Cisco-Linksys WRT160N Wireless-N Broadband Router
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Customer Review: Reliable router for the Mac
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a mac (late model Imac) and Comcast cable broadband service. When we moved into our new house and wanted the office in the basement, Comcast couldn't drill into the foundation, and we didn't want to run a cable from their recommended entry point. So wireless was the way to go.
This would be my first experience with a wireless router in my home office, so I did a ton of research to see which router would be adequate in terms of speed and compatibility with my mac.
I must say, I cannot be happier with this router.
Contrary to some reviews from 2008, Linksys must have upgraded their installation CD, because it worked perfectly with my mac and with Airport. I made a few tweaks to some default settings, and the process was done in less than 10 minutes.
The reliability of the router so far has been great (have had it for about 2 months). When I turn on my mac (or awaken it), I have to wait about 10 seconds for it to find the router, but after that it has always been smooth sailing. The router is in another room in my basement, separated by 3 walls and about about 75 feet away. The range has been excellent all over the house (2 levels) with my mac laptop.
I know everyone's setup can be different, but for me, this router has exceeded my expectations in every way.
Customer Review: Excellent router!
Summary: 5 Stars
So I finally upgraded from the Netgear WGR614 Wireless-G Router! The Netgear router did a good job over the years, but once we started frequently using our wireless products 60 feet away through several walls and plumbing the quality definitely started to fade, because our signal was poor and speeds were pretty slow.
The first upgrade we made was getting the Belkin F5D8233-4 N Wireless Routerbut to our surprise despite the advanced technology and all- it got *worse* speed and coverage than the Netgear! We tried many different things to fix the problem, but we weren't able to so we returned the product and got our money back.
We were a little skeptical on getting another N router after that, but we heard Linksys made high quality routers so we paid the extra money, and it was well worth it! This sleek looking router may be tiny, but it puts out a lot of power! We get near perfect signal 60 feet from the router through around 5 walls, plumbing, etc. and it is very fast! We also have a VoIP phone service and the call quality is better than ever! I highly recommend this product.
Customer Review: Works great
Summary: 5 Stars
This replaced my three-year old wireless Netgear router. Took about 20 mintues to set up the wireless service and connect to my Roadrunner cable modem.
I have two devices wired to the router; XP desktop and DirecTV HD Reciever, and I have 6 devices connected via Wi-Fi, including two iPhones, a 64bit Vista HP Laptop, one XP laptop, one XP Desktop, and one Linksys wireless print server.
The only problem I had was getting the wireless printing to work, and this was solved by using a step-by-step setup found on the Linksys user forum after a quick google search. It took about 45min follow the guide from the user forum to set up wireless printing for all four of my computers.
Connection is always up and provides plenty of bandwidth to play Eve On-line over Wi-Fi with all devices connected and with no game lag. Despite the printer issue, I love this router. I was also able to take it to my in-laws for a one-week vacation and connect it to their DSL service in about 5 minutes.
System has been running for over one month and has been flawless since initial setup. Last note, all Wi-Fi devices are from Linksys and are ultra-N(router, printer, and desktop USB). I did not trust that wireless N would work well if mixing multiple vendor products.
Customer Review: This router is great!
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently purchased a laptop with wireless capability and needed to buy a wireless router that had both wired and wireless capability to replace our old router running our wired network at home (two pc's, one mac desktop and one macbook pro). I purchased the Linksys WRT160N Ultra RangePlus Wireless-N Broadband Router based on the reviews I read on Amazon. It has exceeded my expectations in every way.
First it was stupidly simple to install. I followed the instructions on the cd and that was almost it. The software installs on only one of the computers (a big timesaver). The only hiccup in the process was that I needed to reboot the modem once the router was in place so the computers could access a new IP address and the instructions on the router cd do not address that issue (and maybe they can't due to varying hardware requirements). The entire process took me about an hour, including a phone call to my internet provider to clear up the reboot issue.
I am now happily working from my new laptop, sitting in my SkyChair in the backyard under the apple tree. It is my new office. Connection speed is fast, even with the router in the basement and the laptop outside. I look forward to enjoying warm autumn days working without walls, enjoying the sunshine while it lasts.
Customer Review: Works fine if you don't have down syndrome
Summary: 5 Stars
Installed this thing in about 15 minutes replacing a 2 year old wrt54G. I didn't use the installation CD so I cannot comment on that setup. I am amazed at some of the posts here regarding unhappy people about this router. I mean honestly the words people use in their post just don't match up. I think someone said "interface" in their review. I am convinced that the world is full of ding dongs who cant use a pencil sharpener let alone set up a wireless router. Some einstien commented here on the fact that he was mad you had to hard wire the router to get into the config screen. EVER heard of an IP address? ALL routers need to be hard wired to the computer AND net to be configured correctly. Also all of you people who are using the so-called installation CD deserve what you have coming. It is FAR easier to setup a router security via the web browser and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that putting a CD program in your disk drive will expose a computer to spyware. DUH! The router works just fine has decent speed and good range. If you don't know about computers or networks realize that there will never be one click network setup. Get over it..and learn somthing. This router setup is straightforward and simple. I enjoy owning. it.