Customer Reviews:
 So Far So Good November 6, 2008
So far, so good. I bought this as a market standard router for our apartment after Time Warner failed to bring a router as requested. I considered the rangemax and ultrarange as options, but decided that our 1200 sq foot apartment was probably fine with this one. We all have relatively new computers, two of which run on Vista, so the 802.11g was compatible with all of them. I chose Linksys based on customer reviews and overall ratings. Netgear seemed to have the lowest rating overall but D-Link seems on par so it may work just as well.
I did a bunch of research beforehand which helped a bit (I had no idea as to 802.11b versus g, etc.), and also found instructions on installing a wireless network from [...] which were actually great to have on hand since the Linksys user guide is on a CD. Overall, setting it up was pretty easy, the only issue was that my roommate had disabled her wireless! Once we figured that out, everything was connected. I had to power down the modem and the router and restart the computers once they were connected to make sure everything worked but now everything is set. I'm 30 feet and 4 walls away from the router and my internet is faster than it ever was with Time Warner. It was worth the time and less money.
 No dropped signals. Great router! November 6, 2008
PROS (4 stars): This wireless router has been working flawlessly since I installed it about a week ago. I previously had a D-Link Rangebooster and it would drop the signal several times a day. But with this new router, there has been no dropped signal. Data and video are streaming with little to no hiccups. Router works like it should!
CONS (-1 star): Install disc did not "AutoRun" on my Macbook (OS 10.5.5). I had to install and configure the router using my PC notebook. Macbook had no problem recognizing the new wireless signal. Also, I had some trouble changing the SSID - The first time I configured the router, the router did not save the SSID I assigned it.
Keeps me connected. November 3, 2008
This was purchased early June '08 after two iPod touch units were in the house.
Setup was easy. Up and running in ten minutes. Great speed on the iPods in all rooms and even outside. We have two laptops that run with wired like speeds. Wired of course is also good. Guests with their laptops log in and marvel at the internet access. Never a problem. The Linksys WRT54G2 is highly recommended here. Others may want to upgrade to 'N' wireless but this runs just fine for now.
 Could not get it to work November 2, 2008
I never was able to get it installed on my vanilla XP system. No LAN connection, just a DSL line and my computer.
Called the 800 number and spent almost 3 hours in a difficult to understand conversation. The rep was very pleasant but difficult to understand.
Did multiple variations of reset, power on/off, reboot, change settings, etc. Finally the rep gave up saying it was "broken...take it back to the store."
Amazon took it back and issued credit.
Slick product, decent range November 2, 2008
I had a W54 for a really long time, and it worked very well. After I moved into a two-bedroom, I found the range lacking.
So I decided to try this product, it may have improved the single strength a little in my second bedroom, but its not phenominally different. Its still a very good product, sleek and occupies very little space.
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