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• Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router

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  $39.99 - $75.0
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  2 Star Review

  Reviewed by: tintman

  Updated:07-12-05

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Easy Install, Fast Connection

  Weaknesses: Constant need to reset router because of dropping connection

  Overall Evaluation: Have had extreme problems with having to unplug and reset the router because it dropped my connection. Many time a day. Talked with customer service at least 6 times and finally they agreed to replace the router. The customer service was the best I have ever encountered but I decided not to take them up on the replacement because I did not want to go through the hassles again. Am going out to by a different one today

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: vsampo

  Updated:07-04-05

  Duration of ownership:26 Days

  Strengths: Good configuration options, ability to backup and restore settings a plus.

  Weaknesses: none noticed.

  Overall Evaluation: I have worked with linksys products for over 5 years and have had good success with all my purchases. The WRT54G is no exception. I was able to plug it in and configure it within minutes of opening it and was working through it right away. Many security options to choose from, nice feature set, and the wall mount kit I purchased seperately allows me to mount it up and out of the way. All in all a very satisfying product.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: malely

  Updated:07-04-05

  Duration of ownership:6 Months

  Strengths: Reliability, Easy of setup

  Weaknesses: None so far

  Overall Evaluation: Tried 2 cheaper wireless routers first. After problems with setup I exchanged this for Linksys (Cisco) and haven't had any problems since. Not only easy to configure basis, but adding security is a piece of cake

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  1 Star Review

  Reviewed by: btb

  Updated:04-27-05

  Duration of ownership:1

  Strengths: none

  Weaknesses: quit working after 4 hours of use!

  Overall Evaluation: This is the second linksys router I have had go out. I bought this new linksys router to replace my ageing d-link 802.11b router. It took alot of reseting before the linksys router would connect to internet and I have static so it should have simply worked! Finaly after a couple of hours of reseting the router it was able to connect the internet. It ran for about 4 hours then after that it would nolonger connect at all. I worked on it for 2 hours but nothing would work. I reset it then reset it to factory defaults and reset all the settings but nothing would make it work. I plugged my old d-link back in and it works fine, I am using it right now to type this. I was depending on this linksys router to work because I am typing a research paper and need to use the internet. My first router was a linksys and I thought it just went out by a fluke but now I relize that the brand just isn't any good or I am really unlucky. Good thing i didn't throw out my old d-link.

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  2 Star Review

  Reviewed by: nirwen

  Updated:04-11-05

  Duration of ownership:14 Days

  Strengths: Strong signal in a 1400 sq ft apt

  Weaknesses: Would not work with World of Warcraft at all

  Overall Evaluation: As a networking professional, I did not have any issues with the setup of this product at all. Setting up the security was no problem, and all the computers in my apartment had at least a Very Good signal. However, for you gamers out there, this router does not work with World of Warcraft. Apparently, there are issues with packets and security that this router does not allow to pass through it that WOW requires. When you log in, your characters (and all other characters in the game) are called Unknown Entity, and you cannot associate with anything. To confirm it was the router, I plugged directly into my cable modem, and did not have the problem. Nor did I have a problem when I used my old Linksys Wireless B router. It's something specific with this router. Linksys has indicated they are aware of the problem, and were supposed to release firmware to correct it back in March 2005, but that hasn't happened yet. As my whole household is gamers, I nearly had a riot on my hands until I removed the router from my network and replaced it with the old Wireless B. Guess I'll look around for another manufacturer so that my roomies will be happy.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: StanTheHam

  Updated:03-23-05

  Duration of ownership:7 Days

  Strengths: Extremely EASY to set up.CD-Rom is really simple.

  Weaknesses: Have not found any at all.

  Overall Evaluation: Previously had a D-Link DI-624 and it kept dropping the connection.After having to reset the router every morning for a month,I took it back and bought the Linksys.Had absolutely NO problem getting it set up and running security.Cannot speak highly enough about this router.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: MacEwen

  Updated:03-16-05

  Duration of ownership:2 Days

  Strengths: Nice case, and it works. Price ($58 & Wal Mart). Easy setup if beleive the claims.

  Weaknesses: Setup CD loaded, and ran, and said their was no internet connection on the computer. Funny since Internet Explorer could find the interenet. NO MANUAL EXCEPT ON DISC!! TECH SUPPORT IS USELESS

  Overall Evaluation: Tech support suggested a bad CD. Funny, since I ran the disc fine on two seperate computers (one XP, other 98SE) Both were connected to modem one at a time, and had functioning internet (Explorer)when CD setup disc was run. The "Wizzard" claimed there was no interenet connection on both PC's.After locating the IP of router in manual, I was able to configure the router just fine. Dunno, if setup CD is bad or not, but it sure is useless.Overall, I like the router alot (my 3rd router). I have not tested the wireless part. My friend had this router, and wireless worked well. I just needed a router at 9:30pm, and thought, "walmart's open."-R.P.

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: roberteyewhy

  Updated:12-14-04

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Everything now that the firmware is being made by thrid party people instead of Cisco.

  Weaknesses: None

  Overall Evaluation: Have this router connected to a BEFSR41 and have no problems with newest firmware by HyperWRT. Use to have VPN issues with the Linksys firmware as it does not allow GRE protocal 47 to go through. Newest firmware fixed this but NOT Linksys versions. Got it for cheap from Amazon. Overall a very good wireless Router. Robert

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: angel333

  Updated:11-16-04

  Duration of ownership:30 Days

  Strengths: great performance

  Weaknesses: cannot install with a mac

  Overall Evaluation: if you have a mac, you need a pc to run the setup disk once, but once that's taken care of, you can use macs with the router

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  3 Star Review

  Reviewed by: Vanderl7

  Updated:09-18-04

  Duration of ownership:2 Weeks

  Strengths: Good wireless range, Simple setup (you need to have some knowledge in networking), very Stable even when it feels like it is overheating

  Weaknesses: Setup wizard failed to reconize my internet connection, Unfinished looking web setup interface, Minor security flaws, only includes a printed quick start guide (Full manual is on the setup cd)

  Overall Evaluation: I purchased this router to replace a MN-500 wireless router (it started to fail after only 6 months of use). Generally I have been pretty happy with this product. It has been running about 2 weeks straight without needing to be reset, even when the unit feels like it is overheating. I have also noticed some security flaws in the firmware. This product has a pretty good wireless range (better than the MN-500 wireless router). Even though I have noticed some faults in the recent firmware, I have been pretty happy with this product. I can't wait until the next firmware upgrade.

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Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router

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