Linksys WRT160N Ultra RangePlus Wireless-N Broadband Router | List Price: $116.94
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Brand: Linksys
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Internet-sharing Router and 4-port Switch, with a built in speed and range enhanced Wireless Access Point
- MIMO technology uses multiple radios to create a robust signal that travels farther and reduces dead spots
- Much faster than Wireless-G, but also works great with Wireless-G and -B devices
- Wireless signals protected by wireless encryption, and your network protected from Internet attacks by a powerful SPI firewall
its good, but it is not that very good. [Posted on 2008-11-25]
i bought this product and i have been using it for a month. i find it fast and it gives a good range. but it is not the range thati was expecting. my roomate also said that it disconnects every 30 mins to every hour. i never experince a disconnection on it.
its of course better than the D-Link that i had b4. that one just keeps disconnecting eveytime, for several minutes and than it goes back for about 30min to 2 hrs. and then it does several disconnections. it just messed up my work.
so i find this one better and the network coverge is much way better.
Do NOT install their crapware! [Posted on 2008-11-27]
I bought this as a replacement for my very old, but still working D-Link a router, hoping for better range and throughput on my DSL line. I suppose the Linksys N router does what it is supposed to be, and the firmware settings site is fine. I've configure some before and it's really no big deal going through the tabs the router puts up on it's internal mini-config site.
Then the horror story happened. By mistake I clicked on a link on the included CD that installs this "LELA" configuration utility. When I realized what I had done it was too late. The install kept crashing on my Win XP laptop, eventually half-way installed drivers and managers for my wireless network that overrode the perfectly working Windows drivers I had so I lost connection to all wireless networks. My machine got is such a bad state that I also lost wired LAN access. Trying to uninstall their software only made things worse to the point that I've had to reinstall XP and am still doing that.
DO NOT pop in their CD. Do the configuration yourself by connecting to the router through an ethernet cable and save yourself the trouble!
Great Router! [Posted on 2008-11-28]
This is a great router, i think the rest of the reviews cover pretty much everything there is to say about it, the only reason I don't give it 5 stars is because in my case the remote reboot option is very important, an Linksys does not include this option in the firmware. Other than that it works great, I have great signal everywhere in my house, an even in my neighbor's house :p. Configuration is pretty easy too.
surprisingly good [Posted on 2008-11-29]
I bought this somewhat cautiously, but someone had recommended it and the price was right. I was concerned about the reports of heat generation in a few reader's reviews. So, when I got it I built an inverted u-shaped platform, about 6" hi and 8" wide, and I put a large hole in the center--to increase the air flow. It now appears that it wasn't necessary, as the unit was only very slightly warm to the touch and never grew hot. At one point during the election, we had up to (8) laptops running off of it (I have a cable modem ahead of the router). We dropped a connection only once or twice over a period of several days. I have disconnected my ethernet and use the wireless link from my new laptop. The setup was very easy: I replaced a Linksys BEFSX41 ethernet router with this, but I had to power down the modem and re-power it up to finish the install. My friend suggested that I set it up for the 26 digit security code, and that was seamless. I do use two of the ethernet connections for the desktops I have. As of this writing, it's been installed for a month, and I am quite satisfied.
First Wireless N experience [Posted on 2008-11-29]
It was very easy to switch out routers. Pretty much unplug the Wireless G I had ,plug in the new one and it configured itself with a few tweeks.
so far so good.. A+++
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