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Linksys Wireless-G Cable Gateway (WCG200) | 
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Brand: Linksys
Category: CE
List Price: $179.89
Buy Refurbished: $49.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  152 reviews
Sales Rank: 2300
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 6.1 x 7.3 x 2.5
Warranty: 3 years warranty
MPN: WCG200
Model: WCG200
UPC: 745883583935
EAN: 0745883583935
ASIN: B0000TW3RE
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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Product Type - Gateway | | • | Warranty - 3 Years Limited | | • | Share the Internet -- connect one PC to the integrated Router via USB and four more via Ethernet using the built-in 10/100 Switch | | • | Wireless Access Lists and WPA to enhance wireless security |
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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
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| Customer Reviews: Read 147 more reviews...
 4+ years with no problems November 14, 2008
I'm shocked to read through the reviews here. I've had the WCG200 for 4+ years and I've never had it drop any connection, wired or wireless. I have an earlier model and it seems that the problem may have started with the ver.2, as it appears that the earlier reviews were good and the more recent reviews are awful. Maybe some of the problems are some sort of compatibility issue with the cable provider? I have Cablevision and have had no connection issues at all. (I saw Comcast listed in a lot of the negative reviews.)
My main criticism is the wireless range is pretty weak. Within my house the signal is good, but once outside it disappears pretty quickly. I can not sit in the backyard or the porch and get a strong signal.
I'm pretty happy with mine and would consider buying the newer version, if needed, but if I ran into the same issues I'm reading about here I'd return it and move on to separate modem / router set-up immediately.
 Lost Synch November 7, 2008
When using wireless and doing medium/large transfers, looses synch (Connectivity State: In Progress Not Synchronized) and brings down the whole modem, wired and wireless. Requires a complete power cycle reset to clear the problem. Very annoying. No firmware upodates available. Very disappointed.
Piece of Junk! November 6, 2008
As most people have said, the wireless drops and resets itself. No updates to, spend hours on the phone with the techies to no success. I basically tossed the thing in the garbage. It was a total failure! I recommend staying away from this product because its by far the worst. I am very disappointed in Linksys.
Good concept, bad application October 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The idea is really a great idea; combine a wireless router with a cable modem. I loved it when I first saw it, and having had previous good luck with many Linksys products I expected the same performance from this unit.
Not so, unfortunately. I was very disappointed that this product did not live up to the performance I came to expect from Linksys, considering my good experience with other wireless routers from them. The big problem is the cable modem loses its connection with my ISP (Comcast) randomly, most often when I am very active with traffic (i.e. video conferencing or YouTube). That's not to say it doesn't disconnect at other times. We will just be surfing on our laptops and suddenly the cable modem drops the internet connection. The only way to fix it is to physically turn the power switch off and back on.
I have had zero problems elsewhere with this unit. Wifi works great and home networking works great. But because of the frequent disconnecting problem (I had to reset the router TWELVE times in one hour while attempting a video chat), I don't care for this unit any more. I would rather go back to a separate cable modem and router setup than continue with this setup.
Please look elsewhere, don't waste your money here.
Good hard line modem, Wireless use crashes system October 22, 2008
This is a very poor product which I got for the compact size of a all in one router/modem... LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU USE ANY WIRELESS DEVICE FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME IT CAUSES A SYSTEM CRASH!! DONT GET THIS!
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