Cisco Valet Plus

Pros: The setup was a snap - it did it itself
Strong, steady signal so far

Cons: None so far

Summary: After struggling to set up a Belkin N+ on a DSL connection for a friend, Belkin tech support gave up and so did I. More than 10 wasted hours and no steady connection. I must say that Buy.Com was wonderful about taking it back. So I went to a local Staples and bought the Valet Plus. Staples gives a promise of 15 minutes or less to set it up or they give you a $25 gift certificate. I told the sales guy that I'd be back in an hour to get my certificate.

I erased the Belkin wifi connection in the laptop, inserted the flashdrive that comes with the router into the laptop, turned on the router, clicked on the icon from the flashdrive file that says "connect", waited FIVE minutes. I was rewarded for doing nothing with a banner congratulating me and that I was connected.

Everything worked perfectly including the VPN!

It is one of the few times that a piece of technology has fully lived up to its hype. Way to go, Cisco!