Since Staples has a Linksys Wireless B router for $9.99 would it be worth the extra cash to get a wireless G since my cable modem is less than 11 Mbps? I don't transfer between the laptop and the desktop very often since the laptop is strickly for work.

7/24/2005 10:01:42 PM

yes. buy a linksys wrt54g. it's the only consumer wireless router worth owning. I believe there is a wrt54gc (compact) on sale at best buy this weekend

7/24/2005 10:11:20 PM

and who knows, you might get faster cable later

7/25/2005 2:02:45 AM

at the moment the key advantage to g is so you have a fast LAN between all your house computers, rather than a super-fast connection to the internet.

7/25/2005 2:18:06 AM

Okay I purchased the WRT54GC router and after 2 units can't get it to connect to the internet.
Spent 1.5 hours on the phone with their tech support to only find out what I said when I first called them.
With the computer only plugged into the router I get an IP from the DHCP
If I plug the router into the cable modem my connection goes away, no more IP address.
Unplug cable modem, IP address comes back.

Now they tell me I can't use the WRT54G series router with my cable modem. Cable modem was provided by roadrunner and I think it's a toshiba. Has anyone else noticed this problem? Maybe timewarner can hook me up with a firmware upgrade to their cable modem.

8/14/2005 10:32:24 PM

toshiba modem is probably the problem, actually had an identical problem back home with roadrunner. get them to give you a modem compatible with your router, you should be able to get it for free.

8/14/2005 10:34:29 PM

my modem is Ambit 60194E-004

8/14/2005 11:04:19 PM

Couple of things...

-Did you plug the cable modem into the correct jack on the router? Silly question, I know, but just checking.

-Does TWC require you to use a certain MAC address? If so, you may need to change the new router's MAC address to match your old router's MAC address (or register the new router's MAC address with TWC).

-Have you tried calling TWC for help? Tell them you bought a new router and are having trouble connecting to the internet. See what they say.

8/14/2005 11:51:00 PM

yeah i'm pretty sure you have to clone the mac address with whatever computer they hooked it up with.

To find out your mac address go to start menu -> run -> type "cmd" and hit enter
Then type in "ipconfig -all" and the mac address will be listed as physical address for whatever adapter you're using.

8/15/2005 1:35:18 AM

Roadrunner is the easiest of all ISPs to setup. They only register the MAC of the cable modem, after that I should be able to plug whatever I want to into it. My old wired router took less than a minute to get online, power modem, power router, power PC. And yes I have the cables plugged in right. After using google I found that many people have compapability issues with the same cable modem I have have and many different routers. I think I'll try and get a new modem as Fry suggested.

8/15/2005 6:15:12 AM

It's official the wrt54gc BLOWS ASS. Got a new cable modem and still nothing. Hooked up the regular old wrt54g and up and running in 2 minutes.

8/16/2005 10:02:40 PM