Linksys W11S4PC11 Wireless-B Network Kit

Manufacturer:	Linksys
List price:	~~$99.99~~
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Linksys W11S4PC11 Wireless-B Network Kit

Average rating: Stars

Do not buy from Linksys!

I have had this kit for nearly 3 months and have yet to get it working reliably. I am on the phone right now trying to call them regarding my request for a refund (1h 33m and I have yet to speak to anyone). The only reason I've waited this long is because after three weeks of trying to set the network up, I got swamped with graduate school. I attempted to set it up numerous times over the phone with a tech, tried the network setup cds, setup tools and programs, and got the most help from my ISP's tech support. I first called to request a refund 11/20 and was told I'd be called back on 11/23. I never got a call, so I called them. The rep assured me I would hear from a supervisor no later than today. 1h 44m into me following up on my own call and I have yet to talk to anyone.
Don't make the same mistake.

Linksys W11S4PC11 Wireless-B Network Kit - Linksys

Combines two mediocre products

Both the adapter and the router were not functioning in the package I was trying to install. The router died midway through installing the security features (and don't believe the other reviewer who said he/she installed it in 15 minutes -- to do it with halfway decent security takes much longer, especially if you upgrade the firmware as you probably ought to do).

The adapter was unable to connect to another Linksys router I had set up, using WEP encryption or without WEP, even.

Quality control is apparently pretty low at Linksys, if this experience is at all typical. One product broken -- but both?

The adapter only allows 128-bit WEP encryption, but the router (once you upgrade the firmware) allows WPA encryption and makes other additions/improvements to the configuration utility. So even if both items had been working, Linksys is selling you a mismatched pair. They ought to do 2 things:

1. Install the firmware upgrade themselves. It's like selling you a car and saying, "This car has a lock on it, but if you want a lock that might actually stop thieves, here is a unit you can put on your doors. If power goes out during installation, your car will be useless. Good luck."

2. Put two products that both allow for the somewhat stronger WPA encryption, rather than WEP/WPA and WEP-only.

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Nice kit, can't work with PPTP

I have purchased the Wireless B Network kit.

The laptop cards works perfectly.
The access point and router is working but not all of its features work. Connecting few wireless PCs and wired PCs works perfectly, DHCP server works as well.
However, connecting to the internet using PPTP standard doesn't work for me. I'm having problems with setting the router to use PPTP connection type to my ISP.
For some reason, it gets disconnected from the internet after 1 or 2 minutes.
I had to upgrade the ADSL modem to support PPPoE.
Setting the router to connect the internet via PPPoE works fine!

I got no explanations from Linksys why PPTP didn't work for me.

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