| Linksys WGA54G Wireless-G Gaming Adapter |
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Model: WGA54G
Brand: Linksys
Manufacturer: Linksys
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 159
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: Game console
Data link protocol: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
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| Features: |
Lag-free head-to-head or Internet gaming at up to 54 Mbps, without stringing wires
Converts wired-Ethernet-ready game consoles to Wireless-G (draft 802.11g) network connectivity
Works without drivers on PlayStation2, Xbox, and GameCube
Also connects to Wireless-B (802.11b) networks at 11 Mbps
One year limited warranty |
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| Description: |
| The Wireless-G Game Adapter gives any wired Ethernet-equipped game console wireless connection capabilities. The Game Adapter can be used in two different ways. If you have an existing home wireless network and a cable or DSL Internet connection, the Game Adapter lets your PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube attach to the network so you can get into online games without running wires to the game room. Or, use a pair of Game Adapters to form a "cable-less cable" between two game consoles for head-to-head gaming - in the same room, or all the way across the house. It's completely driver-free, so it works on any platform. Since there are no drivers to load, setup is a snap. In some cases, it works right out of the box! If your setup's a little different - just configure the network settings through your PC's web browser, plug it into your game box, and go. The Wireless-G Game Adapter provides lag-free gaming with communication speeds up to 54Mbps when connected to other Wireless-G devices. It can also connect to Wireless-B (802.11b) devices and networks at 11Mbps. Spend your time gaming, not stringing wires, with the Linksys Wireless-G Game Adapter. |
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| User Reviews (159 total): |
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Not work as advertised, December 11, 2004
By my_view (Los Angeles)
1. The wireless G LED will not light up, period.
2. Connection will drop intermittently.
3. Support is TERRIBLE, they outsource the support and will read the scripts when you called in.
4. The RMA is virtually none exist. You will have to pay for the shipping and insurance to ship back the unit. And if you don't ship the unit back within 7 days, your credit card will be charged and takes long long time to get it back, if you can, (still haven't get mine after 1 month or so)
Conclusion: avoid it!!! I use Linksys' products, but definitely will avoid this one. Since this is the first time use their support services, I will give it a second though in the future purchase of Linksys' product. Support is very important factor in these kind of devices and Linksys CERTAINLY DO NOT DILIVER!!!! :(
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Got Tivo connected to 802.11g, but adapter setup is a pain, December 5, 2004
By tearsinraine
I mainly got this adapter to allow me to hook up my Tivo to my network without running cables between rooms and without having to put any 802.11b devices on my G-only network. Since Tivo does not directly support any 802.11g adapters, natively, I had to use this (rather pricy) workaround solution.
My Tivo is connected to a Linksys USB200M USB network adapter which is connected (via cable) to the Linksys WGA54G, which in turn connects to my Linksys WRT54G wireless-G router. I was debating between the Linksys WET54G and this one, and finally decided on this one because it was slightly less expensive. In this setup, the Tivo will think it's on a standard wired setup, but the adapter will bridge it to your wireless network.
Now, on to the adapter...
Setting up the WGA54G has to be one of my most miserable experiences with Linksys I've ever had and seriously made me reconsider the faith I have put in them in the past.
It took me nearly 2 hours of cursing until I finally got it working on my network properly. Most of the time was spent watching the blinking lights for an appropriate response to my network and wondering if I had a defective unit.
My biggest pieces of advice if you are performing the setup is:
1) WAIT BETWEEN SETUP CHANGES!!!
Every time you make a change and hit submit via the web interface, the unit POWER-CYCLES and takes almost half a minute to come back up. Before I figured this out, I would apply a change via the web interface and then wonder why the webpage would not come back up again.
2) Wireless-G indicator light will NOT be steadily lit!!!
