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This unit works great. I have a number of wireless products in my home and the only time I get interferance is right next to my computers. The resolution is more then adequate to see what is going on. I also get great range, end-to-end in a spralling ranch style home with lots of walls in between the camera and base. The night vision does not work well in a blacked out room, but with as little as a night light going it provides great resolution. Love the function to auto switch between the 3 cameras you can have linked to the base unit.
SVAT GX5201 Wireless Portable

Sierra Wireless AirCard 300

I am deeply disappointed in this router. Its physical link is fine, but its wireless capabilities are horrible.

It doesn’t have a long range. Two regular walls will kill the signal. But what really pissed me off is now quickly this router crashes and needs to be reset. The actual router doesn’t crash, but the DHCP server does. Your laptop will take whole minutes trying to get an IP address, but eventually fails at obtaining one. No IP, no connection.

It will crash like this once every 2-3 days. Horrible compared to the other Linksys, Belkin, and sadly even Netgear and D-Link routers I have used which have uptimes in the weeks if not months.

If you just need a simple router that you don’t mind restarting every 2-3 days, then I suggest getting a cheaper router. If you need something more, I suggest you spend a bit more and get a lot more value for your money.

In case you are wondering, my best router so far has been a Linksys WRT54GL with the custom Tomato firmware. Uptime close to a year with 4-5 wireless computers continuously flipping on and off line over the week
Linksys Compact Wireless G | societyofherbariumcurators

It’s great. Came with a game already – Wii Sports. Easy to set up and install. Able to go online without the need of a computer, just internet.

Excellent shipping, received nothing broken, earlier than expected.
Motorola Homesight Wireless Day | thaipsy