Linksys by Cisco WAG200G Wireless-G ADSL2+ Modem Router

Wonderful!
I chose one of these as a free replacement for a WAG54G which I had for 2 1/2 yrs before developing a fault - Linksys just told me to send it back and choose one of three other models!

The WAG54G was never great speed/range wise so I was quite happy to get the '200' as a free replacement as it has an 18dbM antennae which gives me signal anywhere in the house/garden and even allows neighbours across the road to share my broadband!

The little stand it comes with allows it to stand virtically (as shown above) which of course means a very small footprint.

The software in this is also much improved over the old '54G' and it also supports WPA as well as WEP.

I think it looks good too - one to proudly display rather than wanting to hide in a cupboard!

Last but certainly not least I have to say that this thing is incredibly stable; I havn't had to reset it since the day I set it up (which, by the way, took about 10mins!) and that was...
Good product - once it's working
The WAG has performed tirelessly once it was set up with my pc properly (running Windows 2000). It seemed to install fine initially, but I subsequently found that connections and downloads from certain sites just could not be made (eg McAfee, Windows Update). After a lot of frustration I contacted the Linksys online help chat facility, and I have to say that their support staff were brilliant (and patient). To cut a long story short it appeared that the firmware needed to be updated (WHY???? - it was brand new out of the box and I've had Windows 2000 for 6 years!!) Further problems then ensued, requiring the router to be configured separately by my laptop (Windows Vista) and my old modem. This was infuriating, not because of any technical difficulty as such, but because the setup was now relying on external hardware which many other people in a similar predicament may well not have available. The other observation made then and subsequently was that it takes forever to reboot and...
Good - once you have got it working
I bought this as a replacement for a 3Com box that had died after several years service. The 3Com box was a doddle to set up (plug everything in, power up and point my browser at the router's IP address) whereas this one was far from a doddle.

It comes with an installation CD and there are several notes saying to run the CD first which I foolishly did. Do NOT run the CD. Running the CD starts a wizard that takes you through the steps of plugging everything in then tries to do the configuration. The configuration failed because the wizard could not find the router box and it told me that I had not plugged everything in properly.

Also the wizard cannot be cleanly shut down. It does not have a Close button and cannot be shut down by AltF4 or from the Taskbar. I had to use Task Manager to kill it.

The router also comes with an installation booklet that contradicts the installation wizard - the first thing it says to do is to switch off your PC...

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