As someone else here has pointed out, the user documentation claims the "Wireless-G" light (bottom indicator light) will be "steadily lit". THIS IS COMPLETELY FALSE! It only blinks when there is traffic going across the adapter but will remain UNLIT OTHERWISE. For a while, I thought my adapter was broken because this light wasn't lit.
However, aside from the power-cycles, I had numerous other problems during setup. Signal strength should not have been a factor for me during setup, because the router and the adapter were right next to each other. General issues I had during the setup process:
- PC could no longer detect the adapter
- Adapter would intermittently see my wireless network, but be unable to connect to it, even with all encryption turned off
- When attempting to enable WEP encryption, the adapter would suddenly no longer find my network
I've found that disabling WEP on the adapter and setting it to Mixed Mode would let me get onto the network quicker, although I wouldn't recommend it. The adapter WILL work with WEP and I eventually did get it to work, but the reason for it finally working is a random mystery to me. I wish I had some better steps for others, but I don't. Among my many resets and power-cycles while trying to configure, the adapter would intermittently manage to detect my network with WEP enabled. At this point, I would unplug the adapter, connect it to my Tivo, test it out, and it worked during one of these attempts. Why it worked some times and not others, I have on clue.
PROS:
1) Eventually worked as described and allowed me to bridge my Tivo onto a 802.11g network in G-mode using WEP encryption. Had no problems once it found my network.
CONS:
1) PAINFUL painful setup
Dig out some 4-leafed clovers and your lucky rabbit foot for some extra luck
2) no WPA
3) unit runs HOT!
This thing gets really hot after only a small period of use, so keep that in mind.
Overall, I'm content with the final outcome and haven't had any issues with it, once it started to work. However, I am extremely disappointed in the trouble I had to go through to get it working and the fact that I still don't know what caused all those problems during the setup process.
***UPDATE***
Since I wrote this review, Tivo has released their own Wireless-G adapter which works like a charm, so this work-around is no longer necessary for Tivo users,
As a general aside, during the time that I did use this bridge, it had the habit of dropping my network, which was pretty annoying, so I found myself resetting the bridge on a regular basis by unplugging the power and plugging it back in.
Also, be careful when upgrading the firmware. In the hopes of fixing the above network problem, I tried upgrading the firmware, which ended up bricking the bridge. but to be honest, I don't miss it. At this point, I just went ahead and purchased the Tivo adapter, which suited my purposes better.
Perhaps it works better for gaming purposes.
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Discouraged but hopeful..., November 19, 2004
By Sean Kirkpatrick (NJ USA)
I have to reiterate all the reviews listed regarding the difficulty in configuring the WGA54G. I am a newbie to the wireless networking world, but not to networking in general. I decided to configure a wireless network in my house, rather than put holes in the walls running ethernet cable from the office to the consoles in the living room.
I picked up the WRT54GS router and a wireless-G PCI card for my fiance's PC, have my PC wired to the router, and bought the WGA54G for the consoles (XBox, PS2, and GC). I was able to get the router and PC on the wireless network without any severely time-consuming issues, DHCP, IP filtering, 128-bit WEP (even though it's apparently not secure), unbroadcast SSID, etc.
I was on a roll until I tried to set up the WGA54G. It starts out deceivingly simple...wire it to a PC, plug it in, run the setup disc...(I gave it a default IP within my IP range on the router). This is where the downward spiral began. The first evening I was configuring the thing I spent a frustrating 2 hours trying various combinations of settings, running downstairs to hook it up to the XBox, getting stuck again, taking it back up to the office, hooking it up...an endless cycle. I was trying to set it up in G-only mode, which I then read online is not supported (not sure if this is true or not). I found the firmware upgrade, supposedly making the adapter XBox live certified, so I gave that a try last night. The unit was teasing me. While in the Web-admin interface, the page would constantly refresh, clearing my SSID that was set. There were sporadic periods of time where the adapter would show a status of "Connected", but would then disconnect. Not to mention the fact that at one point I had to reset both the router and the game adapter because I couldn't reach either web interface.
