© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/pr-Linksys_Wireless-G_Broadband_Router_WRT54G_Router Recent reviews written about Linksys WRT54GS Wireless Router en-us 80 80 http://www.epinions.com/pr-Linksys_Wireless-G_Broadband_Router_WRT54G_Router http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/1c/17/pr-Linksys_Wireless-G_Broadband_Router_WRT54G_Router-resized80.jpg http://www.epinions.com/content_427601858180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author almnx - I am using Netgear 614v8 router for the last few months. Believe me it's a excellent product. It is a broadcom based router and well suited for many third party firmwares like Tomato, DD-WRT and Open-WRT. Netgear has also announced the Tomato firmware... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~427601858180 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:33:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_427601858180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_423505268356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author frankbrew - I had recently brought a laptop for use at my company and it had wireless capability and needed an inexpensive wireless router, so after doing my research and asking some tech guys. I looked into the Linksys WRT54G router. Brought it from Best buy on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~423505268356 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:28:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_423505268356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419701624452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author keako1 - It took five calls to tech support three times re-installing software. Finally was able to set up one lap top to network! Oh and don't try setting up two everything goes down the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419701624452 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:42:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419701624452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419119337092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ilovethehutch - Purchased at Frys electronic store. This product was on sale and the sales person said it was a great product for the money. This was installed easily with a bit of customer support (because there were no WRITTEN instructions) in maybe half hour. It... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419119337092 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:14:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419119337092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413198487172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author leppardfan - I have purchased 2 of these models. I am now having to return the second one. It has major connectivity issues and I have spent several days, most on hold, with technical support that is sub-standard. They can not understand the problem, nor can they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413198487172 Sat, 5 Jan 2008 14:53:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413198487172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411266027140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author danielsaddress - This is my third or so router. My experience has been that most routers I buy work great. I haven't had much of a better experience with one verses the other. However, here is my experience with this router: Range: Range is fine on this router... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411266027140 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:07:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411266027140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_410065866372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fuzziedice - Reliable, Great for Home Networks Linksys has always been a brand that means dependability to me. And this router is no exception. The Linksys WRT54G is easy to set up. It comes with an installation CD that walks you through the process. In... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~410065866372 Sat, 8 Dec 2007 13:34:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_410065866372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407373778564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Gambit624 - The WRT54G is my first foray into the world of wireless internet in my home. I purchased this from a friend who bought it, but realized that it didn't have what he wanted, so he offered it to me for half what he paid for it. I decided to jump at this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407373778564 Fri, 9 Nov 2007 00:47:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407373778564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405539950212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author coliver1 - What can I say about a product that I have to return 4 times in six months? I will not buy this brand again. I don't care what all the computer techs say. Its... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405539950212 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:06:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405539950212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401724968580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author testcase - I bought 3 different Linksys router models (including this one) in 3 days from 3 different retailers. Tried to install each one on both a Vista and an XP laptop. Even got the successful installation messages. But, no success. After trying the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401724968580 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:00:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401724968580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401444802180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author n-grover - There is a lot to like about this router, Don't know if I just got a bad one or what but it stopped working after 10 weeks of use. Linksys was good about replacing it though. Did I mention the "new replacement" was actually a older "remanufactured" Of a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401444802180 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:22:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401444802180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400669380228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author backdaddy404 - It works great, provides LAN ports and wireless. Features port forwarding for gaming or site hosting. Offers full hardware firewall with DMZ capabilities. Has DHCP with working reservations, which exceeds D-Link and Belkin's non-working reservation... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400669380228 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:35:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400669380228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399930658436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cfranceschi - I bought this router a year ago and it has been a very frustrated experience. After hours of screwing around with the support team (who can do nothing but read a script from India) it will work for about a day. I will then have to manually reset the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399930658436 Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:38:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399930658436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_223151623812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author fertree - I've had this router over a year. I called tech support once, but couldn't understand the accent, so I figured out the problem myself. I recently moved into an area where power outages are common with both brownouts and blackouts. The router is on an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~223151623812 Mon, 14 May 2007 18:12:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_223151623812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_337768320644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sf_eureka - Purchased this router new to upgrade from previous standard. WRT54GS version 5.0 The software would not display the Linksys setup page correctly in my browser window, such that most of the links and buttons were not available. This made it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~337768320644 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:03:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_337768320644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_337646096004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author johnnykaw - Mine went bad after about 10 months. That can happen. But, to have it replaced, I needed to have the original receipt...even though I registered my purchase with Linkys. Fortunately, I purchased mine over the internet, so I had an electronic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~337646096004 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:35:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_337646096004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_334995885700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author morankj - We've had ours for a couple of years now - I have one and so does my boyfriend - have had no problems with either. While the instructions are somewhat criptic as to how you actually reset the password to make your device have a secure network - it never... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~334995885700 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:38:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_334995885700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_286525656708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author billnie50 - I have had two of these with the same problem of failing to maintain a connection for more than 10 minutes. The first unit lasted 5 months and the second 3 months. Trying to diagnose the problem and getting a replacement required multiple days of tech... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~286525656708 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:11:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_286525656708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_333102222980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author okinhim - I bought this router to upgrade from my previous router a wrk54g (kit version of the good router) and thought I was getting an upgraded router. First problem cropped up while trying to install the router. The box has a big note not to disconnect... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~333102222980 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:03:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_333102222980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_324335996548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jsey - We, my sister and I, purchased the Linksys WRT54GS and the pci card to go with it so we could share one internet connection. We've only been connected 2 months and just like that blam!!! it stopped working. There we were downstairs surfing and then... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~324335996548 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:51:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_324335996548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_323207990916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kinetic1 - I will never buy a linksys product again. No tech support, not easy to install. After Installing, could not connect more than one computer at a time. Tried everything possible, waited on phone more than 40 mins. E-mailed questions and no... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~323207990916 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:36:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_323207990916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_323228044932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author johanna3682 - I had this item for almost 2 years and it worked great. One day it stopped working and since it was still under warranty, we called Linksys. My boyfriend spent hours the phone with them until they finally agreed that the unit needed to be fixed or... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~323228044932 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:36:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_323228044932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_151864053380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sbredall - I purchased a WRT54G wireless router a couple of months ago and it has been nothing but trouble. The reception is terrible. I can’t even connect from about 15 feet away. I’ve had it replaced once by LinkSys and the replacement they sent was worse than... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~151864053380 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 08:52:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_151864053380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_308988907140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mskvarenina - As you may have seen, as of 1/20/07 there are 127 reviews on this product. I'm not going to go into any depth on details that have probably been covered 127 times before. What I can tell you is that I recently replaced my NETGEAR WRG614 with the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~308988907140 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:56:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_308988907140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_300542824068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rleng616 - MY EXPERIENCE: This product is great! It even installed well on my clunky Win 98SE direct connect desktop. It works well on my older Compaq Laptop (XP Home). The box it came in says "for best performance, use with Windows XP". I replaced an 80211b... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~300542824068 Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:29:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_300542824068?linkin_id=8003929