wireless routers

I bought this router as a replacement for my 802.11b access point (Linksys WAP11), as the first step in upgrading my home network to 54Mbps. I saw the reviews about setup problems, but the price was good, and I'm pretty tech-savy, I figured I could handle it. Also, I have used the Netgear 802.11b model and found it easy to setup, so hoped this model would be the same.

I really am not sure why others had problems. First of all, the ONLY thing I read in the instruction booklet was the default IP address of the router, so I could access the administration interface. After that, I unplugged the cables from the Linksys (and my mini-hub) and plugged them into this Netgear, along with the power cord. My one hardwired computer attached to it instantly. I used that PC to log into the router, and found the UI to be farily intutitive. I entered in my PPPoE username & password for my DSL, and set the SSID and WEP code identically to the linksys setup. The router logged into my DSL service immedaitely and my 2 wireless connected PCs(both 802.11b)found the network and started working just fine as well, all able to see each other as well as the internet.

I think that if you are not familiar at all with home networking or wireless networking, or don't understand what I've said above, you should expect the standard challenges of trying something new. Short of that though, I don't see why anyone would have a mojor problem with this router. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is I just started using it, and therefore am witholding judgement. But, Setup alone gets 5 stars.

Netgear product really sucks. Do not buy any products form NEtgear. There are thousands of users of this product and all compalins about dropping network connections. And to top that off, they charge shipping to replace the router. I would never buy a product from Netgear again. The products are unreliable and really crappy.

I bought this product and used it with dell true mobile wireless
class B card on Comcast cable modem.The installation was very easy and i got it up and running in 6 mins.The package includes a datasheet that informs you about the settings for different internet providers. The software interface is one of the most well organized interfaces I have seen, with context help on a panel on right for every setting.You can use this router for both B and G cards. All said there is one minor issue that kept annoying me. The wireless signal keeps dropping for a second once for every 4 mins.This does not interrupt my browsing but its irritating to see the "network cable unplugged" icon on the lower left of screen. I got around this by removing the icon my modifying a registry setting. Overall a good product.