Cisco-Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router by Linksys
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Digital camera reviews of Cisco-Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router
Digital camera Review: 0 Stars Wouldn't Be Low Enough for Linksys
Summary: 1 Stars
Before anybody comes to the defense of Linksys, they should read some of the horror stories. My Linksys router would not function properly on either of my PCs, both produced by different manufacturers. The customer support was non-existent. In fact, attempts to contact customer support were ignored.
Only after I purchased a New Gear router did I learn what reliable wireless Internet was all about.
I agree with the reviewer who compared his Linksys router to ET for the Atari 2600. Pure trash. Even the design is poor. My Net Gear router is less than half the size.
If you buy Linksys, be sure you know where the reset button is on their router. Also be sure you know how to reset your Internet connection. If you have a Linksys and it works, you are lucky. I assure you that if you ever had to contact their tech support, you would sing a very unhappy tune.
Digital camera Review: 0 stars - This POC is worthless, unless you want a paperweight.
Summary: 1 Stars
I got the v6, unlucky for me. This piece of junk is exactly that.
Start by throwing the idiotic CD that comes with it out the Window. Of course when you start having problems, you'll think it'll help, but it won't.
This product will NOT do the following:
Hold a connection with the settings of
1) not broadcasting ssid
2) wpa or wpa2 encryption
3) MAC filtering on wifi
4) connected to an uptodate Macbook via correct settings
5) all this with the last two firmware updates.
The macbook, despite having all the correct settings, will not connect at first, but only on the second try.
Then, you have about 5 mins til your net connection dies (permanently).
I have many years computer, networking knowledge, have used many wired and wireless routers. I bought it based on the supposed name it built with wrt linux based firmware.
AVOID THIS POS like the PLAGUE. Please contact your state attorney general, and let them know they should start a class-action lawsuit against Linksys. They continually sell a non-working product, and fail to support it.
Digital camera Review: 2 Day delivery and it works great. Bravo to ...
Summary: 5 Stars
For an item that is not even available in Best Buy and the other major stores when I went to buy it, the fact that ... has these in and out of stock, and that I received it in only a couple of days is knowledge enough to make this a winning situation. What about hookup and use? Another 5 star performance. Having never hooked up a wireless network before, I took the advice of the quick start guide that came with the unit, and used their included CD. They strongly recommended that you use the CD rather than manually configure, and they were right. Having seen the problems that some others were having with setup, only to be resolved (some of them) by exactly following the directions, I decided to do it that way right out of the box. I'm glad I did. This setup using the CD was about as easy as learning how to open a refrigerator door for the first time. Shutting off what they tell you to shut off, and turning on what and when they tell you to turn things on, resulted in a delightful install. Not even one glitch. The CD determined my internet connection, determined my system configuration, asked me a few questions, and bingo I was up and running.
I bought the PC Card for laptops as well, and that was just as easy to install. Within 10 minutes I was surfing the web from all over the house. No Wires !
Pertaining to the speed issue: I got 54Mps while I was in the same room. When I went into the living room, it went to very good instead of excellent, and gave me 37Mbps. Let's get a perspective here. A standard modem works at 56K tops. This router works at 54Mbps that's megabyte not kilobyte. Their are 1000 kilobytes in every megabyte. So 54 Megabytes per second is about a thousand times faster than a standard modem. I hooked the Linksys wireless router up to a broadband connection which is running at a maximum of 700 plus Kilobytes on the download end, and 100 to 150 upload speed. I know I am getting specific, but the point I am making is that it does not matter what the connection speed you are running at any given moment, based on how close the base unit is to the PC card. What is important is that your internet connection will never even approach the speed capabilities of this router, so don't hassle yourself with any concerns over varying connect speeds of the wireless network.
Broadband hooked up to this wireless setup flies. As soon as you click on a site, it appears on the screen.
Anyhow, just for reference, I am using a Dell Inspiron Notebook, hooked up to the broadband cable modem that was supplied by Comcast. The operating system is Windows XP. Installation was as near automatic as can be. They do supply instructions when using Windows ME, 98 etc, that includes one more step than XP.
All in all this is a 5 star piece of equipment. Follow the directions exactly. It is easy. Hope this helps.
Digital camera Review: 2 hours and changed one little number
Summary: 4 Stars
Two calls to tech support, two hours and found out I had to change a "2" to a "1". Oh well, it has been working great since the setup woes. I would reccomend this piece of hardware to anyone but, LinkSys tech support needs some work. They are very polite, though.Digital camera Review: 2 minutes to get it working!
Summary: 5 Stars
It took me two minutes to connect WRT54G to BEFW11S4, assign IP, change mode from Gateway to Router, set encription. This is it! Now I have two wireless points for the both sides of my house. Great device! I love it!I have laptops with Wireless B which easily detected and connected to the new wireless access point.