I'm running it on DSL with PPPOE.

I have a wired 100 Mbps connection in the basement where the router is and two wireless connections using the WUSB11 adapters upstairs (two floors up and on the other side of the house), both running at the full 11 Mbps with very good signal quality. This is amazing, since nothing else in this wireless world seems to be able to penetrate the basement (not even my cell phone or our wireless intercom system - both of which are useless in the basement)! This router has range/power to spare!

I had no problems setting this up and getting it up and running quickly. The quick install guide was helpful and was all I needed to get up and running. It would have been helpful to have a hard-copy of the complete user guide, though (the complete user guide is on the CD in PDF format). I would recommend this process (described in the quick install guide):

* Hook the router to your cable modem/DSL
* Hook one PC to the router WITH the supplied ethernet cable (don't attempt wireless yet)
* Once it works with wires, install the wireless network card to a PC and attempt to communicate
* Now, you can (and should) change your SSID, enable WEP encryption on the router and the PC. This makes your wirless network more secure. You must see the PDF install guide to read about security.

As I said, cannot complain about it. Go for it.

piece of cake, feature rich, and great range with my orinoco gold card.

I did quite a bit of research before settling on this model. Linksys seemed to be the wireless solution that most people have had success with; three friends also gave it personal recommendations based on their experience. I wasn't disappointed: I had it out of the box and working with three PCs in less than an hour. After noting my existing settings (I use it with DSL which provides a static IP), I installed the connections noted on the set up card, ran the software provided, and it correctly configured my PC (using DHCP). Setting up a second PC, this one using a static IP, was also simple.

I did have some questions about the exact configuration for what I wanted to do, which included placing an http server on my network, something I knew next to nothing about. The Linksys tech support page was fantastic: I was able to locate instructions for exactly what I wanted to do in a knowledge base that contained directions for dozens of scenarios. I understand that there is phone support available, but I haven't had to use it, despite having no networking experience whatsoever.

Configuring the wireless USB adapter was even easier. The default settings worked well, and clear and concise instructions showed me where I needed to set custom settings to sync the wireless unit up with the router and establish security. I get perfect reception (100% connection quality, and the full 11MBPS speed) from everywhere in my house (a small two-story). The 11MBPS speed is more than enough to push all my DSL bandwidth, so I didn't seriously consider the newer 54g models from Linksys, which would have been...more. I haven't had either the router or the USB/wireless adapter stall, fail or lock up a single time in the first two weeks of use.

I'm extremely happy with this unit. If you're looking for a reliable wireless solution for home networking or internet sharing, I'd say this is the unit to get. I've been pleased with price, reliability, flexibility, ease of installation and total performance.

I have 3 PCs hooked up to the router now. One is my workstation which is connected via Cat-5 (Ethernet wire). No problems there.

Second, I have a laptop with a Linksys PCMCIA card. I get a good signal everywhere in my apartment. The only problem I have is that my laptop will lock up when using this card. It never locks up using any other PCMCIA card - only the wireless. I have tried updating the drivers. Nothing helps. This could be due to the fact that my laptop is a little older. The Linksys card gets VERY hot in this machine (as does the laptop).

I just hooked up a third PC, via the Linksys WUSB11 (Wireless USB). The signal is great, but beware of Linksys' installation instructions w/ XP. Their software does not play nice with XP. You need to use XP's built-in Zero Wireless Config. For many, this won't be a big deal. For others, who aren't that PC-literate, good luck finding instructions for this install. There are none included. Setting up WEP will require you to write down your HEX key.

I was able to install the Linksys software after stopping the Zero Wireless service in XP.

As for the performance of the ROUTER itself, it seems to work well. I do recommend UPGRADING the firmware to the latest release. I was having problems doing an FTP transfer, and once I upgraded the firmware, all was working again...P>One last thing I want to add... now there are the 54g wireless routers. The BEFW11S4 will give you 11mbit across your LAN. Please be aware that you will NEVER get anywhere near this speed from your ISP (I get 3mbit tops, so unless you are doing alot of file transfers from PC to PC in your home, don't waste your money on the newer 54mbit routers.

Like I said good solution for plain vanilla Internet access. But if you ned to support CISCO VPN then I highly recommend the Netgear MR814 802.11b Wireless 4-Port Cable/DSL Router. This took me less than 15 mins to setup.

The range is very good. My setup is in an upstairs bedroom. I get an "excellent" signal anywhere upstairs and when I go downstairs it drops to "very good".

All in all, I am happy with this and the WPC11. Despite it being a few bucks more, you get what you pay for.

This little box has all kinds of other nice features like MAC filtering for both Wifi connections and cable connections. I am running without Wireless(read that weak) Encryption Protocol, but I have the MAC filtering turned on so that only devices I specify can get access to my network.

Anyhow, at [the price] for a firewall/switch/access point you can't go wrong!