| Microsoft MN-700 Wireless 802.11g Base Station Router |
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Model: R84-00001
Brand: Microsoft
Manufacturer: Microsoft
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 96
Platforms: Xbox
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: xbox
Data link protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
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Intelligent software automatically detects your Internet service and modem settings for easy base station configuration
Commercial-grade, built-in hardware Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall and Network Address Translation (NAT) to help protect against unauthorized access
Full compatibility with 802.11g and 802.11b Wi-Fi networks
Flexible support for 256-bit Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) delivers strong wireless security
Compatible with Windows 98, 98 SE, Me, 2000 Professional, and XP |
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| Description: |
| Experience wireless freedom at lightning-fast speed with a state-of-the-art 802.11g wireless network. The new standard in wireless lets you share files, printers, and a single broadband Internet connection with unmatched performance and security. Enjoy fast file swapping, printer sharing, and multiplayer gaming throughout your home or small office. |
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| User Reviews (96 total): |
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What more could I ask for?, December 21, 2007
By Diesel (Kirkland, WA United States)
I've had this router for 3+ years. Bombproof. Never had a single problem that could have remotely been traced to this router. I really don't know what else to say.
Full disclosure: I work for MS. But if something doesn't work, I dump it. And this thing has been nothing short of perfect.
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The least headaches the most reliability to date, April 3, 2007
By J. Hartzell
I am in the I.T. industry. When I get home the last thing I want to do is mess with my home equipment. I have installed over 15 wireless networks for friends and family. Everytime its a linksys or a netgear and they are a complete and total task to install.
Enter the Microsoft broadband router. I have had it for 5 years now and it has worked flawlessly. My only issue is I cant find it in stores anymore because Microsoft for some reason decided to stop manufacturing them. Its a shame because I would recomend this to anyone. If you dont want to constantly wrestle with setting up epuipment this is the router for you.
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Wireless Router, January 21, 2007
By D. C. Schremser (Kitsap County, WA USA)
Good functioning router for local, home use. Could be a bit challeging to integrate with internet provider/modem, depending on what you use. Don't expect to get top data transmission; too many variables within each network system.
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Bad router, January 8, 2007
By critical eye (Seattle, WA)
I've had this router for a while now and have tolerated it for far too long. The firmware is no longer being updated and Microsoft blatantly ignores the large amount of customers who have complained for 2+ years about connectivity problems. Google the model number for yourself to see common complaints.
It boils down to this unit being unstable. Connections will drop frequently. Windows mobile devices in particular have a hard time connecting. And in general the device does not respond nicely when you disconnect/re-connect.
Be sure to read one of the reputable online review sites before you buy (this applies to any computer device)!
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Great router, too bad it's gone., July 7, 2006
By China Smith (Montebello, CA USA)
I've read all the negative reviews and don't know quite what to make of it. I and several colleagues here at a major aerospace firm have been using this router for at least 2 years with no hitch. Installation was easy, connection both wireless and direct work flawlessly. This may all be a moot point now, but we who like this great working product just had to put our two cents in to defend a good and well thought out working router.
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Quality Router, October 11, 2005
By neboscott (Chicago, IL)
I've had this router for some time now and I really like it. I'm not generally a Microsoft guy, but they have done a really nice job engineering a quality router. I would recommend this router over all others.
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very reliable and easy to use, August 30, 2005
By Bill Swallow (Clifton Park, NY United States)
I had my wireless network up and running within 20 minutes after opening the box. I have mainly WinXP Pro machines running on the network, but I also have a Win98 machine running on it with no problems whatsoever.
Please note that if you have no idea what you are doing, setting up ANY wireless network will be difficult. But if you even have a small idea of what you're doing, the documentation and wizards really make this product easy to set up and configure.
I've used this product for over a year now without a problem.
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Nice router backed by Microsoft reliability, August 19, 2005
By mrkoder (Eastern USA)
Despite all the negative comments that all the Microsoft haters post here, I can say that I have had this router for more than a year and haven't had any problems with it. It has a pretty good admin interface, and you can get used to it quickly. It is stable, and I don't remember having any disconnects when I finalized all the settings. I had a D-Link Super G D-624 (?) and that product was x2 expensive and wouldn't work, period.
I can open ports on this router and make my webcam, or my webserver available to my friends, I can access it's settings from the intranet or internet; it's protected by the password. I disabled SSID broadcasting, setup encryption, using only MAC address recognition, changed the password for the admin access, and totally forgot that I have a router somewhere on my network.
Would be nice to see if MS comes up with the next model sometime later. But, there is an MS Broadband Network client running on some of my PCs and it tells me when it's time to upgrade a firmware or local software. And, the router itself is running Windows CE OS. If you have problems with your current router, you may look for this one as a safe replacement.
