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Linksys-Cisco WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router (Compatible with Linux)

Linksys-Cisco WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router  (Compatible with Linux)

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Brand: Linksys
Category: CE

List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $59.99
You Save: $20.00 (25%)



New (34) Used (2) Refurbished (1) from $57.00

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 388 reviews

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 7.3 x 1.9
nv:Device Type: Wireless Router
Form Factor: Desktop
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11g
Wireless Data Transfer Rates: 54 Mbps
Wireless Indoor Range: 100 Meters
Wireless Outdoor Range: 300 Meters
Security Protocols: WPA
Security Protocols: 128-bit WEP
Security Protocols: 64-bit WEP
Security Protocols: WPA-PSK
Networking Standards: IEEE 802.3 Ethernet 10Base-T
Networking Standards: IEEE 802.3u Ethernet 100Base-TX
Routing / Firewall Protoccols: TCP/IP
Routing / Firewall Protoccols: DHCP
Warranty: 3 years warranty

MPN: WRT54GL
Model: WRT54GL
UPC: 100000000670
EAN: 0100000000670
ASIN: B000BTL0OA

Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Customer Reviews:
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5 out of 5 stars Well-deserved reputation   November 13, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I bought this device on the back of its reputation for reliability and flexibility and value for money. I'm completely satisfied.

Installed the Tomato firmware on Day One and haven't looked back. Very solid product.



5 out of 5 stars Nice internet and networking solution.   November 11, 2008
I have two desktops which I wanted to connect to broadband modem via cat5 cable plus we intend to purchase a laptop around Christmas and we want to connect it via wireless. We also wanted to network.

There is no paper documentation but there's supposed to be a user's manual on the CD. I didn't need it so I haven't checked. Setup was very simple, just insert the CD and follow prompts.

Both desktops accessed internet immediately and speed seems the same as before. However, after running the Windows XP Home network setup wizard, neither pc could see the other on the network.

After some experimentation and searching the net for a solution, it turned out that I only needed to do two things......disable Norton 360 firewall and manually configure the router. That is, manually assign the ip addresses for both pc's.

I can't comment on the wireless capabilities yet but, having used Linksys products almost exclusively, I don't expect to have any problems. Good stuff.



5 out of 5 stars Rock solid   November 10, 2008
Dropped dd-wrt on this guy and it's been up w/o issue ever since (about 2 month uptime). I have torrents running often as well as streaming content and web browsing w/o any lockup. If you do your research, I think you'll find this is the best consumer level router available. Thanks to Linksys for bringing the linux version back!


5 out of 5 stars Works great!   November 9, 2008
I've bought and installed 4 of these so far and I use one personally at home. I'm going to end up buying 2-3 more.

I'm using them with the after market firmware Tomato.

They work extremely well.

A+ to Linksys for an amazing product.



1 out of 5 stars Avoid this outdated troble-making model.   November 9, 2008
 2 out of 6 found this review helpful

I bought this router because of its good review and third party firmware(DD-WRT, Tomato, etc) support. However, the result turn out to be a big mistake. This router has very limited signal range and every time the microwave oven is on, the connection drops. The worst part is the router has very limited capability to handle internet traffic, after several hours of working, the router freeze, the speed become incrediblely slow, and then you have to manully reset the router, you can imagine what a huge trouble it is. I also try to flash DD-WRT and tomato, they do not slove any problem. After doing some research(from wiki), I found this model is actually a reissue of WRT54G v4, which is a many years ago product using a outdated Broadcom BCM5352EKPB Chipset. Fotunately my friend move in with me and he has a another router, ever since that, everything is fine.

My suggestion is if you want to buy a router, read carefully about these reviews, because 5 star reviews sometimes give you misleading information.(I finally found these one star reviews of this router are mainly in 2008, so I am not sure what happend in the 2008 model.)If you friend happend to buy a router recently and without problem, simply buy the same model at stores with good return policy is definitely the easist way since it will save you time and energy.


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