Linksys WRT54G Wireless G Router Technical Details

Linksys WRT54G Wireless G Router Description

Linksys WRT54G Wireless G Router
Wireless-G is the 54Mbps wireless networking standard that's almost five times as fast as the widely deployed Wireless-B (802.11b) products found in homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the country — but since they share the same 2.4GHz radio band, Wireless-G devices can also interoperate with existing 11Mbps Wireless-B equipment.

Since both standards are built in, you can protect your investment in existing 802.11b infrastructure, and migrate to the new screaming fast Wireless-G standard as your needs grow.

The Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router is really three devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect Wireless-G or Wireless-B devices to the network. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices. Connect four PCs directly, or daisy-chain out to more hubs and switches to create as big a network as you need. Finally, the Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection, files, and other resources such as printers and hard disk storage space.

To protect your data and privacy, the Wireless-G Broadband Router can encode all wireless transmissions using 128-bit WEP encryption, and also supports industrial-strength Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) wireless security. The Router protects your PC from most known Internet attacks with a powerful Stateful Packet Inspection firewall. It can also serve as a DHCP Server, supports VPN pass-through, and can be configured to filter internal users' access to the Internet. And even with all this power, set up is a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility.

With the Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router at the center of your home or office network, you can share a high-speed Internet connection, files, printers, and multi-player games with the flexibility, speed, and security you need!

Editors Choice of Sept 2004 Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router "The WRT54G is especially well-suited for networks with both 802.11g and 802.11b connections. Featuring a wealth in advanced networking and security features, the router also performs swiftly." September 2004.

Linksys WRT54G Wireless G Router Reviews

REVIEW BY: MattPrenge Reviewed Jul 10, 2008

Linksys WRT54G Wireless G Router is a great router. I have had it for a while and it never fails. I would recomend Linksys WRT54G Wireless G Router to anyone.

REVIEW BY: bill Reviewed May 23, 2008

Great wireless router. I have had mine for two years. I had one problem, I had clone my home PC's MAC, to stablize my internet connection. But Linksys Tech support was great in helping me thru that.(after 3 hours on the phone with my cable internet provider without any help)

REVIEW BY: Reviewed Aug 09, 2008

Great router. I've used other models (DLink, etc.) and this is my favourite. Easily configured. Steady wireless performance even with a finicky laptop.Best bang for the buck.

REVIEW BY: Greenville Reviewed Jun 24, 2008

The WRT54G works fine as a router or access point. I have set the WRT54G both ways with no problems. It is a cheap way to get an access point. No problems with any of the WRT54G routers that I have used to date. I have had problems with the SometimesLink Cable internet provider but not the router. This is a good router for the price.

REVIEW BY: hexKid Reviewed Aug 15, 2008

Problematic in some cases. For the most basic of users, this isn't a bad router. As part of the older 802.11g protocol, there are some dead spots and range limits. The computer I have upstairs receives only a weak signal. The lack of a NAT feature is annoying for when I need to lax security on a specific port for a game or application. I tried to open a port with the browser-based configuration utility and it didn't work. I've encountered other issues with utility as well, errors like ''server not found.''All in all, an acceptable basic router, but if you need range, features, and excellent performance, look elsewhere. (Preferably to the new 802.11n protocol.)

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