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Linksys Wireless-G Cable Gateway (WCG200) | List Price: $179.89
Discount Price: $80.00
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Brand: Linksys
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 3 years warranty
Features: - Product Type - Gateway
- Warranty - 3 Years Limited
- Share the Internet -- connect one PC to the integrated Router via USB and four more via Ethernet using the built-in 10/100 Switch
- ¿ Wireless Access Lists and WPA to enhance wireless security
Works great but not necessarily with Comcast [Posted on 2008-06-12]
Previous to using this gateway, I had another Linksys router connected to a Motorola cable modem. After a couple of years, I began to have connection problems and was often forced to reset both of them, and eventually had to do this once a week. Tired of the cables and wires anyway, I decided to replace them with this model as it was on Comcast's approved list. It was very easy to connect and once I called Comcast and gave them the MAC address it was up and running. It didn't take long though to determine that there is an apparent firmware issue when using this model with Comcast service. Currently, some of the security and set-up functionality is disabled and Comcast will have rollback the firmware to enable these. Something I am not looking forward to calling them about strictly because of the difficulty working with their customer service in the past. Other than that though, it works great. I have three computers running on this without any problems (at least so far).
Linksys Wireless-G Cable Gateway (WCG200) [Posted on 2008-06-13]
100% satisfied! Only had to reset after power outage,then it was easily reset by flipping the on/off switch. Note: connected to Cox.net
Unstable connection [Posted on 2008-07-02]
I bought it because it's a wireless router & modem combo. Read the reviewers but still gave it a go. I truly regretted having bought it. It's not stable as a lot of other people have already mentioned. Don't buy it...
Solid Performer [Posted on 2008-07-06]
When I recently moved from DSL to Cable I needed a new wireless router for my home. In researching the available products I settled on this one: Linksys Wireless-G Cable Gateway (WCG200). I have been very pleased with the ease of setup, range, functionality, and adaptability of this model and would highly recommend it for anyone who desires to go wireless with your home network and Cable Broadband service.
stable and great value [Posted on 2008-07-14]
i have been using the wcg200 v2 for just under 2 1/2 years now. i find it easy to configure, stable, and a great value. i didn't want to mess with seperate router, modem, and switch power packs and the stack of boxes and this unit consolidated all of them.
i have comcast cable and have only had to power cycle the unit a few times each year, not much at all say maybe 3-4 times and it was as easy as removing the power cable going into the unit, waiting a few seconds and plugging it back in. i suspect the need for power cycling of the unit was due not to the stability of this unit but rather changes and downtime on comcast's side.
i have two minor issues with the wcg200. first, the wcg200 uses firmware that is not flashable (you can't upgrade it) and linksys provides no firmware updates for the unit. second, this is a really minor one but would have been nice to have this feature working, it is the System Up Time field under the status section on the main web page for the wcg200. The problem is that after 8 hours of uptime the unit resets the uptime to zero hours and begins counting again up to the 8 hour mark before reseting the counter again. This means it is impossible to track how many days or months the unit has been up for.
note also that any dropped connections are not always the result of the wcg200 unit but rather the wifi nic in the client systems. for example, for a long time i thought the wcg200 was causing my pc to loose wireless connectivity to the wcg200 and would power cycle the unit to fix the problem. however, over time i discovered it wasn't the wcg200 but rather the wifi network card i use. i use the linksys WUSB54G wifi adapter / NIC and it is responsible for frequently dropping the connection to the wcg200. i am now looking to replace the WUSB54G adapter with a Hawking HWU8DD adapter to solve this problem. so for anyone saying the wcg200 is no good, then check into the wireless adapter you are using with your pc as well as the reliability of your ISP before trashing the wcg200.
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