At this point I threw my hands up, broke down, and called Linksys tech support. After over an hour of various tests (some of which I must admit I had not thought of trying, such as unplugging my router and trying to detect the adapter from the wireless PC) the tech concluded that the wireless interface of the adapter must be defective. One thing that did stand out was the fact that the tech spent about 15 minutes trying to get me to ping the adapter, even though this isn't possible - which he eventually realized.
All in all, this has been an extremely painful experience, but I am planning on exchanging the adapter for a new one tonight and giving it another go over the weekend based on the fact that many of the reviews are only negative because of setup problems. A buddy of mine has his set up and says it works great, so right now I'm going on faith...
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I have to backup the negatives, November 17, 2004
By Jeffrey Rebeiro (San Jose, CA United States)
I was trying to get this adapter to work for 2 hours. No thanks to linksys tech support. Then I stumbled on the review page from a google search and saw others having issues with WEP. I could connect to the access point with 128-bit wep but would not get an IP address. Low and behold, I turned off WEP as another user suggested and this thing picked up an IP address no problem. The funny thing is this thing will connect using WEP with MAC filtering off, but it still gets no IP. When I turn WEP off I can then use MAC filtering without an issue. I hate relying only on MAC filtering but until linksys fixes this puppy its my only option.
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Very easy to set up, if you can R E A D, November 7, 2004
By Craig Jacobson (Chicago, IL USA)
This product has received far too many negative reviews claiming that it's difficult to set up. In truth, you should only have a problem setting this up if you are A) Illiterate, or b) Incompetent. It comes with a handy setup guide (which fits onto a single 8x11 sheet of paper) and a setup CD. Just plug the adapter into your router, run the setup CD, and then plug the adapter into your console. 5 minutes later and my XBox is running at full speed, 128 bit security, strong signal, no drops, no headaches at all. I'm very glad I didn't listen to any of the naysayers!
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Tough Configuration Works sans WEP, October 18, 2004
By David M. Lessa (Northern Virginia)
I have the Linksys WRT54GS router so I thought buying this gaming adapter made since.....I returned my first 2 because according to Linksys support the wireless G something or other wasn't working. 3rd one I configured myself (because I'm now an expert at trouble shooting the damn thing). Bottom line, the wireless G light is NOT supposed to remain lit, only when data is transferred (not matter what Linksys support claims), WEP isn't supported (yes you will connect to the router but not the internet), and it's easier to use a static IP address (DHCP may work but I'm not going to even try). To avoid the complete and total break down of security enable Mac address filtering on your router, that way only listed Mac addresses AKA computers and access points can access your network.
With all that said it works pretty well, strong signal from my basement to the computer room, no disconnects or dropped signals. There is a new firmware upgrade but I'm afraid to get it...if it ain't broke don't fix it.
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Works but is a bit problematic -update-, September 28, 2004
By idiot savant (part time), idiot (full time) (Germantown, MD USA)
I purchased the WGA54G to work with my Linksys WRT54G after a hellish experience getting another competitor's router to work with my cable modem. The WRT54G worked great, so I contacted Linksys to see what I would need to bridge my network wirelessly to my ReplayTV and Playstation 2 on another floor of my home.
After numerous confused replies from Linksys support I ended up narrowing my choices down to the WGA54G or the more expensive WET54G. After some more stumbling through Linksys tech support (email and phone) I finally got someone to say that the WGA54G would do what I wanted, so I went ahead and ordered it.
When it arrived things seemed great. I plugged it into my laptop and used the included software to configure the unit's settings. Unfortunately this is where I ran into my first snag. The WGA54G didn't have a setting to enable WPA encryption, which I had enabled on the router and the laptop I was using. I searched online for updates or information on updating the unit or enabling the setting by entering the manual setup, but failed.
