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Linksys WRT54GS Router Problems? Anyone else?

04-30-2006, 08:54 PM

Man this router sucks. I've had it a couple of weeks and first of all, the range sucks. I fixed that with some antennas. Secondly, it frequently drops connections, especially when downloading/uploading a lot. Anyone else have problems with this router? Anyway to fix it? I'm about to take it back.

I heard you can fix the problems with a third party firmware, but I have Version 5, which has less memory then other versions and therefore, I cannot flash it with third party firmware.

Anyone recommend a good Linksys Wireless G router?

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04-30-2006, 09:07 PM

I dropped mine because of the same problem. Same model number.

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04-30-2006, 09:13 PM

I have a WRT54G and never had a problem with mine. I have my media center all setup wirelessly. My xbox recieves my movies via a wireless bridge from one of my computers hosting my external media drives in my office across my apartment. I never seem to have a problem myself.
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04-30-2006, 09:28 PM

my ole wrtg54g was great... i recently got a WRTG54GS (includes ADSL interface) and it just downright rocks... range is sick, ease of setup was great and i never get dropped connections...

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04-30-2006, 10:37 PM

We've got the same router, we have to unplug it/plug it back in to get wireless working again quite often (Sometimes 10 times a day), going to smash it with a sledgehammer as soon as we switch to something else.

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04-30-2006, 10:52 PM

I think I will just take the damn thing back then.

This router has good reviews, but so does the WRT54GS, so I don't know... I thought Linksys was good...

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04-30-2006, 10:54 PM

Originally posted by Mr. Mojo Risin

I think I will just take the damn thing back then.

This router has good reviews, but so does the WRT54GS, so I don't know... I thought Linksys was good...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1051384664188

I run DLink and have never once had an issue. I've probably had 6 dlink routers, 2-3 linksys.
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04-30-2006, 10:58 PM

Originally posted by BradM

I run DLink and have never once had an issue. I've probably had 6 dlink routers, 2-3 linksys.

I have Dlink wireless pci cards, but I have a Linksys signal booster(which I need to use), not sure if/how it would work with a Dlink router. Probably would....
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04-30-2006, 11:09 PM

i found it happened when using my shitty wireless card. get a new one and you'll be gold, I haven't had it shutdown in months when it used to be 5x daily.

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04-30-2006, 11:25 PM

Originally posted by LadyMischief

We've got the same router, we have to unplug it/plug it back in to get wireless working again quite often (Sometimes 10 times a day), going to smash it with a sledgehammer as soon as we switch to something else.

Same problem here...

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05-01-2006, 01:07 AM

same here, I stopped using it.

Originally posted by LadyMischief

We've got the same router, we have to unplug it/plug it back in to get wireless working again quite often (Sometimes 10 times a day), going to smash it with a sledgehammer as soon as we switch to something else.

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05-01-2006, 03:09 AM

I have a WRT54G, and it hasn't dropped a connection since I hooked it up.

That said, prior to this one, I had a Netgear, and took it back after about a week. Which was kind of weird, as I had ran a Netgear wired router for a few years, with zero problems.

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05-01-2006, 06:15 AM

i have the same router and 3 wirleless computers in my flat
and sometimes it dropped connection

but i upgraded firmware few days ago and now it works fucking great, i have always excellent signal and it never drop connections!

try upgrade firmware, and try change wireless card on your pc

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05-01-2006, 06:28 AM

Originally posted by Marcin978

i have the same router and 3 wirleless computers in my flat
and sometimes it dropped connection

but i upgraded firmware few days ago and now it works fucking great, i have always excellent signal and it never drop connections!

try upgrade firmware, and try change wireless card on your pc

The router came with the latest version of the firmware available....

The problem is I have version 5, which has less memory, so previous versions with more memory can get upgrades, but version 5 firmware has to be significantly different because of the smaller onboard memory. Who knows when/if there will be a fix.
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