Linksys WRT54GS Wireless Router

Pros: Easy five minute install, amazing signal, security features built into installation
Cons: At times the router needs to be reset in order to recognize the Internet connection.

I purchased this router through NewEgg to accompany my new laptop and set my house up to be wireless. While i did not need anything amazing, I talked to my friend who is a Buyer for a computer manufacturing company. This friend told me i should go with the LINKSYS WRT54G. He even told me he would set it up for me. Unfortunately for him, when the package came, I did not want to wait. Luckily for me, the install took no more than 5 minutes. Everything was cut and dry. I am sure most children could complete the install. The installation software even sets up the encryption to protect against people stealing your Internet connection. I can even get clear connection from over 30 feet away from the actual location of the router while on the other side of my house! This was a very good purchase. If you are in the market to make your home wireless, this might be the best bet.

Pros: They're geat at being worthless.
Cons: Bad tech support. Bad product. doesnt work as advertised.

Extremely bad support. I tried to get through to the toll fre line every day for a week. Many times I was just cut off after about 30 minutes. When I finally got through, The guy could barely speak english. He was very ignorant. I recieved no help from them. They seem to be well trained in avoiding the blame. I would suggest to anyone not to buy from this company.

Pros: Cheap
Cons: will not work consistently, ie poor design

I bought this router a year ago and it has been a very frustrated experience. After hours of screwing around with the support team (who can do nothing but read a script from India) it will work for about a day. I will then have to manually reset the router by unplugging for about 5 sec.

I recommend spending a little more on a different brand and avoiding the frustration with this poor design.

Pros: Port Forwarding, DMZ and DHCP reservations that actually work.
Cons: Wish it came with directional ant.

It works great, provides LAN ports and wireless. Features port forwarding for gaming or site hosting. Offers full hardware firewall with DMZ capabilities. Has DHCP with working reservations, which exceeds D-Link and Belkin's non-working reservation options. If you need remote access to PC or servers, this is the router you want. Offers both wireless encryption and security (MAC address filtering) not just encryption like D-Link and 2Wire. Additional options and table rows can be obtained with a simple firmware upgrade, which you should always for check quarterly with any network hardware. If you have issues, RTFM or look at the simple instructions next to each entry.

User guide and help files are in line with IEEE standards and naming conventions. Example: You don't have to guess which clever marketing term means port forwarding, it's actually an option on the nav bar.

Pros: Easy to configure
Cons: I have use 15 and 2 failed.

I sell these thing on my job as a consulutant and I have a 2 faliure in a row and I stopped selling them

Pros: Pretty Blue and Black paint - very attractive
Cons: Simply did not work, technical assistance worthless.

Bought this router because it was suppose to be able to supply multiple computers (both wired and wireless) with individual IP's so they could all be online at the same time. However, the Linksys 54G would not provide separate IP's, so only one computer could be online at a time. Spent over 2 hours with Linksys Live Chat and their solution at the end of the chat was "just follow the instructions and it will work". Totally useless assistance.
I will take it back to the store and by a DLink that is "plug and play."
Would not recommend this product or Linksys Technical Assistance.

Pros: Works good as a wired network
Cons: Terrible Tech Support if you want to go wireless

Whether this product works or not is besides the point. They have outsourced their tech support from India to the Phillipines and the ladies there can not do the job.
If you want to setup a wireless network don't buy a Linksys. Their tech support messed my network so bad that even my ISP couldn't fix it.
I used this product for a few months as a wired network and decided to set it up as wireless.
What a mistake I made by calling Linksys Tech Support.

Pros: Making the changes to the router was easy.
Cons: Documentation was lacking on Toshiba's end.

I found that if you set the Routers Wireless Security Access Key to WPA Pre-Shared Key, WPA Algorithms to TKIP, and set a WPA SHARED Key, and then change the Wireless settings to match, the Toshiba laptop would connect to the network and was able to access the internet. The speed was 54Mb during downloads and update and the connection was disabled and enabled numerous times.

