The Linksys WRT54G is a good-performing product with a solid feature set. It will not disappoint those looking for an entry-level router.
Read the full review →90-Day Price History
Critic reviews
sort by
The low-cost Linksys WRT54G features fairly high throughput. But it has a relatively short operating range, and its poor performance with 802.11b devices makes claimed backward compatibility moot.
Read the full review →The WRT54G is however the cheapest in the present Linksys range so it's no-frills. If you like better control over your firewall (in other words, hardware level) then look higher up the range or elsewhere. Otherwise home users are in for a bargain at only £40 more than a cabled router's average...
Read the full review →Although the WRT54G is street priced about the same as its WAP54G access point sibling, the choice may not be as easy as it seems... Like all draft-802.11g products, the WRT54G is a work in progress on its wireless side.
Read the full review →I have owned both versions. The original Linksys WRT54G was the absolute best of breed. I later bought a second one after Cisco took over Linksys and changed the firmware to some proprietary OS. The Cisco version is not as stable. I am a very heavy user (I work at home and push alot of data up...
Read the full review →I have had this router for two years in two college apartments, and I have thought about it twice. Both times where when I moved. It is always working, always connected, has reliable signal strength. Every time I boot up my computer is it quick to connect and I can start surfing the internet...
Read the full review →I've owned 2 or 3 of this model for home and business. It just worked well. It has enough features to run a small business on. And it was very affordable for what it does. I think at this point though, it's like EVERYBODY has one. And with 99% of home users just leaving it to the...
Read the full review →A few years ago, we still had dial up, and were paying for a second phone line for the computers to use, with only one computer on the internet at a time. Living in a rural area there weren't any options for high speed, then this company named Omnicity came along, and for less than we were...
Read the full review →The Linux variation of this router is great (WRT54GL) with Tomato installed. Forget DD-WRT, it's overly complicated. DD-WRT also seems to require more admin knowledge and headaches. Tomato brings address reservation which is the biggest thing it lacks out of the box. The signal strength...
Read the full review →I have used many routers and all of them had some issues related to stability (even this one) but as soon as you flash it with the Tomato firmware not only does it become rock solid it also unlocks tons of amazing features. I will never understand why the linksys doesn't just start using...
Read the full review →I purchased my WRT54G a number of years ago (more than 5,) and it has only gotten better with age. I've been running DD-WRT on it for about 3 years, and the feature set is amazing. Just last week, a co-worker showed me how to set up a VPN server in DD-WRT that allows me to connect to my...
Read the full review →This is hands down one of the most powerful and versatile routers it easily allows for firmware upgrades and 3rd party firmware, I personally highly recommend DD-WRT Free Version don't buy the commercial one it violates GNU you can buy upgraded antennas overclock it remote share there...
Read the full review →How it stacks up
Instantly compare the Linksys WRT54G side by side with some of the top devices on gdgt!
Compare these-
Linksys WRT54G from $45 -
Apple AirPort Express 802.11n 2nd-gen 82 from $95 -
ASUS RT-N56U 90 from $92 -
Apple AirPort Extreme 6th-gen -
Apple AirPort Extreme 5th-gen from $149
Other Linksys routers
-
Linksys EA4500 (N900) 79 from $104 -
Linksys EA6500 77 from $173 -
Linksys E3200 High Performance Dual-Band… 81 from $86 -
Linksys E3000 77 -
Linksys E4200 80 from $159
Don't forget to check out these other devices by Linksys, you might find something good!