Finally I called Linksys Tech Support. It took 2 separate techs to confirm that there was no WPA encryption on the WPA54G, but that I should keep an eye open for a future firmware update to enable it. It has been more than 6 months since then and still no update. In the meantime I reset all my other hardware to WEP encryption, which seems to work fine.
The unit is functioning with the ReplayTV and the PS2 (at least the network setup disc, as I have not had the time to play any online games) going through another manufacturers network switch to the WGA54G. I have had some issues with it losing connectivity with the router that can usually be resolved with a reset of the Game Adapter and switch (unplugging power, waiting a minute and replugging).
Still I wish the WGA54G was more 802.11G standard compliant so I could up the encryption again and not have to worry about security intrusions to my network.
Update!
Since moving I tried to replicate my setup and was unable to get the ReplayTV to connect. After trying different setting for a week or two I finally contacted tech support and was told that the WGA54G would only support one device at a time, no matter how you hooked it up. I asked why they had told me that it would when I was first researching it (to the point where the Linksys tech even settled if I should put a switch or a hub between it and the devices I wanted to connect) and was told that the previous tech had obviously been mistaken. Ooops.
So now I am no longer using the WGA54G. Instead I have recycled my WRT54G (after upgrading to a newer VoIP router) with 3rd party firmware to work as a bridge to 3 devices. It was cheaper and actually does what I wanted to do for no additional cost. If Only I could lower my rating to 1 or zero stars I would.
Be wary of this device!
-Update-
Still no WPA encryption! How can Linksys not realize that this is in demand?
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The Truth about the WGA54G Linksys, September 27, 2004
By A. Onyeador (UK)
Ok we(myself and my bro) have managed to get this device working after almost a week of heartache. I will summarise the problems and then give you the solutions
Problem
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The Adapter was not detected on my brothers laptop by the seup cd. No matter how many times he tried it didnt work.
He managed to get to the adapter over the web browser to run the config, but this unfortately didn't work. He got to it by setting the IP address manually. (...)
Anyway I came home after a week and got it working when we tried running the setup disc ON MY PC. The adapter was detected immediately and I just followed on screen prompts. And everything worked! However I could not get 64bit or 128bit WEP to work. So basically my simple advise is...if your adapter does not get auto detected set it up on a computer that DOES, whether it means getting a mates pc round or whatever. Manually configuring without the setup CD is a nightmare to say the least.
Everything else works a treat.....range is good and all of that. Only problem is the setup.
BTW....You must hardwire Adapter to PC to setup it up....(it tells you this anyway)
Linksys need to sort out this product as its given people so much grief
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Poor support, poor instructions but it worked finally!!!!, September 27, 2004
By Mr. M. Onyeador (UK)
I brought the Games Adapter last week and I had been experiencing problems trying to configure it. I went through most of the difficulties described by fellow reviewers but in summary this is how I got it to work. Basically you need to run the CD!!! It didn't work on my Toshiba laptop at all so I tried configuring it through the web browser to no avail. I connected my PS2 to my modem directly just to check the damn thing was working; used all the auto settings an dit worked!! I finally tried it on my desktop and it seemed to recognise the games adapter using the CD. After that I was able to whizz through Central Station. Its working fine now but I want to know why Linksys Support is so poor and documentation so unhelpful.
I hope you don't have to go through what I went through. Just make sure you run the CD successfully, even if that means going to your mates house!!!
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Expensive paperweight, September 6, 2004
By Mr. R. S. Livingstone
I really wouldn't bother with this, there has got to be a better product than this around. Seems to me that the thing either works out of the box (around 30% of the time looking at the reviews), or either works after endless messing about in the dark with appalling or non-existent documentation or never works to perform its intended function, at least, which is where I'm at.
