Cisco-Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router with SRX200 (WRT54GX2)

I setup and install wireless networks for a living, and this router has certainly been bad for my business :-) I have installed around 20 of them for small (mostly home) networks, and after they get installed, none of my customers has to call me about router problems. (This is the "bad for business" part.) Just make sure that you go and download the latest firmware for the router off of the Linksys.com web site. You might even want to save the firmware on your PC before installing the router so you can do the firmware update immediately. Of course, since I do this for a living, I don't use the install wizard(s) so I don't know how easy or hard the router is to configure properly if you are a newbie in this area. Finally, the main reason I recommend this router to my customers is definitely not speed. You would essentially need to purchase all new wireless adapters to get the speed boost advertised. However, speed is not the major concern of most of my customers - but distance from router is a big concern. Many of my customers have big homes or "roomy" businesses where a typical G54 router cannot cover the entire home/business. This router increases the distance one can be from the router by 1.5 to 2 times when compared with a typical G54 router. With the current price of less than $60, this router is a great buy!

I wish I could give this NO stars at all. This unit failed after just one month of service. Shipping back to the reseller was not an option because of the lack of feedback from the reseller in the first place. Investigating this unit myself, I found that the wireless card was NOT PLUGGED IN PROPERLY! I know it didn't shake loose, because it was actually secured with double sided tape! That means it LEFT THE FACTORY IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED! After reseating the card, it seems to be working so far. Only time will tell. I am not buying anything else Linksys. If it fails again, it will be replaced with an Apple Airport Extreme Base station. ***Update*** After two more weeks of poor performance from this unit, it was replaced by a USED Apple Airport Extreme base station. The Apple unit has been rock-solid, requiring no further interaction - it just works. I recommend NOT BUYING THIS UNIT AT ALL. Get the Apple AIrport Extreme instead.

I have a big house and my existing WAP was not covering all of it. Rather than try a range extender or antenna, I bough this, hoping that the new technology could "curve" around my house. The installation was simple and my one question was answered perfectly by tech support. But, after 3 days of using it, I am going to return it and replace my old wap. The problem is an interment latency. I know little about this new technology, but it seems like it goes down for a bit while it tries to find a new path. I use it primarily one room away; my old WAP did fine to this room, but I have experienced a number of timeouts trying to access a webpage while it is down (low signal) for a few seconds. This is also a problem for streaming. Perhaps this is the 1.0 version of this product; I defiantly want to get a more powerful WAP for my house because I want to start using wireless audio and other toys, but this did not work for me.

After reading most of the reviews, I still decided to purchase this router. I followed the basis setup instructions as provided by the enclosed CD and the router worked perfectly after I connected to my existing Actiontec 54 Mbps Wireless-G DSL Gateway Modem I decided to flash the router with the latest firmware. That was the only challenge as there is no version number next to the model number as indicated by the Linksys website. So I called customer service (voip through the newly installed router) who were prompt, courteous and patient. Is it version 1 or 2? After some back and forth and reading to customer service an excerpt from a review concerning the version issue, it was determined that I had a version 2 router. I downloaded the appropriate file and attempted to flash and got an error message(image issue). Called back Customer Service and it was now determined that I had a version 1 router. Downloaded the other file, flashed the router and I am now a happy camper. I went on to enable encrypted wireless. Setup was easy. Range and signal strength was better than I expected. I am buying another two for my other spaces and will not call customer service as it is either v.1 or v.2 and if one file fails, just try the other. My Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router with SRX200 (WRT54GX2) is wired to my ITVN box(video over internet)by voip box, my two desktops and the real reason for purchase to more reliably share internet wirelessly with my four apartments. I mounted the router 8 feet up the wall. I think that helps the signal - most definitely helps unclutter my desk.

I ordered this from Amazon a couple of weeks ago. First kudos to Amazon for having the best price and getting it to me pronto. After installation, the signal was great. I was upgrading from an older Linksys BEFW11S4 102.11b router/ap. I have 2 notebooks with Cisco 102.11b adapters, and 2 desktops with 102.11g adapters. In the future I was hoping to upgrade the adapters, but didn't want to do it now. My main goal was to improve the signal strength, not the bandwidth. The signal strength was dramatically improved. However, the speed was degraded to dial-up performance. I have a cable modem, and was able to feel the degradation in performance. The degradation was worse with the 102.11b adapters, about 4X slower. The degradation was about 2X with the 102.11g adapters. I worked with Linksys support, but they could not help and recommended returning the unit. I did, but replaced it with a Belkin Wireless-N MIMO router per online reviews. I just finished the installation in 10 minutes, and everything works great. It might be that Linksys hasn't got the firmware correct yet. But I am not willing to wait or fuss with it.

If you have a large home and need a router that will extend your wireless range at 54mbs in every room, purchase this router. The WRT54GX2 is a great router. If you have the Westel wireless modem provided by Verizon and want to hook the WRT54GX2 router to the Westel modem, call Linksys tech support before you even get started. You will most likely need their support to help you re-set your IP address. This router does everything that Linksys claims is does!

Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router(WRT54GX2) - read the reviews referencing poor product quality but liked the form fit & function of this router, especially the wall mount option. Frankly, it fit better in the work space and looked better than the typical Linksys WRT54G product. Mistake - I spent about 5 hours setting up, troubleshooting with the online tools, holding and talking with Linksys tech support. The tech support folks were very courteous and seemed to know their stuff and ultimately concluded this router was a dud and I should return it (and have). Rather than risk further frustration or cross the review gods again, I went out the next day and purchased a Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster and was up and running in an under an hour with 3 computers on the network. It may not look as nice and takes up more space but it sure does work . . .

didn't work!