All in all the components were simple to setup and operated together flawlessly.

Pros: None that I can think of other than it looks cool.
Cons: very Slow, tech support foreign, signal not as strong as others

I had too many problem with this router and many many calls to tech support which was of no help, there advice "hold in the reset button for 30 seconds and reinstall it" To put it in perspective i spent 5 hours trying to get the linksys working and it took 2 minutes for its NetGear replacement to be setup and working like a dream. When the linksys did work I lost 50% of my internet connection speed. In addition the signal strength is far less than on the Netgear and the d-link. D-link is very fast but not reliable. Check out my review on the NetGear WGR614 before you think about Linksys. To top it off the linksys is 2-3X the price of the better Netgear614.

Pros: easy install & menus easy to follow
Cons: Web filtering did not work and not enough info displayed on in/out bound log

Compared this router to the others on the market and chose this one based on other reviewed. No problem in setting it up and Gui is easy to follow. Passed firewall tests, set up wireless connection to Pocket Pc and laptop ok but range is a bit suspect.

Pros: Nice when it worked
Cons: Unreliable and tech support very inconsistent

I have had two of these with the same problem of failing to maintain a connection for more than 10 minutes. The first unit lasted 5 months and the second 3 months. Trying to diagnose the problem and getting a replacement required multiple days of tech support phone calls. The frustration of getting a working unit forced me to look elsewhere for a router. Some of the tech support people were knowledgeable while most were reading from a computer screen.

Pros: Linksys routers are light weight and easy to carry when you return them.
Cons: Maybe it will install, maybe not. If not, they don't care.

I bought 3 different Linksys router models (including this one) in 3 days from 3 different retailers. Tried to install each one on both a Vista and an XP laptop. Even got the successful installation messages. But, no success. After trying the installation tips from the Linksys site, I went to phone support. Someone halfway across the world got my email address and phone number, directed me to the download at Linksys.com/connect, and told me I was on my own. They don't "have the skills or authority" to do more, she said. So, after hours of cursing and frustration and driving back and forth shopping and returning and all the "router not found" and "...older version or non-Linksys product..." messages, I just knew you would want to hear about it.

Pros: Ease of setup/install, good signal range, sharp looking
Cons: Hmmmmmm! Can't think of any.

I bought this router about 5-6 months ago. This is my first attempt at a wireless network for my house. Well, it looks like I got it right. I took the router out of the box, plugged it into the wall, the cable, and the desktop and it's worked perfectly ever since. The whole setup time was only about 60 seconds. No additional software needed. I'm using a Compaq Presario 2195US notebook that already had a wireless card installed in it.

Pros: Simple to use, great for home users & open source firmware
Cons: Case bulky, OEM firmware didn't take full advantage of it's potential out of the box.

I ditched another brand that kept cutting out and finally blocked the internet/wan signal after a few days.

THIS router worked out of the box. 'Hidden' features were easily unveiled with the help of open source folks such as sveasoft's alchemy firmware -- though do so cautiously because I expect Linksys will void the warranty if you do not use their firmware.

I am impressed by the hardware and the willingness of Linksys to go the open source route. Some great firmware available out there.

I am running a small home network with a hardwired desktop PC and print server as well as a wireless Mac laptop, pc laptop, and xbox. All run well. The system runs both 11b and 11g easily.

The new open source firmware also allows me to set up a virtual lan easily -- which I am doing for a VoIP--voice over the internet phone.

Pros: Great signal strength, ease of setup
Cons: None

I have been using this router for a couple of days now. I Just love it. It took me only about 15 minutes to setup the router and the wireless network. If you have Intel Centrino it is even better because this router is designed to be used with centrino. The ease of instillation is amazing just connect the cables and insert the cd and your done. That just how easy it is. I have heard of other routers of having many problems with signal strength, and firmware with this router none of that is a problem. I have my router in my room. And if I go down stairs I still have excellent signal.