Unlike other WAPs, this device can connect to another WAP and act as a bridge. If you have two Ethernet networks and want to connect them, it is relatively painless with this device. That was my original rationalization for buying this product. Turns out I never really needed the extra functionality.

I was never impressed with the 10 Mbps speed. The first time around setup was painless. However, reinstalling the software under XP became problematic. The USB driver/software from Linksys caused my Windows XP machine to blue-screen and crash. It caused my Windows ME system to hang periodically.

I would recommend you pass on this product and get an 802.11g WAP. They are faster (54/100+Mbps) AND backwards compatible with your existing 802.11b network cards.

Linksys doesn't know anything about their own product. I was trying to connect an embedded system to a network and had some basic operational questions about the AP, and they were unable to answer. They were general knowledge questions, not requesting propritary information, so they should have been able to tell me.

Most of the configuration is pre-defined, with the setup asking if you would like to change the defaults. Even though I have experience with networking, there were few I changed. Linksys equipment is designed to work together well right out of the box, and for the most part they accomplish this very well. The documentation isn't great, but for the most part it isn't needed.

This is a pretty device, and all of Linksys' home networking equipment shares the same basic design. This isn't strictly necessary, but it looks nice together. More important is that all of their equipment is stackable, so my three devices sit very easily in a stack next to my main computer, blinking away.

The signal strength is good- I can get a consistent connection from three floors away. My house has four floors, with the WAP in a utility room in the basement, and I can get a decent connection in our loft. The only time I didn't appeared to be due to interference- from our dishwasher, no less.

The transfer speed is adequate for most home LAN's if you are using it for file transfer, printing, etc. However, the speed limitation is common to wireless networks, and not an issue with this particular device. A wireless network is not ideal for network gaming, but most wireless PC's are notebooks, which are not ideal for gaming anyway. For the fastest signal, be as close to the WAP as possible.

Perhaps the best feature of this device (and other Linksys components) is the fact that it can be edited in HTML- just put its IP address into any browser, such as Internet Explorer, and it takes you to an online configuration page.

This WAP makes it very easy to set up a home network. I recommend it to anyone that wants to set one up.

The wireless file sharing worked fine. I shared some movies with a computer in another room with the wireless g pci adapter (also by linksys). That lasted all of a few hours because I NEED THE INTERNET.

If all wireless routers can't share dial up then this is probably the best you can get but if it isn't someone needs to let me know. :(

I bought this sometime in Febuary and there hasn't been a day where I haven't had to do something extra to get it to work. These things may include unplugging and plugging back in the WAP11, my router, the internet cable connection, or [messing] with the settings, or giving up in frustration and reading a book. I've spent, no joke, at least 21 hours with the tech support line, and the vast amount of that time is waiting on hold with a repeating voice telling me that they're having unusually high traffic and that I should be patient. Well, it's simply no wonder they have such high volume when they produce this kind of junk. I'm at the end of my patience. The first time I called, I got disconneted, maybe by the tech support guy because he couldn't figure out my problem. Then the second time I called, the device worked for about a week before it went down again. The third time I called back, we went through completly different steps to get it to work again, and it worked for about another week, almost hassle free. The fourth time I called back, I was told my problem was a known issue, whatever the hell that is since they didn't tell me what the problem was, and they told me to send my product back for a replacement, on my dime, nonetheless. I get their replacement, and I swear to the heavans, it worked for about a week before it started doing the same kind of [thing] the old one did. Things like seeing the network connection, but not connecting, working for 10 minutes at a time, then going down for the day, moving the WAP11 or WUSB11 across the room and going out for the day.

Oh, and if you like to play video games over the internt, things like Unreal Tournament or Return to Castle Wolfenstein, prepare to have the game freeze every minute for 3 seconds. Now, that may not sound so bad, but it really [isn't nice] when it freezes and you wake up dead. I suppose this is another known issue that they have no solution for.

Now, you may be saying to yourself, hey, this guy is an idiot who knows nothing about technology and computers. If it doesn't work then it's probably his own fault or ignorance. But, then I'd tell you how I have a degree in computer science and am a professional programmer and feel very comfortable around things such as this. This thing simply doesn't work. I'm supposing that for the people it does work for, they must be in the same room as the WAP11, but in that case you don't really need a wireless connection.

So, heed my words, don't buy this if you don't like to live every day in fear that it'll not work today. Linksys should issue a worldwide apology to every customer who bought this ... and refund my money since they can't refund my time. I'm certain they've taken years off my life with all of the frustration they've cause me.

And if you're wondering why I gave it 2 stars it's because nobody takes seriously one star reviews. On a scale of 1-10, this product should get a negative infinity.

I'm not joking, this thing is that bad.

1)Setup: For me it was plug, configure WEP, and play. But I have an existing network. A RR cable modem into a NetGear router. The Router feeds a Linksys Switch and between them I have 10/100 wired Ethernet in every room of the house, 2 jacks in the den and a dedicated print server. So I just plugged in the WAP11, it got an DHCP IP address from the router and it was up. It immediately talked to the IBM nic in my ThinkPad and the Netgear MA401 in my other notebook. It took a little bit (30min) to get the wep going (I think I was entering in a invalid hex key) but I now have 64bwep and mac filtering for the 2 nics. Easy huh? But other situations can be different and end up bringing a lot of frustration.

2)Range: I get a usable signal all over the house and outside on the deck. It varies from room to room and placement of the WAP can mean everything. 2.4ghz phones and the microwave cause interference so be prepared for that. And Linksys sells a booster for the WAP11 that gets great reviews.

3)Support: None really. And the documentation is useless. It is web configurable but linksys provides no help in how to do it. In short, know what to do with this before you buy it. Don't depend on Linksys for support. In my case, I didn't need them and I give it 5 stars. Others needed help and now give it 1 star.