Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Dec 17 '00
Pros: Reliable, Fast, Connects to hub
Cons: Cordless phones interfere with signal
Summary: I have a dedicated cable connection and wanted to share this throughout my house without running wires. The Lucent WaveLAN seemed like a good solution and not too expensive. Here are my reasons for buying this product:
1) Lucent ... read more
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Feb 05 '02
Pros: Setup ease, range, configuration, software, price, it not linksys
Cons: Should take USB input from cable modem
Summary: I wouldn't fall for the other people who keep bad-mouthing this wireless residential gateway. For the money, I was EXTREMELY pleased. I had it setup in under 5 minutes, then took another 5.239 minutes to download and update all the drivers, software, and ... read more
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Oct 05 '01
Pros: Excellent range, performance, and speed, together with security.
Cons: None.
Summary: I recently bought the Orinoco RG-1100 residential gateway. This is the same as the RG-1000 except it has no v. 90 modem, and supports 128 bit encryption. I've set it up as a "bridge" which connects to my 4 port cable/dsl router. No NAT or DHCP is enabled ... read more
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Jun 23 '01
Pros: Good product, when it works
Cons: Sent for repair over a month ago -- no sign of a replacement
Summary: For background, I'm an experienced computer user (25 years of computer experience, 15 years of networking). I've worked with a wide range of networking products, so I'm familiar with how things like this should work.
Once set up and working, ... read more
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Apr 16 '01
Pros: built-in 56K modem, Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b) compliant, changeable frequency bands, ease of operation after setup
Cons: difficult to set up, expensive compared to wired systems, instruction 'manual' lacks critical details
Summary: Note: This is a review for the RG-1000 only, even though I bought the RG-1000 in kit form, which includes both the RG-1000 and one silver wireless PC Card. A separate review for the silver wireless PC Card shell be forthcoming. Thank you for your ... read more
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Apr 09 '01
Pros: Works great. Great support. Works with other 802.11 stuff.
Cons: Tricky setup - but not as bad as it sounds.
Summary: I read all of the opinions I could find before I bought the RG-1000. So I was prepared for some really tough stuff. I'm not Mr. Network, but I can get around. It wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting. But I did know not to push any of the recessed ... read more
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Feb 01 '01
Pros: Easy setup, good documentation, great range and speed.
Cons: Includes a phone cable, but no ethernet cable.
Summary: Making a Choice
I had been researching wireless LAN solutions for some time, and one of the first home/small office solutions I came across was the Lucent Orinoco RG-1000. I found a few other similar products, such as those from D-Link, ... read more
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Jan 31 '01
Pros: Looks cool, once configured works as expected
Cons: Tricky configuration
Summary: I had the most awful headache when I was trying to configure the RG-1000 for one of my clients. The software (and firmware) that shipped with the system failed to allow you to specify a gatewat IP address! Since my client was using a static ethernet ... read more
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Dec 10 '00
Pros: Easy setup, fast, troublefree
Cons: A little pricey
Summary: I purchased the RG-1000 from MicroWarehouse a few weeks ago and absolutely love it. It was easy to setup and has worked like a champ. I use it to network 3 laptops and to share a cable modem to the internet. I can now surf the net from my couch, bed, ... read more
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Nov 01 '00
Pros: Fast Wireless Network Access
Cons: Somewhat complicated setup
Summary: I heard about the RG1000 Wireless Gateway from one of my network manager friends and decided to buy one and test it out thinking my apartment would now be free of wires. (When I use my laptop, I have to carefully wander around my apartment stringing ... read more
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Oct 16 '00
Pros: Once installed, works great
Cons: Installation can be tricky
Summary: I would recommend this product, but with a word of caution. Be careful during installation - and if you are unfamiliar with TCP/IP I wouldn't recommend it. Lucent does an excellent job of tripping up the user during the installation. First, their ... read more
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Oct 12 '00
Pros: Sleek design, wireless home Internet!
Cons: Linux drivers difficult, irritatingly sparse documentation
Summary: Yeah, that's what I said - "Klingon Knife of Networking." Anyway,
that's what it looks like propped on top of a speaker in a corner
of the living room. And that's what it felt like trying to get my
Linux boxes to talk to it. A ... read more
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Oct 08 '00
Pros: Can be made to work correctly
Cons: Requires an inordinate amount of time to get it right
Summary: I read 'richcox' and basically I agree with everything he said, except
by dint of pure stubborness, I was able to get everything working.
Once I got it working (10 minutes ago) it works as advertised. I now can work with my laptop anywhere in ... read more
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Oct 06 '00
Pros: This product can be returned in most cases
Cons: Bad product, Bad documentation, Bad technical support, overall unusable - and this is their CONSUMER product
Summary: The RG-1000 is a $400 paperweight
I cannot recommend against this product enough.
I am returning my second RG-1000 in 3 days. Here's how it all began.
After reading the product pages on the Orinoco RG-1000 it ... read more
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Sep 25 '00
Pros: Fast, good range, and not bad price.
Cons: Hard to set up in some cases, tends to fall over.
Summary: I purchased this product because I wanted to enable my laptop and my girlfriend's iMac to access the Internet without all the mess and fuss of running CAT5 cable all over the place.
First of all, the RG1000 is a very attractive product, but a ... read more
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