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: 3 Dead Rounter in under a year
Summary: 1 Stars
Linksys used to be great, I had routers that lasted many years, and was very happy with linksys. Now, I'm on my 3rd totally dead router in under a year. Getting help from linksys is a pain. They have become unreliable.Digital camera Review: 4 Stars for Version 4 and 2 Stars for Version 5
Summary: 3 Stars
I ordered this modem and got a v5. My DSL connection slowed down 30% (wired connection) no matter what MTU setting or any setting I tried. v5 cannot use third party firmware. I returned it, went to a local store and made sure I got a v4 and my DSL runs fast again. Since v4 is based on Linux, you can use third party firmware to unlock more advance features if you so desire. With either version my wireless laptop had a decent signal (3 to 5 bars) no matter where I went on my property (about 70 feet away max) even with 4 or 5 walls in the way. If you can find a version 4 or lower grab one, it works great for me.Digital camera Review: 4 hours later... it is still not working
Summary: 2 Stars
While I am not a complete computer geek, I do have some experience working on/fixing computers. However, the WRT54G Wireless router has just about been the death to me.
Yesterday, I received my new Gateway 4500 with a built in wireless network card... the whole thing was going to be "Plug-and-play" I would turn on my comuter and it would automatically find my Linksys router... awesome... or so I thought. After 4 frustrating hours on the phone with my internet provider, Gateway, and Linksys - I stll do not have the dumb thing working! Apparently, Linksys routers are known to be tricky in configuring to a wireless network - Gateway even provided SPECIAL instructions for this particular router (they didn't work... of course).
Also, while the technical service response was friendly - Linksys should hire native speakers to help their American clients. Our inability to communicate doubled a 45 minute phone call into 90 minutes - I literraly spent half of my time saying "could you reapeat that". More frustating is the fact that it wasn't one person at the help desk - both people I talked to had horrible English.
To sum it all up - 4 hours of wasted time - still no internet access- My suggestion - unless you are truly a computer expert (or plan to hire one) do not buy this product.
Digital camera Review: 4 star review
Summary: 4 Stars
great price - great product - tech support for installation is NOT SO GREAT - Be prepared to do it yourself or with help online, since no one at tech support speaks English well enough to be of any real assistance!Digital camera Review: 5 Stars only for Version 4.0
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading all the bad reviews about Version 5.0, decided to not buy one and I started looking for version 4.0 in all the stores.
Thanks to Mr. Eric Yu, New haven for prompting the availability of Version 4.0 at Compusa. The review was dated Nov, so with little hope, went to Compusa, Orange, CT on Jan 7, and seached the entire store to find 3 pieces of Version 4.0 and grabbed one.
The setup was breezy and my LAN was up and running in about 10 mins.
Beware, Compusa also carries the doomed Version 5.0, So be careful to look for the S/N CDFA. There are still two more left. Also Compusa has put a little sticker on the Box with date 08/19/05 on the box with s/n CDFA.
CDFB (version 5.0) boxes have sticker wit dates from Nov 05. Stay away from this.