Linksys by Cisco Wireless-G Range Expander WRE54G

Bought this from Newegg refurb for a nice deal, around $26. Worst experience with a product in my life.

First off, the setup disk is worthless. It is better used for a coaster. Second, the 'easy setup' only works if you have a unsecured network... which if you are using you might as well invite people to steal your information. I talked with linksys customer support, and they said my unit is defective so I can pay them $10 to ship it back. What the hell? Also, it comes with a wall mount power and a cord power adapter. Once I slid the cord power adapter in my unit, it is stuck permanently. The machining on this product was so pathetic that there was no tolerance and once it went in it's not coming out.

Conclusion: If you have no security on your wireless network, this is a great buy as long as you dont change AC adapters. If you have security on your wireless network, be ready to strangle some people once you are done trying to set it up.

This WIFI extender was easy to setup. I just followed the instructions and it worked the first time.

I should have been suspicious of all the bad ratings but thought Cisco was better than that. I was wrong. Auto config didn't work. Two calls and over an hour of my time no results. Wanted to return it but since it didn't rom Amazon I can't. Infinite Surplus has a no return if opened policy so this useless piece of s*** will not be used as a paperweight. If you want to give it a try make sure you don't get it from them. At least at least Amazon has a return policy.

I often have to reset the ranger expander by unplugging it. By often I mean once a day. If I don't, my computer shows an excellent signal but I have limited or no connectivity. When it's working-it works well. However, the problem could be how the cable company set up our internet for our business---they just plugged in the original and we have no tech support.

The user guide was no help, unless you have a Generic setup. All I needed to do was to set the SSID in the stupid part. Then, when I called up Linksys for support, I spent 10 bucks to download a program, and save THEM time and money.

Let me repeat. It cost me $10 so that Cisco can save money. I guess there's a sucker born every minute. Me.

Next time, I look for FREE support. For goodness sakes, I spent good money to buy the stupid router.