Which is the better wireless router?

[biggiesmallz]

Which is the better wireless router? Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GS?
They seem to have different security features.

According to Linksys website

WRT54G says:
Security features: Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) Firewall, Internet Policy
Wireless Security: WiFi Protected Access (WPA), WEP. Wireless MAC Filtering

WRT54GS says:
Security features: Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) Firewall, Internet Policy, Parental Control
Wireless Security: TKIP, AES, 802.1x, WEP, Wireless MAC Filtering

 

[jcarson]

I would strongly reccomend D-link. I have had experience with MANY 5+ Linksys wrt54g's and unless its a straight line of sight, you may experience issues.

All of my friends have replaced them with D-Link equipment. As have I.

 

[anarchyreigns]

Originally posted by: biggiesmallz
Which is the better wireless router? Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GS?
They seem to have different security features.

According to Linksys website

WRT54G says:
Security features: Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) Firewall, Internet Policy
Wireless Security: WiFi Protected Access (WPA), WEP. Wireless MAC Filtering

WRT54GS says:
Security features: Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) Firewall, Internet Policy, Parental Control
Wireless Security: TKIP, AES, 802.1x, WEP, Wireless MAC Filtering

The only diff between them is that the second one has "Speedbooster" technology, for higher transfer speeds.

 

[Praetor]

Originally posted by: jcarson
I would strongly reccomend D-link. I have had experience with MANY 5+ Linksys wrt54g's and unless its a straight line of sight, you may experience issues.

All of my friends have replaced them with D-Link equipment. As have I.

Funny, I've had the reverse experience.

 

[Rottie]

Speedbooster is if you want to use home networking between computers/notebook wth large file transfer.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: Praetor

Originally posted by: jcarson
I would strongly reccomend D-link. I have had experience with MANY 5+ Linksys wrt54g's and unless its a straight line of sight, you may experience issues.

All of my friends have replaced them with D-Link equipment. As have I.

Funny, I've had the reverse experience.

Ditto Praetor. I've not had many problems with Linksys equipment, but I don't even want to think about the headaches that I've had due to D-Link...

I recommend the WRT54G.

 

[pdo]

I have had good luck with Dlink.

 

[imported_erikm5150]

if you plan to use third party firmware like openwrt or sveasoft, then go with the WRT54GS coz it has more RAM.
if you plan to use the stock firmware, just go with the WRT54G

 

[Tarrant64]

WRT54G is pretty darn good. A lot of my friends use it. I just went to a D-Link gaming router(dgl-4300) because of other needs at the apartment but Linksys is still pretty darn good. Never had issues with it before at other friend's places. Plus yeah, the firmware from third party vendors i hear is great. Previous experiences with other d-link routers have been pretty crappy. I haven't used any of their latest routers though besides the dgl-4300, so maybe someone else can comment on those.

WRT54G. I sometimes wonder if the "speedbooster" is worth the extra costs.

 

[Thoreau]

Originally posted by: Tarrant64
WRT54G. I sometimes wonder if the "speedbooster" is worth the extra costs.

Unless as another poster stated you plan to use 3rd party firmware and on top of that customize it or log things to the point of needing the extra memory, the GS isn't much use to anyone. The cost of the 'Speed boosted' NIC's alone is enough to shy away from using that part of the router, and the performance boost is barely there for many users.

The only reason I bought the GS (and love it to death!) is because I use Sveasoft's Alchemy firmware and have tweaked it a bit to the point where I needed more space to store logs, binaries, and a few other tidbits.