Motorola SBG900 SURFboard Wireless Cable Modem Gateway

Manufacturer: Motorola Part number: SBG900

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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. You'll soon have everyone sharing a single broadband Internet connection - along with files and pictures - behind the safety of a commercial-grade firewall. Always on ... Read more

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2 stars

If you like Bit-torrent, Forget it! Horrible product

by modifiers on August 14, 2006

Pros: Only 1 device instead of 2

Cons: gateway crashes on bit torrent; not for novice users, as the high settings require extensive configuration

Summary: The interface for this product is awkward.

If you try to use bit-torrent client, it's basically impossible. The gateway crashes after a few minutes. If you do a search

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Summary: The interface for this product is awkward.

If you try to use bit-torrent client, it's basically impossible. The gateway crashes after a few minutes. If you do a search for sbg900 bit torrent, you'll find articles confirming this.

This gateway also has only 1 LAN port. So if you need more than one, than you are stuck adding another device anyway...

Assuming that on the bit-torrent case, it only crashes with the wireless, as one article I found suggested... if you are using a VoIP service, now you are stuck setting Port Forwarding through the gateway and through your VoIP device. A nightmare.

Anoter mistake: when you reach the firewall settings, if you apply a template, it erases any prior ports you had open. I finally had to take quite sometime, set the setting to high, and then open one by one ports for aim, msn, file transfer for msn, voice for msn, Tivo... it was a mission.

When you setup port forwarding, then you have to take an extra step and access the firewall setting as well.

Again, this is not a product for the novice user, and I do not recommend it. I cannot believe Motorola is not aware of the crashing issue, and they have not released any firmware upgrades to solve this problem.

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4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
7 stars

Easy setup for the most part

by Redmachine on May 28, 2005

Pros: Charter Cable absolutely no issues, Physical setup took 3 minutes, Much better than Linksys WCG200, wireless now works on all my computers, MAC and WEP work

Cons: No automatic MAC detection, WEP screen not intuitive but both work just takes some adjusting.

Summary: Overall much better experience than with Linksys Cable modem which required registering the MAC with Charter over the phone. I was able to do so with Motorola just by using ...

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Summary: Overall much better experience than with Linksys Cable modem which required registering the MAC with Charter over the phone. I was able to do so with Motorola just by using Charter pipline.

Had to hand configure both the MAC and WEP security that needs a Product Marketing look to make it more automatic and intuitive.

Much happier with downlaod time than before. Not perfect but for the price well worth the money.

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4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
2 stars

Disaster, Failed < 1.2 yrs

by Ed Sisson on March 22, 2005

Pros: Easy setup

Cons: Failed with no warning, left without VOIP for 7 days.

Summary: Shouldn't have to pay 179 USD and have it fail in 14 months. Rent the cheapest solution from your provider and buy the BEST downstream hardware, not likely from ...

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Summary: Shouldn't have to pay 179 USD and have it fail in 14 months. Rent the cheapest solution from your provider and buy the BEST downstream hardware, not likely from Motorola.

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4 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
10 stars

Good All-In-One Product

by on February 12, 2005

Pros: - Easy installation (one call to cable provider - Firewall - Wired and Wireless (have 1 Mac plugged in and 2 PCs on WiFi) - MAC address filtering - Consolidation (went from three devices to one) - Event logging - It just works

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3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
3 stars

Beware..this is not a wirelss router!

by on January 12, 2005

Pros:

Cons: Despite what the box says, the unit will only support one wireless client at a time (regardless of security settings). Worked with Motorola Cust. Serv. for 2 hrs before rep stated " I guess at lunch I will read up on this product"

2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
10 stars

It IS a wireless router!!!

by N9oqt on October 26, 2008

Pros: I have had up to four wireless devices connected at the same time. It does only have one wired connection, but I have a switch hooked on that to allow multiple wired computers as well. Including a normal computer and a webserver.

Cons: Only one wired connection, it would have been nice if it had a couple of wired connections.

Summary: Great!!!

Summary: Great!!!

1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
8 stars

good deal, all in one is convenient

by dantsun16 on August 15, 2008

Pros: easy and cost effective

Cons: having trouble hooking up a printer to the USB

Summary: i have a HP photosmart C4480 that i am trying to hook up to the wireless network so i can print from either of my laptops and my imac upstairs. ...

