Cisco-Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router
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Customer Review: GL = Great Little router
Summary: 5 Stars
I love my Linksys-Cisco WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router (Compatible with Linux)router. I've had Netgear and DLink wireless routers, but neither really satisfied me or my needs, in terms of range, speed and general reliability. The Linksys WRT54GL is a consistent performer. The router arrived, I set it up according to the instructions, set the WPA/TKIP encryption (Avoid WEP encryption, it's weak and easily cracked) and haven't had to reset it or fiddle with it once, in almost a year now. [NOTE: I change my randomly-generated encryption key every 2-3 months, and you should too]
It puts out a good signal. Though the signal has to travel through multiple pipe-filled walls and a large refrigerator to get to the back of our house, the signal arrives there with 81% signal strength. Mind you, this is an unmodified 54GL router, I haven't re-flashed with with OpenWRT or any of the other linux-based firmwares to gain increased signal strength. Stock performance is good enough that I just don't need to do that, though I may do it anyway, just because I'm a geek.
Short version: It's Linksys, so it's reliable, dependable, and worth the money. I recommend it highly.
.Steven L. Hildebrand.
Customer Review: A Enterprse size Router at a home Router Price!
Summary: 5 Stars
With this little Router the only thing that can hinder you getting the absolute maximum potential is your knowledge of Networking and Linux scripting skills. Once you load a 3rd party firmware (I used DD-WRT V23 sp2) it totally unlocks the power horse within the router hardware. Even if you decide to stick to just using the stock firmware it is still better than the newer versions of the WRT54g and gs (It's worth the little extra money, especially if you are a novice to Wireless Networking).
No Real Cons, I just wish the 3rd party firmware came with a detailed manuel (Thats the price you pay for free firmware).
I originally got this for my sister-in-law back in September 06 for her wireless network (My main router is a WRT54GS ver 2.1, The last of the best of the orginal WRT54G Series!)after days of research on different sites, The overall conceus from the sites I looked at was this model. This is my 3rd one that I have purchased (All 3 from Amazon), One for my Next door nieghbors to use as a Client bridge, it is replacing the Linksys junk reapter that I was using. This current one I am using for a client bridge in my kids room,That is replacing the ethernet Linksys bridge (WET54GS5) that has some real major issues but is for whatever reason still working (But can not no longer be configured).
Customer Review: Avoid this outdated troble-making model.
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this router because of its good review and third party firmware(DD-WRT, Tomato, etc) support. However, the result turn out to be a big mistake. This router has very limited signal range and every time the microwave oven is on, the connection drops. The worst part is the router has very limited capability to handle internet traffic, after several hours of working, the router freeze, the speed become incrediblely slow, and then you have to manully reset the router, you can imagine what a huge trouble it is. I also try to flash DD-WRT and tomato, they do not slove any problem. After doing some research(from wiki), I found this model is actually a reissue of WRT54G v4, which is a many years ago product using a outdated Broadcom BCM5352EKPB Chipset. Fotunately my friend move in with me and he has a another router, ever since that, everything is fine.
My suggestion is if you want to buy a router, read carefully about these reviews, because 5 star reviews sometimes give you misleading information.(I finally found these one star reviews of this router are mainly in 2008, so I am not sure what happend in the 2008 model.)If you friend happend to buy a router recently and without problem, simply buy the same model at stores with good return policy is definitely the easist way since it will save you time and energy.
Customer Review: Linux router - running dd-wrt
Summary: 5 Stars
This router allows a user to easily install the latest firmware from dd-wrt. Running Linux may sound like a job for a highly skilled geek, but this is really easy. Once you have installed the firmware, you are able to easily setup some powerful standard features. With this router, you can setup VPN connections into your home network from anywhere.
The basic installation of the dd-wrt firmware is feature rich. Open Source is an amazing technological revolution. This surprisingly simple technology allows us to be more efficient. You will enjoy this product by using the dd-wrt firmware upgrade.
dd-wrt is easy to download by googling dd-wrt. Once you are at this site, there is a lot of information available. The dd-wrt software is written to run on many different devices, besides the linksys hardware.
1:) Click on downloads, you will see a list of versions. You will find the latest version, they are listed as "dd-wrt.v23 SP1".
2:) Find the newest version and click on the link.
3:) This will lead you to a page with a list of options regarding micro, mini, standard, etc... You will want the standard option.
4:) Within this download is the firmware upgrade, and instructions to upggrade your router.
Enjoy the freedom that Open Source provides.
Customer Review: It could be a great wireless router, but...
Summary: 1 Stars
I have to give just one star to this router,
because it only worked for less than 3 hours.
I ordered this router from Amazon last week.
This past Monday (2/14) it arrived. I was happy
with the delivery. Booted it up. It looked great.
Then, around 7:00pm that day, I loaded Tomato
Version 1.28 (Tomato_1_28.ZIP). Played with it.
It was great too. Everything worked exactly what
I expected.
Around 10:00pm (namely, 3 hours later), all of a
sudden I found my internet connection was lost.
Took a look at the router. Every LED was blinking,
except DMZ. This router shared my internet connection
with a Netgear box (running DD-WRT). The Netgear
side of the network was still good, when this
side of the connection went down.
Tried to reboot it. Tried to set it back to the
default setting. No use. Then I tried debricking
techniques that I found from the web. The LED of
DMZ simply refuses to blink.
I guess that it is completely dead, unless I try
some hardware debricking tricks. I haven't got a
chance to do it.
I don't think that I still have a valid warranty.
It is just too bad, isn't it?