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When I got this, I did feel like I was in over my head due to the fact I never hooked anything like this up to my machines. I have to say, it was super easy to hook up. It just took a few a minutes to rearange the cables and get back online. Works fine for me and very happy with it.
I have two networked PC's, a printer, and Verizon Expander as well as a laptop and Xbox 360. After getting everything setup, it has worked perfectly. I placed the Ethernet cable from the RoadRunner modem into this router.
But I needed more than four ports to use DirectTV's Video on Demand and allow for expansion. Port 2 & 3 for the PC's, port 4 for the printer. I currently use the Linksys WRT54GL Wireless G router without problems.
Port 1 cable went to Port 1 of the Wireless Router. I purchased this product to place in front of the wireless router. The setup required some searching on Linksys's support site to get the connections and setup correct.
Port 2 on the Wireless Router for the Expander, Port 3 for the DirectTV and Port 4 available. I did have a problem with the CD included for installation but like I said, the support site provided the needed information.
But following those instructions, using Windows 7, I was able to easily set up a network with several computers and internet access. I recently purchased a rather well used version of this router, and although it was my first router, setup was straightforward. Granted, I had to download the quick-start guide from LinkSys, since no documentation came with the used version. Though it's clearly old and well used, I'm happy with its speedy internet performance. A great product, by my experience.
Out of the box and running in 10 minutes. I had to re-route the cables so it really only took 5 minutes to get it up and running. Best to know you Network's requirements before you physically hook everything up.
The 2 Linksys routers I received from Amazon December 17, 2009 each came with one CD and no other documentation. So I tried to use the CD's to set the routers up. Unfortunately these CD's don't work with Windows 7. I managed to contact Linksys support, but all they had to offer is some VERY difficult written instructions which offered only a barebones, far-from-complete installation.
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