| Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster |
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Model: WRT54GS
Brand: Linksys
Manufacturer: Linksys
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 433
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
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Internet-sharing Router, 4-port Switch, and Wireless-G (802.11g) Access Point
Protects all wireless transmissions with 128-bit encryption
New SpeedBooster technology increases wireless network performance by up to 35 percent
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and 802.1x
Shares Internet connection and other resources with Ethernet wired, 802.11g, 802.11b, and SpeedBooster devices |
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| Description: |
| LINKSYS WRT54GS -- The Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster is really three devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect Wireless-G, Wireless-B, and other performance-enhanced SpeedBooster devices to the network. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. Finally, the Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. Easy configuration with web browser based configuration utility Linksys Parental Control Service (free trial included) keeps your family safe on the Internet, setting profiles for time-of-day and day-of-week access restrictions, and controlling which of 16 content categories each family member is allowed to see Also includes email & instant messaging filters |
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| User Reviews (433 total): |
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probably best router of its class, October 22, 2007
By P. Patil
very good speed , no dead spots , no breaks in connections
its a good router
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Way better that what I had, October 21, 2007
By K. Perry
This is so much better that the Belkin I had before, this router has not once forgotten what it is suppose to do and needed to be re-booted every 24 to 36 hours. If I ever needed another router I would not hesitate to buy another one of these.
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good for a year, October 16, 2007
By Rob (Buffalo, NY USA)
When I first bought this product, it worked great for exactly a year. Upon its anniversary, the router decided it did not want to work with any of my computers. The replacement sent under warranty had the same mindset and others I know have had the same experience. It's a good short-term router, but if you need a router for longer than that, do not buy it.
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Great performance!, October 13, 2007
By Carlos Cordido (CCS-VZ)
I live in a 120 m2 apparment and the signals reach every corner of it. I highly recommend it to start a wireless network at home.
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garbage, September 29, 2007
By J. Altobelli (USA)
I've had nothing but problems with this router since I've got it. If you have McAfee, then forget it, because the two basically don't work together. Save your money and buy a different router because this one is garbage.
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Best for it's price, September 29, 2007
By vitnet (Bay Village, OH USA)
Easy to insall.
Working without any problems.
Great for it's price.
Would highly recomend.
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Great buy, September 28, 2007
By Simon Estavilla
After switching my BEFW11S4 Wireless-B BroadBand Router with WRT54GS router my problem of intermittent establish connection was resolved. Connection now is faster and always connected. Awesome router...
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Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster, September 28, 2007
By MN Outdoors (Rosemount, MN USA)
Replaced a 80211b model. This model installs easily, performs fine. Full strength signal throughout my 1548 sq ft townhome.
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Reliablity issues sink this router, September 26, 2007
By John Stenmark (Colorado USA)
The Pros:
--Setup is straight forward.
--Web based interface is handy. But it gets technical in spots. Better to stay with the setup software on the CD if you don't enjoy getting geeky.
--The setup really encourages you to utilize the security features.
--Firmware update from Linksys website installed easily and gave an improvement in range.
--Office Depot cheerfully replaced my first unit when it died after 30 days.
The Cons:
--The second unit died after 6 months. The wireless function gave out.
--The third unit lasted about 8 months. While this is a somewhat positive trend, there will not be a fourth unit.
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The ultimate hackable internet appliance, September 26, 2007
By recompiler (USA)
I have 3 of these at home and use them for security assessments all the time. Installing linux on them is a cinch, they do not look out of place when you leave one somewhere and they are fairly stable and ridiculously cheap for what they are.
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Much better than my last wireless router, September 23, 2007
By CTL (West Coast)
My US Robotics Wireless 8054 overheated an died after only having it for a little over a year. This replacement was easy to set-up and seems to be much faster. I'm happy!
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Real easy setup, increased data speed, September 19, 2007
By Stewart Sloke (Los Anaklees)
This was an easy wireless router to install and pair with other household
computers. I also bought the Linksys WMP54GS Wireless-G PCI Card with SpeedBooster. With my old wireless router I was getting 11mbps data rates. Now I'm getting 44mbps. If you buy this router try and get the speed booster card for additional desk-tops.
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terrific Linksys WRT54GS., September 17, 2007
By Giovanni (Tampabay, Florida)
I am 91 years old and any person at any age could set it going quickly. It took me 15 minutes to set it up.