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Summary: i have a HP photosmart C4480 that i am trying to hook up to the wireless network so i can print from either of my laptops and my imac upstairs. but i am getting the impression that i need to hook it up to a desktop instead of straight into the modem

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1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
2 stars

If you have VOIP, do NOT use this modem!

by dunlop13 on September 9, 2006

Pros: Gateway and WAP in one

Cons: Bandwidth is horrendous, constant drop VOIP connections

Summary: It toook me about 4 hours and 2 phone calls to Motorola to get this thing working properly.
When it finally started generating IP addresses for my devices, I started
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Summary: It toook me about 4 hours and 2 phone calls to Motorola to get this thing working properly.
When it finally started generating IP addresses for my devices, I started having problems with my VOIP connection. Every conversation I was having got dropped within 5 mins.
This is just a bad product. Beware!

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1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
4 stars

missing obvious features

by on February 14, 2005

Pros: does lots of things in one package

Cons: Misses obvious features for having a real LAN: --If upstream ISP is DHCP, then it won't allow you to specify a DNS server (e.g., on your own net) --It won't do NAT without insisting on doing DHCP, so you can't work around first problem by using different

1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
6 stars

Reletively Easy Solution for Wireless and Desktop

by on January 26, 2005

Pros: Hook up for desktop and wireless for laptop. Works great. Owned 1 month with very little problems or dropouts.

Cons: Clumsy internet interface for setup and difficult to set security options forcing me to use the no secure option. Still haven't tried to fix this one. My neighbors must be enjoying the free high speed access.

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Specifications

Manufacturer: Motorola
Part number: SBG900
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. You'll soon have everyone sharing a single broadband Internet connection - along with files and pictures - behind the safety of a commercial-grade firewall. Always on and always connected, the SBG900 offers a fast Internet connection, a secure network, and the convenience and flexibility of wireless Internet access - all in one! You'll surf the Internet at speeds up to 100 times faster than a traditional analog modem. And whether you're online, doing homework, or working on important files, 802.11g wireless technology means you're not tied down with wires. Roam throughout your home or office - and even take your laptop computer out in the backyard (up to 1312 feet) - without losing your network connection. At the same time, the commercial-grade firewall will keep hackers and viruses from attacking your network.

General
Device Type Wireless router
Form Factor External
Built-in Devices Antenna, LED panel
Width 1.8 in
Depth 5.9 in
Height 8.7 in
Weight 0.9 lbs
Networking
Connectivity Technology Wired, Wireless
Data Transfer Rate 54 Mbps
Frequency Band 2.4 GHz
Line Coding Format CCK, OFDM, QPSK, 8 QAM, DBPSK, DQPSK, 16 QAM, 32 QAM, 64 QAM, 128 QAM, 256 QAM
Data Link Protocol Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Fast Ethernet
Spread Spectrum Method DSSS, OFDM
Network / Transport Protocol TCP/IP
Routing Protocol RIP-2
Max Range Indoors 330 ft
Max Range Open Space 1310 ft
Status Indicators Power, Active, Receive, Transmit
Features Firewall protection, DoS attack prevention, Auto-sensing per device, Intrusion Detection System (IDS), Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
Compliant Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
Antenna
Antenna Qty 2
Communications
Type Cable modem
Protocols & Specifications DOCSIS 1.0
Max Transfer Rate 38 Mbps
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free) None
Interfaces 1 x Network - Radio-Ethernet, 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 1 x TV antenna - Input - F connector ( WAN ), 1 x USB - 4 pin USB Type B
Compatible Slots None

Miscellaneous
Cables (Details) 1 x USB cable, 1 x Network cable
Encryption Algorithm 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP
Power
Power Device Power adapter - External
Voltage Required AC 120/230 V
Power Consumption Operational 9 Watt
Software / System Requirements
Software Included Drivers & Utilities
OS Required UNIX, Apple MacOS 8.0 or later, Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Peripheral / Interface Devices CD-ROM
System Requirements Details Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP - Intel486, MacOS 8.0 or later - PowerPC
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F
Max Operating Temperature 104 ?F
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95%

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