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Product Review Summary: Very Good Value I originally bought this in order to load DD-WRT (3rd party firmware) and create a wireless client for my XBox 360 and Samsung BluRay player. As it happens, the router I received was a v1.5, which is currently unsupported by DD-WRT. That didn't pose a problem, since I just ended up using my main router as the client and putting this in its place. If you are familiar with the Linksys router GUI, then you will have no problems setting this up. I didn't even bother with the setup disk, and was able to get this running on my static IP network in less than a half hour. So far, no performance issues. Good, reliable connections with all client devices, including my old WRT54G DD-WRT enabled router. At the time of this review I have had this for less than a week, so I will be sure to update this in the future with more of a review of performance.
Product Review Summary: Dead in 3 months I brought this router last november, considering it was one of the best selling device. Easy to setup, it was working well and suddenly it stopped working. No matter what I did, it was impossible to detect the wireless network, and days after the router was not able to get the IP address from my cable modem.
I contact Linksys support and after 2 hours of troubleshooting the only option they gave me was to returned to Amazon.
Disappointed with the router and with the technical support. Not recommended
Product Review Summary: No good after Lynksys was bought out by Cisco Had older model Linksys router for a long time with excellent results. It finally died of old age but having been a quality router I ordered an exact model. It wouldn't even work so I returned it and chose this one as an upgrade. My original would send a signal from a room in the rear of my house the length of my house to the street. This was about 100ft. This router made by Cisco will give me a low or very low signal to my living room. This is about 25 feet or less. Then it will drop the connection and at it's convenience it will reconnect.
Product Review Summary: Junk I received this router for a christmas present. It was easy to set-up and worked for about a month. It was accidentally unplugged for all of 10 seconds, and has not worked since. I have re-installed it twice, and nothing. My computer connects to my network, but there is no signal strength and I do not receive internet. Even the ethernet ports do not work when wired to my computer. Many people have the same problem, and I cannot understand what is happening or why. I've tried all sorts of fixes, from working with my firewall to total reinstallation and nothing.
this thing is a piece of junk. save your money on this terrible router and buy another brand.
Product Review Summary: Not reliable compared to previous Linksys routers I don't often write reviews on Amazon, but I'm hoping this reaches someone before they buy this. For several years I have owned a Linksys WRT54G (v4), using the stock firmware. It was, and is, a great router. It's very reliable, and I have never had problems with it. I bought this router, the WRT54G2 because it was what was available in the store. This was an accessory gift for my in-laws, as I had just refurbished an old laptop for my mother-in-law, and I wanted her to be able to use it throughout the house.
Setting up the router was easy, as is usually the case for me with Linksys routers. One gotcha was that our cable provider required me to clone the MAC address of the desktop. Other than that the wireless was up relatively quickly and the desktop and laptop were working great.
The problems came shortly after I left, when the network went down and they lost internet on both desktop and laptop. A reset of the router fixed it. However, it was a fairly common problem. I went back over and tried different settings to fix it. As I did so, I noticed that the internet speed and quality was much much worse with the router than without (even with the wired connection). After much playing around, I swapped the router with my trusty WRT54G and, voila, everything worked fine and reliably. Taking the router back to my house and a different internet provider confirmed that the WRT54G2 is at fault.
All in all I was disappointed with this purchase, having been so pleased in the past with Linksys. The remedy, in the end, was to purchase a used WRT54G and load it with DD-WRT. The WRT54G2 is now gathering dust.
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