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| Linksys WRT54GX4 Wireless-G Broadband Router with SRX400 | 
 enlarge | Buy New: $119.99
Buy New/Used/Refurbished from $32.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 141 reviews)
Category: CE
Publisher: Linksys
Studio: Linksys
Brand: Linksys
Label: Linksys
Media: Electronics
Autographed: 0
Memorabilia: 0
Warranty: 3 years warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 11.4 x 9.7 x 3.5
MPN: WRT54GX4
Model: WRT54GX4
UPC: 745883568574
EAN: 0745883568574
ASIN: B000C77XSS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 2 routers dead after firmware upgrade January 9, 2008
For Christmas 2006 I purchased a Linksys WRT54GX4 for my dad to replace his older D-Link router that had started having problems.
I got the WRT54GX4 from Amazon for around $80, which is about what I expect to pay for a wireless router.
The router ran fine for a while and then my dad started having issues with his internet (which turned out to be related to his ISP and not to the router). During troubleshooting of the issue, I noticed that his firmware was out of date on the router, so I told him to update it.
Sadly the router update failed and left the router in a "bricked" state. Fine, we figured. My dad got Linksys to send him out a new one and shipped, at his cost, the failed one back.
Fast forward to Sunday, 30 December 2007. I was having problems with the wireless connection to his router. I again checked his firmware and noticed that it was out of date. Again I attempted to update the firmware (and yes I made sure it was the right firmware for the right router) and AGAIN this new router failed to update and ended up bricked.
Linksys wanted to charge us for return shipping of the unit to them, but I told them no way...after sitting on hold while the customer support person tried to reach a supervisor, I looked at my dad and said "this is nuts, I have a plane to catch, let's just get a D-Link".
Which is exactly what I did. I got him a new D-Link DIR-625 "N" class wireless router. Same router that a few friends of mine and I have. It works great.
Needless to say that for making a security product that proved to be unable to accept firmware updates, Linksys has been crossed off my list of vendors to use.
That's right. Because of this, I will no longer be buying Linksys products. Period.
A router is a security device and as such should be kept up to date with the latest vulnerability and bug fixes. A router that cannot be updated is not secure. Period.
The WRT54GX4 is a crappy router and should not be purchased. If you have one, get rid of it with a better product from a better vendor.
Goodbye Linksys, you will not be missed.
 very good January 4, 2008
got it a week back. works as well as stated. excellent range. dosent drop signals and very fast. Also easy to set up and configure. Overall an excellant purchase
I am giving an update to my earlier review. This thing stopped working after a month. It just froze up and wont respond to anything (not even unplugging it). You cannot change the subnet address which restricts remote access when using a VPN connection. Customer service kept me on hold for ever and then had my call dropped. Terrible waste of money. Avoid at all cost
Now if only there is some way to change my initial 4 star rating to a 1 star ...
 Great Wireless Router December 17, 2007
Short and Sweet...This is a GREAT wireless router. Set up was a breeze, in under 10 mins I had mine up and running. The best part, my signal strength increased dramatically.
Unstable and poorly documented December 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this wireless router about six months ago and have had stability problems with it since then. The unit keeps disconnecting from my DSL modem. The DSL line almost never goes down so the problem is with the router. I have called tech support, read all the FAQs and tried all the fixes with no success. I replaced a Netgear router for which I only paid $30 six years ago and I wish I had it back. Avoid this unit...
LinkSys WRT54GX4 November 17, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
PRO:
Works excellent as a host to one of my clients (LinkSys WAP54G with DD-WRT v.24). Signal strength at 75 feet (through 4 walls) is consistently between (-60) down to (-65). Speed Rate has never dropped below (40 Mbps).
CON:
Slightly Expensive compared to other Mfg's for comparable spec's.
Poor utility firmware.
No 3rd party firmware support as of now (to my knowledge).
All in all, unit is a sound performer as is.
My Other Units:
LinkSys - (1)WRT54GS, (1)WRT54GL, (1)WRT54G, (2)WAP54G, & (1)WPC54GS
Buffalo - (1)WHR-G125 & (1)WHRG54S
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