I rate this item five stars.XXXXX
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Nice router but you may have to call them to get it working., September 14, 2007
By reb50@midsouth.rr.com (memphis, tn United States)
This didn't just start working out of the box like my old linksys wireless router. I had to call them.. basically they told me to do the auto mac thing in the router and reboot everything. After that it worked great. Why couldn't they just have the router do that as a default... oh well.. it works great now.. I'd buy it again.
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Excellent, September 13, 2007
By J. Geider
I just bought this product and it works great. After doing a lot of research on which wireless router to buy, I narrowed it down to this one, and I am happy with the decision. Several different un-biased sources told me that the Linksys routers are the best, and I have to agree.
Reception: The range seems to be excellent. I installed this in my 3-level tonwhouse on the top floor, and I still get excellent reception throughout the house, even down in the basement.
Ease of use: Installation could not have been easier! The product comes with a CD that guides you step-by-step through the installation. To be honest, if you're of average or better familiarity with computer technology, you probably don't even need the CD. The CD instructions just make it dummy-proof. Setting up the encryption also a breeze.
One final note: even if you don't think you need wireless, but want a LAN in your home, I recommend getting this instead of just a 4-port switch or hub. I say this because the product has 4 ports in the back and also acts as switch (or hub, I forget the difference between the 2). In fact, that's pretty much how I use it. I've got my desktop wired directly to the router and whenever I'm in my home office that's the way I use it (ethernetically, I just made that word up, but it sounds cool). I just use the wireless secondary for my laptop when I feel like working on the computer out on the deck or elsewhere in the house.
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easy to set up, September 11, 2007
By Grad Student (Indiana)
This Linksys router is quite easy to set up. It seems that most "set-up" software is junk designed to load a bunch of things you don't really need and slow down your cpu at start up. The Linksys utility does a quick job configuring all the computers on your network along with security for your wireless needs. There's no subsequent typing of passwords, and a 1 minute download is all you need to get the set up utility that automatically sync's with the router. Cool.
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Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G Broadband Router, September 7, 2007
By jeb (Fort Myers, FL)
5 stars for installation, ease of use, you cannot go wrong. Also buy Linksys BEFCMU10 Ethernet Cable Modem to go with it. Our speed and connection reliability improved greatly.
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Well, it wasn't easy!, September 5, 2007
By Product User
Purchased this router and no the easy set-up turned out to be about two hours on email chat, technician and his supervisor. After all was completed it worked! The connection is great and always on--i have fastest version of "mom bell" DSL and was happily surprised to find a definite increase in speed. A very good product and even if it might take a little longer i would do it again & would recommend it to all. My 2-Wire router burned out after 18 months and never worked as well as this one--also purchased Network Magic software which really helps..
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Linksys WRT54GS Wireless router, August 25, 2007
By q4sma
I have been using the WRT54GS Wireless router for about a month now and it has worked without any glitches. A few items to note about the router:
1) It supports several encryption protocols namely: WEP, WPA and WPA2. After reading that WEP is vulnerable (see http://www.cs.umd.edu/~waa/wireless.html) it was important that the router supports WPA.
2) Several parameters default to sensible settings such as automatically configuring the router to use DHCP.
3) The signal strength is very good over a wide area (for example the router is located in the basement, the signal is excellent on the first floor and is very good on the second floor)
4) Connecting to various wireless devices is seemless. For example I did not have any issues connecting Sony PSP, Sony PS3 and various Laptops to the network.
5) Configuring the router is a snap using a web interface.
6) Suppressing transmission of SSID(another vulnerability) is also very easy.
Overall I am very pleased with the product.
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Works well - set up a little cumbersome, August 21, 2007
By Danschy (Chicago, IL)
It works well enough - no complaints there. It is replacing a dead SMC router which gave me about 4 years of good service. I'm using both wireless (3) and wired (3) connections and everything is working fine.
I did not like the set up process. I installed the set up application on my computer (gritting my teeth because I hate to add "needless applications") hoping it would make the set up go faster. However, although there were nice (if useless) little graphics showing you how to hook things up, the router was never able to detect the internet through my cable modem. I was getting pretty frustrated trying to get it working until I noticed that I DID have internet access, the router was just misdiagnosing the connection for some reason. And I was getting constant warnings from the set up app about my lack of internet connection. So I uninstalled the app and all is working well now.
I also did not like how the set up app interfaced with the router. I found it much easier to just go to the router directly (192.168.1.1) and set things the way I like them - way faster and more flexible. So overall it is probably a pretty good product, especially if you trash the set up app and just do it yourself.
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