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Good and stable, August 17, 2005
By Mo (BC Canada)
Used for more than a year, never have a problem.
Easy to setup and so far so good
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The best Router ever .... Trust ME, May 18, 2005
By James Do
I NEVER have any problems with this router, no drop connection at all. I've used Netgear and Linksys before I switched to MN-700. They both made me crazy and if you call their tech, good luck! They sent you to India and don't forget to come back here and let us know.
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No Me Gusta! Beware and don't waste your cash here!, May 16, 2005
By CA girl (USA)
Don't waste your money, honestly. This thing ruined Microsoft's good reputation with me. It took forever to set up on my Windows Millenium Edition laptop, more than 12 hours I'm sure. Tech support closed so I had to call back before they were able to get it up and runnning. Then when I got a new hard drive and upgraded, I had to re-install it, which I was dreading. This time (after upgrading to XP Home Edition)it actually disabled the web and I had to deal with tech support yet again. That time though it only took like half an hour.
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Check your settings, April 6, 2005
By Grimmy (MD USA)
Was getting dropped wireless connection every couple of minutes until I tried this:
To disable 802.1x authentication in Windows XP
1. Click Start, point to Connect To, click Show all connections, and then double-click your wireless network.
2. On the General tab, click Properties.
3. Click the Wireless Networks tab.
4. Under Preferred Networks, click your home network, and then click Properties.
5. Click the Authentication tab, and then click to clear the Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for this network check box, if it is selected. If you cannot click this check box, then you are not using 802.1x authentication or wireless security.
Seems ok now ... now to get the workgroup working.
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not reliable, February 8, 2005
By dez U
this is not a reliable router. it kept on disconnecting and sometimes randomly acts as a rogue server over the modem port.
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Stay away from this product, January 19, 2005
By P. Ranghino (Italy, Milan)
I purchased it one month ago. I connected to Internet using a DSL ethernet modem D-Link DSL-300 T. After a couple of weeks it froze. I was hardly able to make it work again and then, after few days frozen again. I relied upon Microsoft, but i read MN 700 comments only AFTER I purchased it: big mistake.
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STAY AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCT, December 21, 2004
By L. Taylor
Microsoft does NOT make this or any other router product anymore. I bought this and it only worked for 2 minutes. I had to go thru hoops to get my money back. Go with LinkSys.
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Cable length is important, December 7, 2004
By V. Brossard
I purchased this as a replacement for a Linksys BEFSR41 for two reasons; the Linksys did not maintain a connection with my ReplayTV 4500, and I got a Wi-Fi laptop.
Setup of the MN-700 was easy and the LAN connections were fast and stable. The problem was that the MN-700 would not link up with my Toshiba PCX2200 cable modem. The 3' Cat 5 I had been using with the Linksys did not work. Neither did a couple of 6 footers that worked elsewhere. It was not until I connected the two with a 10' Cat 5 that I got a link. Not sure why this is, but it appears cable length is important.
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Excellent product, more excellent price, November 24, 2004
By Nickelbits (broken world)
Since these have been discontinued, it may be moot to recommend it, but you can find them on the clearance sites and refurb dumpers. I've had mine for about 3 months, smoothest hardware installation I've had in years, and has run like a champ since. I've had ZERO problems related to the router. As always, if your machine isn't maintained well or you run buggy software (warez, cracked, etc.) all bets are off.
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DONT BUY THIS...FOR U WILL LOSE UR MONEY!!, October 29, 2004
By Banzai (Orlando, FL USA)
I am all about XBOX and wanted to get wireless with MS products. You think MS will always come up w/ great products. WRONNNNNNNNNG!!!!! This router just sucks!! I mean, I got my cable internet and the router the same day. So I tried the router. Well, the internet connection fell at least TWICE a day!!! I blamed the ISP because I trusted MS. Wrong again. Its just the router. Horrible connection!! Dont always trust MS. I strongly recommend the LINKSYS!!! Very reliable they are.
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If you are smart pick anything else, September 7, 2004
By Ian E. Kaminski (orlando, fl)
I have had this router for 5 months and every week I kick myself for not buying a replacement the week before. I have seen other complaints that are the same issues that I am having, dropped connections, having to unplug the unit wait plug it back in check to see if the wireless is working...it's not...repeat. You can unplug the unit then plug it back in and it will reboot but the unit will tell you, by the ready light, that the wireless is not up. ...it tells you it is broke.... most of the time the "it's broke" feature is broke. I would not buy anything that breaks so often that it needs a broke indicator.
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I love it, July 30, 2004
By G. Bongiovanni (Las Vegas, NV)
I have read everyone's descriptions of this product and although I am not a computer genius, I still feel that this is the best product on the market. I have been using this for about 4 months now and have had no problems what so ever. The signal strength is great and I had no problems hooking it up to my computer, laptop, and xbox. I highly recommend this product.
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