Linksys Wireless-G Cable Gateway (WCG200)

Product Description
The Linksys Wireless-G Cable Gateway is the all-in-one solution for Internet connectivity in your home. The Cable Modem function gives you a blazing fast connection to the Internet, far faster than a dial-up, and without tying up your phone line.

Product Description:
Linksys WCG200 Wireless-G Cable Gateway - This all-in-one Internet and networking solution is perfect for the home that wants to get connected. Just look at all of the features built into this single box! You get a high-speed DOCSIS 2.0-ready Cable Modem, wireless 802.11g access point, 4-port 10/100 Ethernet Switch, and much more! Built-in SPI Firewall with Denial of Service (DOS) Attack Prevention WEP Encryption MAC Address Filtering E-Mail & Web-based Logging of Security Events Supports VPN Pass-Through for IPSec, PPTP, & L2TP Protocols Dimensions - 7.32 (w) x 2.48 (h) x 6.08 (d) Weight - 1.5 lbs. Includes - power adapter, USB driver CD, 6 foot CAT5 Ethernet networking cable, 6 foot USB cable, & quick installation guide

Average customer rating:

Happiness is wireless
Drops connection frequently, get separate modem & router
Waste of Time
Terrible reliability
Poor product, poor service.

Linksys Wireless-G Cable Gateway (WCG200)

Manufacturer: Linksys
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

With the Linksys Wireless-G Cable Gateway at the heart of your home network, you're connected to the future."
The All-In-One Solution for Internet Connectivity in Your Home
High-speed DOCSIS 2.0-ready Cable Modem gives you a fast, "Always On" connection to the Internet
Share the Internet -- connect one PC to the integrated Router via USB and four more via Ethernet using the built-in 10/100 Switch
Built-in Wireless-G (802.11g) Access Point also lets you connect without running wires

ASIN: B0000TW3RE

Product Description

Linksys WCG200 Wireless-G Cable Gateway - This all-in-one Internet and networking solution is perfect for the home that wants to get connected. Just look at all of the features built into this single box! You get a high-speed DOCSIS 2.0-ready Cable Modem, wireless 802.11g access point, 4-port 10/100 Ethernet Switch, and much more! Built-in SPI Firewall with Denial of Service (DOS) Attack Prevention WEP Encryption MAC Address Filtering E-Mail & Web-based Logging of Security Events Supports VPN Pass-Through for IPSec, PPTP, & L2TP Protocols Dimensions - 7.32 (w) x 2.48 (h) x 6.08 (d) Weight - 1.5 lbs. Includes - power adapter, USB driver CD, 6 foot CAT5 Ethernet networking cable, 6 foot USB cable, & quick installation guide

Customer Reviews:

Happiness is wireless.......2007-06-27

The Linksys Wireless-G Cable Gateway lets me use my laptop anywhere in the house. Glory Be.

Drops connection frequently, get separate modem & router.......2007-05-19

Linksys has always done well by me but this product dropped a signal after/during anything from basic secure connections to large downloads to small uploads. On its own, it's a real pain to go back and turn it on and off - but may have survived it if the uploads and connections that caused it to crash weren't a major part of our business day. No firmware update to fix it and does not appear to be hope of one anytime soon. It also won't connect a Wii online without first getting it online through other means (friend's house, etc). Everything else about it seems to be just fine, the setup is easy, security is good, it just won't keep a connection live for anything.

From reviews and articles I've read, it looks like this happens with all 'combo units' across the board and, while it's a cool idea to get a modem and router all in one compact package, the problems it causes aren't worth the space, which if you get a compact modem and/or router isn't a big deal anyway.

I replaced this with a Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router and a Motorola Surfboard SB5101 Cable Modem(which in total cost around the same as I paid for this) after less than a month of use and, weeks later have not lost a connection yet and am getting the same level of security with the same ease of setup. Linksys makes good products - this is one, however, to stick away from.

Waste of Time.......2007-05-10

My cable company provided me with a basic non name-brand router that you cannot buy in the store. Works ok but no extra features. Never had any problems. The Best Buy Rep recemmended the WCG200 V2. I ran home and hooked it up and tested the speed. Slightly faster than what I had before and then in less than an hour it crashed. Lost all connectivity. I turned off my computer and the router and then turned everything back on again. Modem worked fine for about 20 more minutes then crashed again. Repeated the steps and it crashed again after 10 minutes. By the way I was doing P2P Torrent Downloading. I imagine for basic Internet activity this is a good product but not for high speed downloading. By the way I am paying for the premium service Speed in in LA which is very fast. The problem is not the Service Provider but the WCG200. I wasted about 4 hours off my time with this piece of junk. Aferwards, I read the reviews to see what other people had to say. I am returning this for the Motorola SURFboard Wireless Cable Modem Gateway (SBG900). I cannot beleive that after being out in the market for 3 years CISCO still has not fixed the problems. Over all the SBG900 is a piece of junk.

Terrible reliability.......2007-05-07

This router/modem is complete garbage.

The router frequently reboots itself spontaneously, causing you to intermittenly lose network connectivity.

This is a replacement for the last WCG200, which I returned because it did the same thing. This last one, however, would also lock up entirely, requiring you to power cycle it.

The spontaneous reboot issue seems to be load based, opening multiple pages or graphics intensive pages seems to trigger it. (I work in an enterprise datacenter, and can't IMAGINE that a device has trouble handling such small loads.) I have contacted Linksys technical support about it a couple of times, and they were remarkably unhelpful, suggesting that I may have recieved not one, but two bad routers, and should exchange them at the store I purchased them from.

I do NOT reccomend this product.

Poor product, poor service........2007-05-06

I had a Linksys WCG200 v.2. I was experiencing loss of connection when I started downloading torrents, from P2P applications, even updates from Symantec or Microsoft. I contacted my ISP (Suddenlink) who had no firmware updates and Linksys who had no other suggestion rather than to replace my router with the same model. I had thought of Linksys products to be sub par prior to their alliance with Cisco, but it seems like they still are sub par for the course. I then started reading reviews and Linksys forums to see if anyone had a solution for this, and to my surprise none was found. The reviews I had read prior to ordering this device was only half of what everyone thought of it. I finally got tired of my WCG200 and started reading reviews on other cable gateways and found that the Motorola Surfboard SBG900 is receivng excellent reviews. It not only has the capability to configure more advanced settings than the WCG200 but it is keeping my connection steady, regardless of what I'm downloading. I immediately noticed an improvement in connection stability and I've even got a built in firewall! The only downside to it is that it only has one ethernet port, which is fine as long as my wireless is moving at the fast speeds that it should be. As soon as I noticed the improvement in stability, I packed the Linksys back in its box and took it back. My advice to anyone experiencing this issue: if your ISP does not provide firmware updates for this device, purchase another cable gateway.

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