| | Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router |  | Brand: Linksys
Category: CE
List Price: $59.99
Buy Used: $34.78
You Save: $25.21 (42%)
New (30) Used (18) Refurbished (2) from $34.78
Avg. Customer Rating:  1706 reviews
Sales Rank: 50
Platforms: Windows Nt, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Nt 3.5, Windows Nt 4, Windows Nt 5, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Windows 2000 Server, Windows
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 2.10
CPU Type: PowerPC G4
Processors: 1
System Memory: 2000
Memory Type: SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 7.3 x 1.9
Warranty: 3 years warranty
MPN: WRT54G
Model: WRT54G
UPC: 745883553853
EAN: 0745883553853
ASIN: B00007KDVI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Great Condition Router has speeds of 54 MBPS great for wireless network go wireless with your laptop
|
| Features:
| • | All-in-one Internet-sharing router, 4-port switch, and Wireless-G (802.11g) access point | | • | Wireless data rates up to 54 Mbps--5 times faster than 802.11b | | • | Shares a single Internet connection and other resources with Ethernet wired and Wireless-G clients | | • | Interoperates with 802.11b clients at 11 Mbps | | • | Advanced wireless security with 128-bit WEP encryption, MAC, or IP address filtering |
|
| Accessories:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Wireless-G is the 54Mbps wireless networking standard that's almost five times faster than the widely deployed Wireless-B (802.11b) products found in homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the country - but since they share the same 2.4GHz radio band, Wireless-G devices can also interoperate with existing 11Mbps Wireless-B equipment.Since both standards are built in, you can protect your investment in existing 802.11b infrastructure, and migrate to the screaming fast Wireless-G standard as your needs grow.The Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router is really three devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect Wireless-G or Wireless-B devices to the network. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices. Connect four PCs directly, or daisy-chain out to 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.To protect your data and privacy, the Wireless-G Broadband Router can encrypt all wireless transmissions. The Router can serve as a DHCP Server, has NAT technology to protect against Internet intruders, supports VPN pass-through, and can be configured to filter internal users' access to the Internet. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility.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 the flexibility, speed, and security you need!
Amazon.com Product Description
The Linksys Wireless-G broadband router is really three devices in one box. First, it's a wireless access point, which lets you connect Wireless-G or Wireless-B devices to the network. There's also a built-in four-port full-duplex 10/100 switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices. Connect four PCs directly, or daisy-chain out to 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. To protect your data and privacy, the Wireless-G broadband router can encrypt all wireless transmissions, and it supports the industrial-strength wireless security of 802.1x authentication and authorization. The router can serve as a DHCP server, has NAT technology to protect against Internet intruders, supports VPN pass-through, and can be configured to filter internal users' access to the Internet. Configuration is a snap with the Web browser-based configuration utility. 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 multiplayer games with the flexibility, speed, and security you need! Wireless-G is the 54 Mbps wireless networking standard that's more than four times faster than the widely deployed Wireless-B (802.11b) products found in homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the country. But since they share the same 2.4 GHz radio band, Wireless-G devices can also interoperate with existing 11 Mbps Wireless-B equipment. Because both standards are built-in, you can protect your investment in existing 802.11b infrastructure, and migrate to the new screaming-fast Wireless-G standard as your needs grow. For more information on the differences between an access point and a router with access point, see the following table:  | 
See a comparison diagram of the different wireless technologies. | Wireless networks are rapidly becoming more popular and coming down in price. Since they don't require cables, you can use the devices anywhere in an office or home, even out on the patio. There's no need to roll out an Ethernet network cable to each room of a house; you can network anywhere--without wires. Outside the home, wireless networking is available in hotspots at coffee shops, businesses, and airports--great when you're on the road and need to get some work done. For convenience, wireless networking is the answer.
Which Wireless Standard Is Right for Me?
Now that you've decided to create a wireless network, the next step is to figure out which wireless standard to use. Basically, a standard is a set of specifications for a device. All devices that follow a specific standard share operating characteristics, such as the radio frequency used and maximum data transfer speed.
