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Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router reviewed

Tim Higgins

June 06, 2005

Introduction

Linksys Instant Wireless-G Broadband Router

At a Glance
Product	Linksys Instant Wireless-G Broadband Router (WRT54G)
Summary	Broadcom based 802.11g Router
Update	2/1/2004 Wireless bridging support for WAP54G added in Version 2.02.2 firmware.
Pros	• No WEP enabled performance degradation • Removable antennas • Inbound and Outbound traffic logging
Cons	• Mixed mode operation kills draft-11g client throughput

Linksys' WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router seems to be more popular than its WAP54G Access Point sibling, or maybe it's just the marketing push that Linksys is putting behind it. At any rate I received it a few weeks ago and used it extensively for the draft-11g performance testing that I did for the 802.11g NeedToKnow, and figured it was time to give it a review of its own.

Although both it and the previously reviewed WAP54G run on essentially the same Broadcom platform, the WRT54G came with newer firmware that yielded significant performance differences.

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