The facts:
- bought the WGA54G to connect my new Hauppauge MediaMVP to my Vigor 2600G wireless (54G) router. The MVP works great wired, BTW
- I've come across virtually all the problems listed in these reviews: setup CD not working, being advised by Linksys to return the WGA as defective, same problem still, WEP not working with non-Linksys, MAC address of wireless port not as per the one on the WGA, device gets hot really fast, range is rubbish and the address of the web interface not being in the documentation at all
- I can ping the WGA now but my MVP still can't use it as a wireless gateway to my IP network which is the whole point of the thing
I work in IT and understand well the isues around IP network setup as well as being familiar with DHCP and so forth, but this is stumping me. It shouldn't be this difficult - maybe its a product brought to market too soon ?
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Returned for Microsoft's Wireless, August 31, 2004
By M. Mcguire (La Crescenta, CA)
Purchased this because it was cheaper than the Microsoft version. Unfortunately, after 4 hours of setup, 1.5 hours with Linksys support which ended with "You must call Microsoft to get help with the X-Box", I was able to get it working, barely. However, next time I tried to log on, it no longer worked.
Returned it for the Microsoft version which recognized my Linksys and was up in running in less than 2 minutes. I highly recommend going with Microsoft's 802.11g wireless adapter from the start. You'll save some headaches and it's supported by MS, the Linksys is not.
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Mediocre Solution at Best, August 29, 2004
By Stash (Phoenix, Arizona)
The device *works*, but not to my expectations. I bought the WGA54g as a complement to my LinkSys WRT54g to add my XBOX to my home wireless network, along with my other 3 personal computers. This thing was a headache to setup and troubleshoot; my 4 main gripes are:
-documentation had incorrect information (definitely not an out-of-the-box, plug-and-play unit)
-LinkSys technical support was less than ZERO
-device has no way of displaying signal strength of received signal
-device has poor range
I found this device to be very temperamental; that is, it's very sensitive to received signal strength. I found that it needs to rest in the same room as my router to work as I would expect. I had been trying to get it to operate in the next room (only 25'-30' away from the router, separated by a wall) but that location was just too far out of range... even though I have near-perfect reception in the same location on my WPC54g wireless notebook adapter.
I would love to try Microsoft's solution to compare ease-of-use, range, and overall setup/config time. Bottom Line: there are other wireless gaming solutions out there; don't try this until all else fails.
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Hardware works, software stinks, August 28, 2004
By rarkm (Camp Hill, PA USA)
This took me about 2 hours to set up, after about 20 attempts. The hardware works fine, but both the setup utility and the operating manual are poor and only handle connecting to simple networks. I have a non-standard (read: I didn't let Microsoft set up my network automatically) network and a Linksys Wireless G router, with 128 bit WEP (encryption) as well as MAC filtering set on. (My neighbor across the street also has a wireless network, which I didn't know until I started fooling around with this one.)
In essence, if you use a router gateway to the net (which you absolutely should for its inherent hardware firewall capabilities) and you use wireless encryption (which you absolutely should to make it difficult for a techie neighbor from eavesdropping in on your network) you must set this device up manually. Not only that, but you have to set up your game machine network settings manually as well.
First, routers usually also act as DHCP servers (meaning that they'll automatically give an IP address to anything logging onto the network). That means that unless you give the device a static IP address you're never sure which address your game machine will have when it boots up. The same thing is true of the WGA54G. Unless you specify a proper static IP address and netmask, it won't connect. So you have to give both the game machine and the WGA54G (different) static addresses within the range of your local network and which don't conflict with any existing devices.
Secondly, if you do MAC filtering, you need to realize that the WGA54G has TWO ethernet adapters: the wired one (which you stick the cable plug into) and the wireless one (that connects to the antenna). The MAC address of the WIRELESS device must be included in the filter settings of your router, or it'll be blocked. Linksys doesn't make it clear how to find that address (it gives you the wired MAC address on the label), but the wireless MAC device is one of the two MACs you've got to include in your
router's filter list. (Hint: it's one digit higher than the wired MAC address -- just add 1 to the last two hex digits). The other MAC address needed is of the IP adapter contained in your game device (or attachment). That you have to obtain from your game network setup screens. I'm not completely sure why the WGA54G's wired adapter address isn't needed, my guess is that since it doesn't make any packet requests of the wireless router (interacts only with the game machine) it's not "seen" by the router.
