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(More customer reviews)My home 802.11b wireless setup consists of bits and pieces from different manufacturers--usually whatever is cheapest at the time. I've got a Motorola SB4200 cablemodem, a Compaq wireless access point, a generic Prism chipset wireless PCI card, a Netgear wireless PC Card, a Lucent/Avaya wireless PC Card, and a Linksys BEFSR41 broadband gateway. Around Christmas time, I decided it was time to simplify things a little and replace two pieces of gear (the Linksys gateway and the Compaq wireless access point) with an all-in-one wireless gateway.
I picked this SMC due to the low price without doing a lick of research, but I've been pleasantly surprised. The wireless performance is fine in my 3-story house, and there have been no interoperability problems with the other brands of wireless equipment I use. I don't yet have a matching 22Mbps "turbo" PC Card to take advantage of the faster speeds and 256-bit WEP encryption supported by the TI ACX100 chipset this unit uses, but I'll probably pick one up as soon as the price is low enough. On the firewall side, this unit has just about all the features of my old Linksys and also adds Stateful Packet Inspection.
Overall, a great value for the money.
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The Barricade™ Turbo 11/22 Mbps Auto-Sensing Wireless Cable/DSL Broadband Router is designed specifically for the SOHO users. The SMC2404WBR allows a single broadband internet connection to be used by mulitple computers. Users can share files, printers, and other devices on a network. The EZ 3-click installation wizard is a new and improved way to install your Wireless Barricade Turbo. In 3 simple clicks, you will be connected to the Internet. This device combines a 10/100 Mbps Auto MDI-MDIX switch, an 11/22 Mbps auto-sensing wireless access point, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall security, parental controls, and Virtual Private Network (VPN) pass-through support, which enables the Wireless Barricade Turbo to pass IPSec and PPTP VPN traffic for convenient and secure remote access for telecommuters and travelers to access the corporate network.
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