Customer Reviews
Music Bridge Review 
2008-06-28
We spent a lot of time researching ways to play our music from our computers on our stereo and stayed away from this because of the reviews. We started with a Squeezebox, which did what it touted well. This was pulling music from the network using its remote control. Unfortunately, our goal was to push to the stereo from the computer. Our desire was to hide the stereo in the closet and never see it. The Music Bridge is perfect for us. It was easy to setup, relatively inexpensive and simple to use. Using their software, you tell your computer to output to either the Bridge (your stereo) or your computers speakers. Using this, I can hear Quicken's kachunks throughout the house and can listen to internet baseball games the same way -- two things that we could not do with pull-type systems like Squeezebox. Please note that we have a wired network. Configuring the wireless may be very painful, but we did not have to do it. For us, this works great.
Vista Users: Buy an Airlink AWMB100 
2008-06-18
After having good luck for a few years with Linksys networking products, I was very disappointed that this product was unusable on either of my Vista systems. The extent of tech support for this item seems to be "Hold the reset button for 10 seconds, ok try 20 since that didn't work" and "do you have another computer to try this on?" I read through the arduous setup processes posted in Linksys forums and decided to use the Airlink AWMB100 with success on my first try. Hope this saves someone the trouble!
Do not buy this! 2008-06-18
I had problems out of the box because the included driver was not compatible with Windows Vista. After finally tracking down a Vista compatible driver from their website I was able to get the connection working. The wireless is less than reliable. The connection continually drops and then you have to manually reconnect the connection from an icon in your task tray to get it working again - sometimes you have to unplug the WMB54G to get it to reconnect. (My wireless router was only about 10 feet away by the way). After Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Vista, the WMB54G was no longer compatible again - Linksys has yet to release a new driver to fix this. You can get around it by setting compatibility mode to Windows XP Service Pack 2 (on the WMB54G program in the start menu) - but the connection dropping problem seemed even worse after doing this. Avoid this product if you are a Vista user, or if you want to use it with a wireless connection (so basically, avoid this product).
hard to connect 2008-04-28
After many hours of trying to connect this product, I final gave up. Lots of frustration.....put it back in the box and it's going in my next yard sale. This was ninety-eight dollars of experience...
Now that the drivers are out 
2008-04-13
when i recently bought a laptop back in december i was looking for a way to play music on something other than my laptop speakers and not be tied down by wires. low and behold i found this wireless g music bridge. a big plus that it was made by linksys, a company who's products i've generally like, had success with, are priced right, and somewhat stylish.
i read the reviews talking about being hard to install, but i've done just about anything in the book. i was determined to make this thing work. i got the package, i was so excited...i'm about to be listening to my tunes over my main stereo system. i follow the directs, install the software, then bam...restart the computer and get some dll error...WTF? i did about 3 minutes worth of research, this product wasn't supported on windows vista yet. three months later the driver for the device is out. you can get the drivers and firmware upgrades from linksys' website. you will have to upgrade the firmware in the device before starting to install the software. installation if pretty straight forward.
previous limitations other people complain about, such as having to close your music player to switch from the computer speakers to the music bridge are a thing of the past. the new software allows you to swith on the fly.
sound quality has been good, i have only notice the music cutting out just a little bit, when i was watching some high bandwidth streaming video and downloading a file. my computer is wireless-n, my wireless router is a linksys wrt150n Linksys WRT150N Wireless N Home Router with 4-Port Switch Mimo(which is the best wireless component i've ever bought) is also wireless-n. your results may vary on slower networks, older devices, or a network with many users.
i would recommend this product. installation is probably above the novice level, so call you local computer geek.
Great After Frimware Upgrade 2008-07-23
This device is awesome....but it didn't start that way. Make sure you upgrade the firmware (2.18) and the connection utility when you get it. Make sure you login to the device after you install it and make sure it is all in order. Other then that the device is a great addition to a home stereo and laptop users.
Got all Linksys netowork equipment??? Go for it 
2008-07-21
I have vista home premium. It would be hard for normal user to install on this OS. I work in computers and had tons of error to work through. Customer support is a joke. You will waste hours on some one that acts it if they just heard of linksys and got a job. Anyway I did not start writing this for that issue. You can work it out, if you are computer savy (go the the site and install the Vista drivers first). I have been steaming video and music through my XBOX 360 for over a year But I tried to put this device on my dlink (di-624) wireless router and it was terrible. It was so choppy. Every other songs line would hang. I even tried it "wired". Went to best buy and brought a top of the line Dlink 802.11N, same results. Ok, it did not like Dlink??? Wrong! I tried the top of the line Netgear with the same results. I tried all the advanced network settings, even setting QOS for the mac address. Biting the bullet. Eventually got the bottom of the line linksys N router and it worked fine. I smell a rat but for my setup this is what I needed.
I gave it a 2. I should have gave it a 1 for wasting my weekend but it does sound good after I spent $$$ on replacing network products.
Linksys = 1 Me =0
More Junk from Linksys 2008-07-20
Look at the review by C-Net and you start to realize that here is another Cisco/Linksys product that just DOES NOT WORK.
I am not a computer expert and don't have the time to become one.
When I spend the better part of $100.00 I expect the product to work.
The Wireless-G Music Bridge doesn't work.
It especially doesn't work with Windows Vista Ultimate.
Don't buy this product and write to Cisco/Linksys to let them know how dissatisfied you are with their products that make you be a computer expert to make them work.
What ever happened with the promise of "Plug and Play."
Too complicated to integrate with other wireless technology 2008-07-16
So I walk into Circuit City yesterday to buy a new MP3 player and see that they have the bridge on sale for a whopping 26 bucks (a $93 savings......hmmmmm). I decided to pick it up as I had made mental note of the device before when I was in a store but figured it was too costly. I can think of worse (or better) ways to spend 30 bucks, but figured it would be worth it.
Let me just tell you that I spent about 2 hours last night while watching the All Star game in concert trying to get this to work, figuring it shouldn't be a big deal since I too have setup many a wireless network and supporting devices. I was wrong. Looks like I am going to have to spend a few more hours on the weekend (I don't have it up and running yet). So let my review only serve as a disclaimer since I have not even experienced what this little device has to offer yet.
For those of you experienced with configuring Linksys wireless routers or have one in the home, it's probably a good idea to turn off any advanced wireless security. For example, I couldn't (and still CAN'T) get the bridge to see my wireless network. I always turn off SSID broadcasts in order to hide my network and I use the PSK feature along with static IP's instead of DHCP. I had to try RE-configuring my bridge with EACH ONE of these features turned off and it still didn't work.
So techno geeks, beware. This little thing doesn't play nice at the outset...but I still plan on keeping it for that price (hint: shop around if you really want this thing cuz Amazon has it priced too high).
despite negative reviews, I tried it and I like it! 2008-07-05
I first saw this product 6 months ago but decided to pass based on the negative reviews. After finding no preferred alternative, I decided to give the "music bridge" a try.
I got the product, followed the directions, and now have music streaming from my Windows XP PC through my wireless network to my HiFi. I am now listening to my itunes and internet radio stations on my hifi. The music is crystal clear. IMO, this thing is excellent for $90.
I am not sure why so many other people have had problems. Maybe the product has been updated/improved. Maybe I was just lucky. All I did was follow the directions and update all of the drivers when asked.