For wireless networking, there are three standards to choose from at this time: To learn about the differences between the standards and select the right one for your network, click here for an easy-to-understand chart. |
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 1701 more reviews...
 The only thing worse than this router was the customer support August 21, 2008
I was excited about this new router, thinking that with the two large antennas, it would give great range. Unfortunately I still have not been able to test the range. For starters, the power cord was dead on arrival. After searching for about a half an hour, I was finally able to find a phone number for support. After three different phone calls, and being transferred to numerous different people and long hold times, I gave up on getting a new power cord and scavenged one from an old router I had. Once I was able to power-up, I connected to the router via wires no problem,however, I was unable to get the wireless side to work. After two more calls to customer service and over 2 hours of trying to talk it through with them, I was told that my only option would be to pay $9.99 so tech support could log onto my computer to try and fix the problem. At that point I decided that it just wasn't worth it to keep throwing good time and money at this problem. In reality the only option I had left was to send the router back.
I realize that sometimes products are defective and I don't judge linksys negatively for what may have been an isolated incident. However, there is no way that the incredibly poor and useless customer support that I received was isolated.
Stay Away From This Paricular Linksys Wireless Router Model and... August 18, 2008
...get the acclaimed Linksys WRT 54 GL instead. It's a different and superior animal - a much more competent and reliable performer. They appear identical but they're not.
A housemate originally installed his WRT 54G and we routinely had dropped internet connections, usually at least once a day. Had to go into the room where it was kept and recycle it, a real nuisance....disconnect the power cord and wait for about 20 seconds before plugging it back in. When the housemate moved out, he left the router; didn't want it back.
I bought the model #WRT54GL after reading the mostly 5 and 4 star rated user reviews here at Amazon and have, so far, experienced smooth sailing...no dropped connections yet.
 Doesn't work as advertised August 16, 2008
I bought this about a year ago to upgrade from my netgear 802.11B router. I wanted the higher throughput (54mbps) and liked that it did WPA. My old router only did WEP64. I really liked my netgear router because it had good range and once i had it setup, it was rock solid. I almost never had to restart it because it had dropped my connection. With the WRT54G, however, I have to frequently power cycle it to have my laptop sync up to it.
Also, with my WinXP machine there was an issue coming out of hibernation. Each time I had to "repair" the adapter. I never had to do this with my netgear router and the same Win XP laptop. I can imagine that it might be a WinXP driver issue, but I've had similar experiences with a newer Vista Laptop and in Linux as well (on both the older and newer laptops), so i highly doubt that it is a laptop hardware / driver issue.
There is also an issue when i use VPN to connect to my office machine. I don't know what interaction with the router might be, but after I disconnect from the VPN, i lose wireless network connection. It doesn't matter what windows clean ups i perform (flushing dns, disabling wireless adapter and including restarting the machine) If i simply power-cycle the router, i am able to connect to it.
So overall, i have a fairly low opinion of this product. I think I'll stick with netgear in the future.
Designed Obsolescence!!!! August 10, 2008
Until today, my WRT54G has performed well, although I do recall initial configuration woes. Anyway, 6 months after the warranty .... pau. I go to use it after it had the night off and nothing. I couldn't understand a lick of the so-called English the guy in India tried so hard to speak and his bottom line was that it was a very old model (3.5 years) and he couldn't help me without my paying $29.95 to extend the warranty. Right. Linksys has lost me. I find it highly suspicious that it would just decide to die in its sleep.
 Adequate for the most part August 6, 2008
I have owned this router for about a year and it usually works. I do have problems with it not allowing me on the internet at times. The only way I can fix it is to perform a hard re-boot by pressing in the reset button for 10 seconds. When I do this I have to re-enter in all my security info.
I don't have problems other than that. It does have the capability to block out certain web sites.
Overall, this isn't a bad unit, though I am in the market for another because of the frustration I am having with locking out the internet.
|
|
|
Copyright
©
2006 Adminpal LLC | |
