Belkin Wireless-G Router DSL/Cable Gateway by Belkin Inc.
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Digital camera reviews of Belkin Wireless-G Router DSL/Cable Gateway
Digital camera Review: Cheap Ethernet+Wireless Router - Seems to do the job
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this router to be able to split my incoming cable modem between my Macintosh and a VoIP box. Initially it did not work at all with my Macintosh but I discovered that the problem was in using Belkin's software to do the installation. Belkin means well in writing software to support a Mac but the best way is to get your hands dirty and create your own manual DHCP configuration. Once I did this my wired ethernet, the VoIP box and a wirelessly connected laptop all worked fine. I've previously used a straight feed right from the cable box and with the new setup I've noticed no network slowdown. One good thing about this router is the "DMZ" feature which lets you set up one (and *only* one) of your network devices outside the firewall. My VoIP vendor said that the SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) option on most routers will cut off their signal. I used the DMZ feature to put my VoIP box outside of the firewall (no choice anyway) and kept my computer inside the firewall. The VoIP box is happy and I'm happy because my computer is more secure. Seems to get a little hot but this hasn't caused a problem so far. Time, of course, will tell but if you're looking for a cheap wireless router with decent security features and don't need more than 54 Mbps rate on wireless then this will work.Digital camera Review: Cheap and it shows
Summary: 2 Stars
I used one of these routers at home to connect my desktop and laptop for basic file sharing. It does work ... sometimes. I often have to keep my laptop within six feet to get it to keep a connection. Pathetic. I wish that I had spent the extra money for Linksys.Digital camera Review: Cheap but Crap!
Summary: 1 Stars
!!!!ABSOLUTELY NOT RECOMMENDED!!!! I would give ZERO stars if that would be possible. First it all went fine. The installation process is easy. After some time, though, the router just sporadically switches off the wireless connection. Sometimes after a couple of hours, sometimes every 5 minutes. The only thing you can do then is unplugging and re-plugging again to let it restart. That is a pain especially when you need continuous online access. I checked out on the web, but found no one offering a solution for that. Instead I found a couple of people having the same problems and couldn't fix it either. I am going to buy another one from a different company now.Digital camera Review: Cheap but quite reliable
Summary: 5 Stars
Talk about cheap, at < $30 this router is a really good deal, especially since it gives MAC/WEP/WPA security and the maintenance is pretty simple and webbased. no lousy softwares to load. I had a Microsoft MN-700 before that used to disconnect me every now and then and had to load a software for that. Not this Belkin one. It works pretty well with almost any wireless cards that i tried and I even tried some cheap USB wireless connector that i got from somewhere and it worked just fine. The help if needed is pretty straight forward. The footprint of the router is small to take just bare minimum realestate. I actually found the setup to be more extensive than Linksys' which is supposed to be the industry king. Heck, i don't need a king. i just needed that works and this one is just what i needed.
With some new faster and wider range standards in the offing, i think its futile paying too much for a 802.11g if its going to be replaced within say a year or so.
Digital camera Review: Cheap for a reason - the wireless doesn't work
Summary: 1 Stars
I have to reboot my laptop every time it hibernates to use the wireless. When I disconnect this and reconnect my old Linksys, I don't have this problem. I spent ages thinking it must be the laptop, but it's just this cheap piece of junk. Avoid!