Anyone own the new Wireless-G Broadband Router?

En1Gma · 08-25-04, 04:18 PM

Ive been reading up on problems people have been having about their wireless connection.

My X30 (High) isnt here yet, but I have bought the Wireless-G router (which is compatable with B) and is boxed up until my X30 gets here. (model WRT54G)

Does anyone else own this router? It's fairly new...Best Buy is selling them buy the crate loads. It's put out by Linksys and is WiFi certified.

I just wanna know if someone owns the same exact thing and if they ever had any problems with it.
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Skinsfan56LA · 08-25-04, 04:37 PM

I would like to know this too b/c i'm probably going to buy wireless g router with speedbooster.

valdarin · 08-25-04, 04:46 PM

I own that router.

Works fine (although I should probably mention my gf has been having some connection troubles she blames on the router ... my axim has never had connection issues so maybe she is smokin crack). What did you want to know about it?

En1Gma · 08-25-04, 05:08 PM

ah, i was just curious as to see if anyone else had any connection problems with this router.....also

how does one set up an encryption? Im a noob when it comes to wireless.

tankdriver · 08-25-04, 05:12 PM

I own the same brand in a wireless access point. Looks the same. I have 2 laptops and my Axim 30 hook up to it with no problem. :approve:

08-25-04, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Skinsfan56LA

I would like to know this too b/c i'm probably going to buy wireless g router with speedbooster.

U should read more up on Speedboosters. they really dont do much plus the X30 are only B which is slower then G. which mean u are not going to take advantage of the G. and speedboosters are not what it seems u need to keep it on a channel and u have to use one of the same company adapters. I dont know if u know much about computer but 8x AGP compare to 4X agp only give you Like 5 more FPS. Which u cant tell the deferent. this is the same thing with speedboosters and u have to keep in mind thing like microwave and 2.4ghz phones in your house will reduce the performance. anyway just read up on this subject Google it.but a G router is a most.

08-25-04, 05:47 PM

I've been using this router for 3 months now without any problems. I connect wireless to my Inspiron and the X30. The only thing that I had to do was change the wireless security settings on the router's Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) from AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)to TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) to talk to the axim, other than that like I said no problems.

fventura03 · 08-25-04, 06:31 PM

i have it, but not with speedbooster. it works great. except having issues with routing my dsl line. not sure what my problem is though....

08-25-04, 06:33 PM

If you have a choice among the speedboster model and a less costly, I'd go with the non-speedboster model. The 108 thing is mostly hype.

Photon · 08-25-04, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by En1Gma

Ive been reading up on problems people have been having about their wireless connection.

My X30 (High) isnt here yet, but I have bought the Wireless-G router (which is compatable with B) and is boxed up until my X30 gets here. (model WRT54G)

Does anyone else own this router? It's fairly new...Best Buy is selling them buy the crate loads. It's put out by Linksys and is WiFi certified.

I just wanna know if someone owns the same exact thing and if they ever had any problems with it.
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-Had no problems whatsoever - Have had the same setup for about a week now and am doing well :approve:

nickm · 08-25-04, 06:54 PM

DON'T GET SPEEDBOOST.

All of this extra speed comes from simply using 2-channels of RF simultaneously. No matter how they try to mask it, the 802.1x protocols were NEVER meant to be used in such a manner.

To get back to the question...I have had the WRT54G for almost a year now with absolutely zero problems. Haven't received my X30h yet, but 2 towers and 2 laptops work just fine on Time Warner's RoadRunner. I also put the same router on my dad's SBC DSL line without any issues. Each setup took about 4.5 minutes out of the box.

Silent_Death · 08-25-04, 08:29 PM

I've had my router for a year with no problems. We also have a D-Link at work that I have no problems with eiteher.

davey · 08-25-04, 11:32 PM

I also have that system with speedbooster.(it was on sale and also got a $20 rebate. It works well and I'm getting 54 kbps on my laptop outside on my deck. It is faster than when my laptop was hooked up to my telephone wire.(only got 50 kbps)

Skinsfan56LA · 08-25-04, 11:58 PM

I might just get speedbooster b/c besides the Axim, everything else in my house uses G and i can get it cheap.

theinfamousZ · 08-26-04, 02:06 AM

I have the G- Router... i opted not to get the speedbooster.

The best thing i can suggest is buying the aftermarket antennas. They're longer and with lots of girth. They're about 50 bucks and screw inplace of the factory antennas. They increase range and signal strength by almost double.

Also, yes, encrypt your shiznit! when i first set up my network, our house's wireless and our neighbor's wireless would sabotage each other and neither of us could use the internet. It took us a week before we figured out which neighbor it was who had the rogue wifi. DON"T KEEP AN OPEN NETWORK. :exc:

GOOD LUCK! :approve: