Linksys-Cisco WRT54GL
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. Click here for more info!
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. Click here for more info!
User Reviews
Linksys has chosen to eviscerate the memory of the latest version (v5) of the WRT54G to make it cheaper. This latest version doesn’t have Linux inside and as others have reported isn’t nearly as stable as earlier versions, nor is it in any condition to have the open source community help Linksys fix the problems. If you want The Little Blue Box That Could, you now have to buy the WRT54GL. Click here for more info!
We’ve been using the router for several months now, and have not had any dropped connections (my older Netgear router dropped connections fairly frequently and did not support the newer WPA encryption scheme) and have consistent throughput. The router has been running constantly for these past few months. Click here for more info!
Good machine, has a much greater range than my previous linksys WRT54GC which stopped working after only 3 years of service, hope this one last longer. This unit is much larger than the 54GC and will take up more room on your computer desk. They advertise, EASY SETUP-UP AND RUNNING IN MINUTES, “not true”!!! Set up is a nightmare! I struggled for two days trying to get it to work thinking it must be something I’m doing wrong. Click here for more info!
I only use these guys for DD-WRT. They work great. Very solid. I have a WISP customer using it as their radio. I’ve had it on top of their roof in a plastic electrical box for about 1.5 years now, and it runs rock solid. We have a monitoring system that pings from our end every 10 minutes, and problems are few and far between. Very good at what I need it to do.