You'll have to all of this by logging into the WGA54G's built in HTTP (web) server interface and your router's interface, not with the setup software on the disk.
Finally (on the Xbox, anyway), you've got to specify another static IP address for the game adaptor AND specify the router address as the DNS server (remember it allocates IP addresses for connected devices and stands between you and the internet, translating your network requests to the outside world.
If this sounds like Greek to you, well you're in good company. But this device is not inexpensive and is promoted as being easy to use.
It may be that Linksys can't tailor its software to every situation, but they can certainly write better documentation to help novices cope with the issues raised by slightly more complicated local networks. I also think that its odd that a wi-fi "G" device doesn't support the newer and more secure WPA encryption standards (which Linksys certainly includes in its wireless routers). That means that you will have to run your whole network on WEP encryption if you have this device set up, because WPA devices can't coexist with WEP encryption. WEP can be hacked, and WPA basically, cannot (unless you're a lot spookier than the average wardriver).
Yeah, it runs kind of hot, and yeah its LED lights are kind of strange, but who cares about that? The problem with this device is that it seems to have been shipped too early and because it's a game device is not being seriously supported or updated by Linksys in the same way that they'd support a "serious" device.
Like I said, the hardware seems to work fine (haven't experienced any of the dropped signals others report here), it's the software and documentation that's lacking.
Is there a better alternative? I don't know, I don't have the money and time to find out and I got this puppy running, so I'm movin' on to other things. I do know that Linksys is a decent manufacturer and can do better.
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Does not provide a very reliable connection for gaming., August 18, 2004
By G. Perez (Connecticut)
Just like the title says people. If you want uninterupted gaming, run a wire. I got this product very early on when it was first brought to market so I have alot of time logged with this thing. Performance is at best, spotty. Conection to the router is dropped fairly often.
I've used the CD and web utility to connect. Even called Linksys support on the other side of the world and on two occasions I was told that they recommend you use the product with WEP disabled. What? Why would I want to do that? I live in an apartment complex with a lot of wireless connections from what I can tell from the web based utility so WEP is a must. Maybe if I lived in the middle of nowhere this would be an option.
I tried it with WEP disabled, briefly, and performance did improve so do so at your own risk. Often times to get the thing to connect with my router, I would have to hold the adaptor at different angles and heights until it could establish a connection. The router is in the next room to it's not like I'm in the attic and the router is in the basement. I just purchased the high gain attenae for the router so hopefully performance will improve some. I also find it interesting that no firmware upgrades have come out for this since inception.
If you are reading this, you have probably read the other 30 plus reviews for this product. You have also probably gathered that people have had a wide range of experiences with this product. YMMV.
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UNITS ARE DEFECTIVE & LINKSYS AVOIDS THE PROBLEM, July 31, 2004
By JoeyCA
I have two of these units and NEITHER WORK. They both drop their connection when under any kind of load. I have spent HOURS troubleshooting my wireless problems and have definitively concluded both these units are DEFECTIVE.
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Nonfunctional product, nonfunctional customer support, June 9, 2004
By unknown
If only Linksys put as much effort into improving the quality of their products as they do trying to cut costs with their support department!This product SHOULD be plug-and-play, but it's not. Setup is done through a PC, but don't even think about unplugging the power cable before you try to use it; otherwise, it will never connect. And when it does connect, its DHCP doesn't do its job. It's very difficult getting that green "connect" LED to light up, and Linksys support is no help there. The web-based setup says "disconnected" when the light is lit, and "connected" when the light is dark. Make sense? Of course not. Linksys' only advice is to make sure all your network settings are as they should be; that's it. Guess what: even with the correct settings, this thing still doesn't connect. Think all you need is a firmware update? Wrong again - no fixes available for this paperweight as of June, 2004, and it's been on the market for a year. In short, don't let the sub-$100 price tag lure you in; this is a hunk of junk. I'm returning mine!
