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Member Reviews: Cisco Linksys WAG160nv2 Modem/Router

Cpt Superfluous

My Experience with the WAG160nv2

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Pros: Router interface very comprehensive. Very fast setup. Good signal distance.

Cons: Overheats. Need to downgrade to earlier revision to get increased bandwidth.

I bought this router to replace my BT Homehub 2, which was being extremely awkward with my Xbox connecting. Everything else was fine but to connect my xbox even via ethernet required putting it in DMZ and then creating a static IP and dropping it out of DMZ in a hope it connected properly. The router would also disconnect every few hours which wasn't good enough. I bought this router and originally due to my ADSL line saw no real effect on the speed of my line, the router was fast, efficient and did everything I wanted, but my download was capped at 200kb/s which was lower than expected. It turns out I needed to downgrade the software from 2.00.20 to...
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