Linksys WRT54G2 Review

Friday, July 30th, 2010 at 5:30 am

There was a time when finding a decent wireless router was a big challenge. just a few years ago, you’d have to go through a few bad routers until you struck gold with a decent one. WRT54G was the most popular networking device back then. It seemed to be the only device that allowed you to install your own firmware (linux), and it performed as expected. Fast forward a few years, and we have the second generation WRT54G . the Linksys Wireless-G Broadband device is really three devices in one box. It’s a WAP, which lets you connect both Wireless-G (802.11g at 54Mbps) and Wireless-B (802.11b at 11Mbps) devices to the network. You can also use the built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. there are four slots available which you can use to attach hubs and switches to expand your network.

This router is great for creating your own shared network. If you have multiple computers at home, you can share your files among them fast. All your computers can print on a shared printer connected anywhere in the house. and your computers can share all kinds of files–music, digital pictures, and documents. That’s much easier than having to transfer files among your PCs using a flash-drive. this device comes with WPA2 connection that protects your data and privacy with up to 256-bit industrial-strength encryption. WRT54G2 can serve as a DHCP Server, has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known hack attacks, supports VPN pass-through, and can be configured to filter internal users’ access to the Internet. You can also put DD-WRT on it if you prefer (make sure you model is compatible).

Overall, WRT54G2 is a cool networking device that allows you to create your own home network fast. and best of all, it won’t crash on you like many other networking gadgets on the market.

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