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Linksys by Cisco WRT54G2 Wireless-G Broadband Router
The Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router is really three devices in one box. First, there`s the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect both screaming fast Wireless-G (802.11g at 54Mbps) and Wireless-B (802.11b at 11Mbps) devices to the network. There`s also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. Connect four PCs directly, or attach more hubs and switches to create as big a network as you need. Finally, the Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection.
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Linksys by Cisco WRT54G2 Wireless-G Broadband Router Reviews
I brought this router last november, considering it was one of the best selling device. Easy to setup, it was working well and suddenly it stopped working. No matter what I did, it was impossible to detect the wireless network, and days after the router was not able to get the IP address from my cable modem.
I contact Linksys support and after 2 hours of troubleshooting the only option they gave me was to returned to Amazon.
Disappointed with the router and with the technical support. Not recommended
Had older model Linksys router for a long time with excellent results. It finally died of old age but having been a quality router I ordered an exact model. It wouldn't even work so I returned it and chose this one as an upgrade. My original would send a signal from a room in the rear of my house the length of my house to the street. This was about 100ft. This router made by Cisco will give me a low or very low signal to my living room. This is about 25 feet or less. Then it will drop the connection and at it's convenience it will reconnect.
I received this router for a christmas present. It was easy to set-up and worked for about a month. It was accidentally unplugged for all of 10 seconds, and has not worked since. I have re-installed it twice, and nothing. My computer connects to my network, but there is no signal strength and I do not receive internet. Even the ethernet ports do not work when wired to my computer. Many people have the same problem, and I cannot understand what is happening or why. I've tried all sorts of fixes, from working with my firewall to total reinstallation and nothing.
this thing is a piece of junk. save your money on this terrible router and buy another brand.
I don't often write reviews on Amazon, but I'm hoping this reaches someone before they buy this. For several years I have owned a Linksys WRT54G (v4), using the stock firmware. It was, and is, a great router. It's very reliable, and I have never had problems with it. I bought this router, the WRT54G2 because it was what was available in the store. This was an accessory gift for my in-laws, as I had just refurbished an old laptop for my mother-in-law, and I wanted her to be able to use it throughout the house.
Setting up the router was easy, as is usually the case for me with Linksys routers. One gotcha was that our cable provider required me to clone the MAC address of the desktop. Other than that the wireless was up relatively quickly and the desktop and laptop were working great.
The problems came shortly after I left, when the network went down and they lost internet on both desktop and laptop. A reset of the router fixed it. However, it was a fairly common problem. I went back over and tried different settings to fix it. As I did so, I noticed that the internet speed and quality was much much worse with the router than without (even with the wired connection). After much playing around, I swapped the router with my trusty WRT54G and, voila, everything worked fine and reliably. Taking the router back to my house and a different internet provider confirmed that the WRT54G2 is at fault.
All in all I was disappointed with this purchase, having been so pleased in the past with Linksys. The remedy, in the end, was to purchase a used WRT54G and load it with DD-WRT. The WRT54G2 is now gathering dust.
After our Dynex brand router died, which was barely a year old, we found ourselves shopping for a new router - again. First we bought this Linksys router. We recently purchased a Linksys cable modem (CM100) and thought if that worked well (which it did!), so would this router. Big mistake. Although this router looks good and has a lower price, it is 100% unreliable. It has no external antennas and constantly lost the IP connections. We even had trouble setting it up, which never has happened. The most telling thing was my laptop kept defaulting to my neighbors wireless versus mine! Our neighbor's signal was stronger than this piece of garbage.
I found it amazing something brand new, by a good brand, was this horrible. We were going back and forth resetting, troubleshooting, enough was enough. Back it went and we bought a reliable router: D-Link DIR-628 with 2 external antennas. We now enjoy 6x the speed of the Linksys router sold here. Sure it costs thirty dollars more, but reliability is priceless!
The D-Link DIR-628 pairs nicely with the CM100 Linksys cable modem, and both work nicely in Windows 7 and Linux Mandriva.
Believe me and other people, don't waste your valuable time, SKIP THIS ONE.
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