too. It's very easy to setup with good documentation. | 5 | Today | Crappy, devious and dangerous
Not sure why Linksys has not recalled this product in spite of its numerous reported problems:
1) The router disconnects frequently, especially when downloading large files or during an extended browsing sessions. Typically, the access point would stop broadcasting or the modem would disconnect from the ISP. In either case the router needs to be rebooted to restore service.
2) Once in a while the router would disconnect from the ISP, claiming network access denial. Attempts to refresh the connection never helped. Again, only a cold reboot works.
3) When rebooting the router, sometimes attempts by clients to access the router before it's ready may result in the routers loosing all configurations and going back to its default factory settings. This has happened to me several times!
You may encounter this situation if you have a network printer connected directly to the router, with DHCP enabled, and if you tend to turn on the printer before the router it's fully rebooted.
The danger here is that the router, in its default setting, has a SSID value of "linksys", with no wireless security, and administrative password of "admin" without a userid. The real danger here is that you may not know this has happened, as your computers (as well as strangers') depending on their wireless configuration would still connect - automatically. A stranger can actually lock you out of your network or steal your personal information.
I have since given up on my WCG200, and gone back using the ISP's modem with D-Link router.
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