Linksys by Cisco WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router (Compatible with Linux)
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Customer Review: All you need
Summary: 5 Stars
It is fast.
It is reliable.
The 192.168.1.1 interface is very easy to use.
Customer Review: LAN switches not working
Summary: 2 Stars
Hmmm... bought this product from Amazon given its great ratings. Have had a D-link (great, never had a prob) and Netgear (not so good, kept dropping internet connection) so I have some experience, but am not an expert.
I like the fact that it can be flashed with 3rd party firmware, although I have never done that before and will have to learn about it before I try that, but its good to have options. Its easy to configure wirelessly (192.168.1.1 - notice the last digit is not a 0 like many other routers), has good security features (NAT, SPI, MAC filtering, SSID off, WPA2 etc). Have not tested the range yet.
My only issue is that out of the box (got the router today) my router's LAN ports don't work. I know my computer's ethernet adapter works as I can connect directly to the internet from the modem. I can connect wirelessly to the router and configure it. But I cannot connet to the router using the LAN ports. Any ideas?? Would like to keep this router, but if the LAN ports don't work, I feel cheated and its going back. Wonder if others have had this issue. Any help would be appreciated.
Customer Review: Excellent performance for this router
Summary: 5 Stars
We use this router for VPN connections with SO Linux. Bring stability and connection speed and maximum use of the functions. We tested the kit in your maximum effort and the result was satisfactory.Customer Review: You may find this review helpful
Summary: 4 Stars
I pulled my hair out with this router trying to figure out why I could not get full Local Area Network functionality with it.
Linksys tech support was terrible, and they claimed they would not support any file or print sharing due to the problem always being with the various computer operating systems and software firewalls involved. Well, as it turns out, I found out exactly why it did not work, and it has nothing to do with the operating systems or software firewalls or anything like that.
It is this simple: I had a special character in my workgroup name! It seems to me that this router does not handle special characters (e.g. any character above a number on your keyboard) properly when they are in the workgroup name. My previous router was OK with it, but this one is not.
It's a really good router otherwise, and I am revising my rating to 4 stars, up from 2 stars I gave it yesterday!
Linksys needs to realize this issue, even if it may be rare for a user to use a special character in the workgroup name. Other routers do not have this problem, and it is something that should be known.
So, if you buy this router, be sure to double check the name of your local network and keep special characters out of it!
Customer Review: Pretty much perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had this router for about three and a half months and it's pretty much perfect. It was incredibly easy to install and is very very fast. It's placed on the lower floor in the back left corner of a very well-insulated house. My bedroom is on the upper floor in the front right corner of the house, and I've never lost the signal. Actually, that's no true: in the first couple of weeks, I lost it 2-3 times and had to reset it (~1 min each time). That was also really easy and hasn't happened since. So maybe it's a 4.9/5. Whatever. It's still great!