Motorola SURFboard Wireless Cable Modem Gateway (SBG900) |
enlarge | Brand: Motorola
List Price: $119.99
Buy New: $106.99
You Save: $13.00 (11%)
Rating: 124 reviews
Sales Rank: 328
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 2 x 6 x 9
nv:Modem Type: Cable
Form Factor: External
Interface: Ethernet
Interface: USB
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: SBG900
Model: SBG900
UPC: 612572105658
EAN: 0612572105658
ASIN: B0001MQSB2
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | PCs can be located where it is most convenient, not where there is a physical connection | | • | Surf the Internet at speeds up to 100 times faster than a 28.8k analog modem | | • | Offers 802.11g wireless technology with a range of up to 328 ft indoors and 1312 ft outdoors | | • | Everyone on your network (up to 252 users) can share a single broadband connection | | • | 64-bit and 128-bit WEP security keeps hackers and viruses from attacking your network |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
When you combine a modem and wireless access point in one easy to install unit, it's easy to network all the computers, peripherals and game consoles in your home or small office. The SBG900 offers a fast Internet connection, a secure network and the convenience and flexibility of wireless Internet access. Surf the Internet at speeds up to 100 times faster than a traditional analog modem whether you're online doing homework or working on important files. 802.11g wireless technology means you can roam throughout your home or office without losing your network connection. At the same time, the commercial-grade firewall will keep hackers and viruses from attacking your network. Two diversity antennas (one internal and one external) to enhance wireless connectivity Commerical-grade firewall enhances network security - Denial of Service (DoS) attack prevention, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), Intrusion detection and Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) protects your network while gaming online System Requirements - Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2, Netscape Navigator 6.2 or higher, Minimum 486/66 (Pentium Processor preferred) or Macintosh-compatible CPU (Power PC) 10/100 Base-T, Ethernet or USB connection and High speed data service
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| Customer Reviews: Read 119 more reviews...
Great Product October 1, 2008
William O. Straub (Astoria, OR)
I bought a Linksys WCG200 combo cable modem/router from BestBuy a year ago, stupidly ignoring the warnings about random disconnects. Well, all those negative reviews were right -- the thing disconnected an average of a dozen times a day, most often during long uploads and streaming-video downloads. In desperation, I purchased the Motorola SBG900 from Amazon (for a lot less money than the Linksys) and couldn't be happier.
I connected the SBG900, called in the MAC ID number to my Internet provider (Charter), and was using the new unit within 3 minutes. It has performed flawlessly since then, and I would unreservedly recommend this product to anyone who's had random-disconnect problems with other-brand routers.
Convenient all-in-one, but the DHCP server gets confused September 20, 2008
V. Crump (Boise, ID United States)
I have a pretty diverse network, so I needed something that was not going to insist I toe the Windows line. This unit was easy to set up at first, and the speed was very good. I did have to wire my two Airport Express units because the alphabet soup of security options didn't jive. The trouble started when a PC or laptop would be awakened. It would occasionally get a complaint from the DHCP server that the requested IP was already taken. Then it would be stuck, not able to get an IP at all. This didn't make sense because I was using dynamic addressing for all devices. When I switched to static addressing, the problem seemed to go away. But I could not assign static addressing to the WinXP computer. I tried several times, and each time it looked like it switched to static, but later it would revert back to dynamic. I also could not use static addressing on the Airport Express units because they would not activate reliably. As others have said, you have to use the DHCP server whether you like it or not. I have not found any other highly rated all-in-one, so I may go back to modem+router, all Linksys.
Perfect so far!! September 18, 2008
Tex79
I am using the modem and wireless router with a PS3, laptop and printer. I have had no problems so far. I'm saving money by not having to rent the cable company's modem and I get the wireless router to boot. I can gain access to the network from anywhere in the house and my PS3 has no lag time. Overall, I am glad that I purchased this item.
Excellent unit but missing needed features - has limitations September 12, 2008
TechnicalFriend (Frederick, MD USA)
To start out with I am a Comcast cable-Internet user and had a very bad or disappointing experience with a new Cisco-Linksys Wireless Cable Gateway unit over several months that constantly "froze-up" on data flow or at least disconnected and reconnected often. After calling Linksys and just getting the old "reset the unit message" (which does nothing to fix this problem) and then reading about how a number of others with this unit and Comcast were having THE SAME experience I was ready to get rid of my new Linksys unit and ordered this.
Once received I definitely liked the compact shape/size and appearance of the unit but getting this up and running was a many hours long task. At least in the Maryland region it was necessary (in spite of all the fancy software that did not finish the install) to CALL Comcast to register and initialize the new unit. Once that was done it was pretty easy (and I do not use the USB connect function, just LAN) to configure using their web interface in the unit for starters, but Motorola's FIREWALL options are VERY different and limited as compared to the Cisco unit. Also this unit has ONLY ONE LAN port for Ethernet so a hub or switch was also necessary. ALso if you need to use VOIP or similar Voice Phone over the Web like we do, the unit did not readily support that. After several hours work then it was ready but I had to use their "unprotected DMZ" function for the phone unit to connect. ALL in ALL a great unit and it is performing very well for WLAN and LAN to Cable Internet as I would want, but you may need a real techie around to both install this (right) and use any safety functions of the firewall, that does not support address based rule lists, only by protocol. Lots of hours but should be well worth it in the long run. Now what to do about that extra switch for the local non-wireless units that I don't want on wireless.
It's so easy, I should have gotten one earlier. September 9, 2008
Andrea P. Fournet
I am so glad I found this item. I was going to buy a modem and router, then found this listed. Who needs two items, when one serves the same purpose. Plus I have limited space and this is the answer. Very pleased with connectivity and ease of installation.
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