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works on PS2 fine but Xbox problems no ip, May 31, 2004
By unknown
I found that connecting it to the PS2 and playing online is extremly fast with no lag time. When I connected it to my Xbox and tried connecting it to XBCONNECT it won't allow me to host or join. The reason being is because when I check the IP Settings on the Xbox it says 0.0.0.0 a broadcast. When I use a cat 5 cable I get the locally assigned 192.168.1.104 from my linksys wireless-g router. It assigns it fine with PS2 though which is the strange part. Well, since I can't get an IP it is useless trying to use any FTP program for the "changed" xbox hint hint. I need an IP to FTP. I am not sure what the problem is at this point.
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Terrible Product, Worse Support, April 4, 2004
By unknown
Wow! What can I say about this product?History:
I've been using Linksys products since 1998, and have had nothing but great experiences. I've referred many folks to spend the extra money on a Linksys, as it was the "Cadallic of home networking gear." To my shock and surprise, I can unfortunately say this no longer. I purchased the WGA54G adapter, along side with a Linksys wireless broadband router. From the start, this piece of junk looked like trouble. The packaging and instructions were poor. I plugged it in, and after 5 minutes, the unit becomes uncomfortably warm. Plus, there's this faint "hissing" noise it makes when fully powered on. After an hour of repeat attempts, I eventually get the unit to "see" my broadband router, which is only 20 feet away. It connects fine, transmits data, and then at a COMPLETELY random period of time, the unit disconnects from the basestation, and is unable to transmit data, connect to the Internet, grab an IP address, nothing. (Non)Resolution:
After much frustration, I call Linksys 24x7 "technical support." It reaches an outsourced call center in a foreign country. After two hours, here are my new impressions of Linksys new customer support: *They speak very poor English
*They have very basic/poor product knowledge.
*When I asked for technical help from a level 2 technician, I experienced hostility
*I told them that I needed WEP privacy. They advised against this, as there are "problems" with WEP on the unit. Not acceptable-I'm not opening up my home network to the rest of the world.
*They insisted that my router was working, when I told them five various times it was still not working. Conclusion: Junk
In conclusion, Linksys poorly designed a cheap product, and they only back it up with terrible customer support. I left this with an absolute customer experience. Until the folks at Cisco (who own Linksys) catch up with these problems, BE CAREFUL!! So what to do? Some say try another vendor. What do I do? Funny enough, someone gave me a second Linksys WRT54G router. I added the Sveasoft firmware hack to boost output to 84mW, and then threw it into "client" mode, and WEP encryption works (no WAP yet). It's worked flawlessly. If you'd have to pay for this, you'd end up saving money over the WGA54G purchase, and see dependable results.
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works just fine, March 28, 2004
By Eric (Mexico)
We connected 4 xboxes using these wireless devices and they worked great. We played 2 different games using only one network segment even though the wga45g supports 11 segments. My only con, it's a little expensive.
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Works, but it can be glitchy..., March 23, 2004
By unknown
I read all of the reviews posted here before I purchased the Wireless-G Game Adapter, and like someone wrote earlier, it's much easier to config if you DON'T plug it directly into your PC's NET card; if you do so, chances are your computer won't even see it. Instead, plug it into your hub/router; from there, it's a snap. Just put in the CD, and follow the wizard's instructions. When I connected the device into the net adapter of my PS2, it set up easily - just remember the IP address you're given. However, lagtime and disconnections are frequent. It CAN be frustrating...I don't know if it's the distance (my PC is in my 2nd floor back BR, and the PS2 is in the front of my basement), or what, but this is a common occurance. If anyone knows a solution, I'm open to suggestion...
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