Linksys-Cisco WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router (Compatible with Linux)

Average customer rating: 4.5

Beware of fake/glowing reviews by shills
Set up was easier than I thought it would be.
Great box
Works GREAT
Hard to set up; keeps dropping connection

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Linksys-Cisco WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router (Compatible with Linux)

Manufacturer: Linksys
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000BTL0OA

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Product Description

The Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router combines the functionalities of three devices into a single device, a wireless access point, a four-port full-duplex 10/100 Mbps switch and a router. The wireless access point lets you connect Wireless-G or Wireless-B devices to the network while the switch connects your wired-Ethernet devices together. The router function ties it all together by letting your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. The push button setup feature makes it easy to configure your wireless devices. The router serves as a DHCP server, includes an SPI firewall to protect against Internet intruders and also supports VPN pass-through. The WRT54GL even features TKIP and AES to protect your data and privacy with up to 128-bit encryption. With the Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router at the center of your home or office network, you can share a high-speed Internet connection, files, printers and multi-player games with flexibility, speed, security and simplicity. Status Indicators - Port status, link activity Compliant Standards - FCC IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3U, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g Data Link Protocol - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g Interfaces - 1x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45 ( WAN / DMZ ), 4 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 1 x network - Radio-Ethernet Dimensions - Height 4.8 cm x Depth 20 cm x Width 18.6 cm Weight - 0.5 kg

Customer Reviews:

Beware of fake/glowing reviews by shills.......2007-06-12

Yes, this is a fabulous product! I selected this model because reviews seemed to indicate that Linux compatibility could serve to expand the coverage/range; fortunately that was unnecessary because I get "excellent" signal strength in every room of the house and the outside area. (Frame construction, not brick or concrete.)

Why not 5 Stars? Because in my experience claims of "easy setup" are plain BS! Linksys deserves A+ for migrating to instructions in plain English (far better than D-Link), but the hardware has yet to behave like the wonderful instructions indicate. My installation wizard got stuck around step 7 (or 9?)... into a loop of veryfing/accepting my chosen password... but without proceeding to the next step. Upon re-booting I found the router installed... BUT, with default/open/insecure settings.

Point of this story is that in preparation for installing this gadget it would be helpful to read a good primer on wireless setup... to become familiar with desirable settings for things like WPA, PSK, NAT, SSID broadcasting, ISP cloning, etc. All of this is stuff is not very difficult... and worth learning to make it easy to optimize the benefits of this great gadget.

Set up was easier than I thought it would be........2007-06-11

This was much easier to set up than I thought it would be. I chose the L version of this router after reading a lot of commentary on the web about it being more reliable than the non L. It has functioned without a problem ever since I installed it several months ago. I have one desktop that is hardwired to it and a laptop using a laptop adapter made by TwoWire, and a second desktop using a USB adapter made by DLink. They all work well together. I found the manual very helpful in installing and setting up this router and am very satisfied with its performance.

Great box.......2007-06-08

Works well. Lots of features. Don't use DD-WRT on it (v23 I think). That caused me a lot of voip quality and instability issues. Reverted back to the Linksys code and have had no further problems.

Works GREAT.......2007-06-07

This gateway router works GREAT! Add dd-wrt community developed firmware for even more functionality.

Hard to set up; keeps dropping connection.......2007-06-03

One would have thought that by time, most wireless routers would be plug and play for the simplest configuration.

All we have is two laptops that need to have a wireless connection. Yet, the set-up took several hours. The instructions are incomplete and confusing. And then, it asks for information that was not required when I had set up my previous router (e.g. type of DSL connection, userid with ISP, password, etc...info I hadn't used in years). Even after all this, and upgrading the firmware, the wireless connnectivity still keeps dropping frequently.

All in all, I would say for those of you who are not interested in the Linux compatability and are looking for a simple wireless router with good range and stability of connection - STAY AWAY from this one. If I had bought this from a store, I would have taken it back in a day.

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