Reviewed by: tws1961 on 11-Apr-09 Rating:

Strengths:ALL

Weaknesses:NONE

Summary:I don\'t even remember how long I\'ve had it, 5 or 6 years. NEVER has any problems. Even in lighting storms. Of course my systems sit behind a pure protected (seriously protected) power supply.
Never updated firmware. Everytime I check, no firmware revisions listed. If you can find a ver3 I\'d grab it.

Reviewed by: MSEFEN on 03-Dec-08 Rating:

Strengths:no strenghth at all

Weaknesses:very week because it is not working at all

Summary:I bought this router from overstockdealz and it is used defective item. It did not work at all. I returned it 5 weeks ago with RMA and did not get refund till now. I sent many emails all what I get were automatic generated response and no other emails or contact

Reviewed by: ray_bk on 26-Nov-06 Rating:

Strengths:None

Weaknesses:frequent connection drop and automatic reboot;expensive and not worth at all

Summary:I bought it and used it for 1 week before it started to drop broadband connection and automatically reboot. Sometimes, need to power off before getting broadband connection again.
Asked its customer service and replaced a new one. The new one have same problem after 3 weeks.

Reviewed by: ericlaprad on 06-Aug-06 Rating:

Strengths:Easy to use, before it breaks.

Weaknesses:Cannot withstand any power fluctuations.

Summary:It seems ALL of my Linksys equipment (router, hub, and switch) lose ports each time we have a power outage. After replacing some of this equipment, I decided it was worth the extra $100 to get a nice APC UPS. All of my network equipment is now on the UPS, but after a power outage, another port on my Linksys \'junk\' seems to fail. Funny thing though, I have an old 8-port SMC hub (from 2000, over 6 yrs old)) which has never lost a port yet. I\'ll never buy another piece of Linksys equipment again.

Reviewed by: bobcottingham on 23-Feb-06 Rating:

Strengths:Inexpensive, easy to setup, very reliable

Weaknesses:None

Summary:I have had this for at least 3 years at home and used a number of them at work. Never had any problems. The default settings out of the box make it easy to setup and provide excellent firewall protection for home use. On rare occasions (1/yr maybe) I have had to reset. I believe this would be an ideal firewall for most home users.

Reviewed by: gvise on 17-Jul-05 Rating:

Strengths:inexpensive,works great for home network

Weaknesses:will occasionaly have to reset after lightning storm

Summary:Good router for the price. I had some problems getting it setup,found out my modem and router had the same ip address but after a call to linksys support they had me up in no time. No more problems for past 2 years.

Reviewed by: 6string on 23-Dec-04 Rating:

Strengths:easy to set up

Weaknesses:very unstable and short lifespan

Summary:Worked great for about 3 months then the fun started. It now it loses the connection every few hours sometimes sooner. Support tells me to just reset to defaults and start over. This works for a matter of a few hours then loses it’s connection again. A waste of money.

Reviewed by: wbjerk on 09-Dec-04 Rating:

Strengths:when it is running it is fine, connects to win and linux

Weaknesses:does not run

Summary:i had one which lasted a couple of years then a mild! lightening storm fried it (but not the modem nor the 3-com nic)
bought a new one, it did not work out of the box, but linksys did not give me a new one they sent me a refurbished one, this one did not work; stay away from this, get a d-link or 3-com or something else which works, stay away from linksys nic\'s too, they screw up your system, six out of eight of mine went bad

Reviewed by: SURFER1946 on 03-Sep-04 Rating:

Strengths:GOOD LOOKS, STACKABLE WITH OTHER LINKSYS MODULES. SILENTLY WORKS ALL THE TIME..JUST BLINKS AND GOES ON RUNNING

Weaknesses:I WISH IT WERE A LITTLE HEAVIER..IT LIKED TO TIP OFF MY DESK UNTIL I STACKED OTHER LINKSYS STUFF ON IT.

Summary:I USE AOL 9.0 SE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A MOMENT\'S TROUBLE WITH THIS UNIT. AOL ALSO HAS ADDED \"PORT-MAGIC\" TO MANAGE THE LINK, AND GUESS WHAT? IT WORKS GREAT! I AM TEAMED UP WITH A WESTELL WIRESPEED EHTERNET MODUM, AND RUN XP-PRO. AFTER USUAL HAND SHAKING AND A LITTLE WIZARD WORK, ALL IS VERY VERY GOOD. I HAVE HAD TO CALL TECH ONCE OR TWICE, ONCE AFTER MY POWER SUPPLY FAILED, AND THEY WERE GREAT IN TELLING ME HOW TO RESET THE UNIT. I USE VERIZON, AND ALTHOUGH SOME SAY THEY HAVE TROUBLES WITH THEM AND AOL AS A BYOP, I HAVEN\'T HAD ANY TROUBLES AT ALL. GOOD UNIT..QUIETLY WORKING AND BLINKING AT ME.

Reviewed by: John_FL on 01-Jul-04 Rating:

Strengths:Great Router for multiple computers/print devices. Excellent auto assignment of IP addresses to devices (DHCP handling) with Cable/DSL connections.

Weaknesses:Appears extremely susceptible to everyday voltage fluctuations - high and low. Be alert for User Guide addendums/corrections.

Summary:3rd replacement! Only equipment that appears to become \"trashed\" by everyday power fluctuations. Finally gotten smart - will connect to dedicated surge protector/uninterruptible power source and see.

Reviewed by: blukitty on 21-Jun-04 Rating:

Strengths:Connects easily

Weaknesses:You cannot use AOL software to access tthe Internet (BYOA)

Summary:It is easy to set up out of the box and inexpensive. It was bought because Verizon, the DSL provider, provided limited customer support, very limited and spotty to get good support. Getting technical support from Linksys involves a lot of holding time and a lot of patience.You have to be very lucky to get someone who understands what is needed. And if you use AOL, don\'t even waste your time - it will not work.

Reviewed by: curiousgeorge on 30-Apr-04 Rating:

Strengths:Was easy to set up, but then again most similar products are equally so.

Weaknesses:Reset button doesn\'t work, nor does this product.

Summary:We had this unit installed for about 1.5 years, actually. It would freeze on occasion and need to be reset by unplugging it. When it was not frozen up, it seemed to function well, until one night when I tried to print some PDF file, and it froze up permanently. For the life of me, I cannot understand why the PDF file was any different from the hundreds of other files this unit carried to my printer, but I guess it was.

Anyway, we rang tech support and they were totally useless. After trying a couple of things to unfreeze it, the guy finally told me \"you\'ll have to go and buy a replacement unit.\" Not another Linksys, certainly.

We went with a Netgear unit instead, and it\'s run for a year now, and has been far more reliable than the Linksys unit ever was.

My advice: avoid these Linksys units like the plague.

Reviewed by: mikep43 on 11-Jan-04 Rating:

Strengths:Good price and simple setup.

Weaknesses:Quality

Summary:I\'ve had three of these devices. the first ran flawlessly for two and a half years until a lighning storm took it out (along with two NIC\'s and a PC power supply). I replaced the Linksys with a new one which only lasted for six months when the WAN port stopped working. The LAN side still works but there is no Internet connection. Got an RMA# from Linksys and sent it back. Got new \"tested\" unit and it doesn\'t work. Same problem. I\'m done with Linksys.

Reviewed by: checkonetwo on 08-Dec-03 Rating:

Strengths:none, None, NONE!

Weaknesses:everything, Everything, EVERYTHING!

Summary:Do not buy this router! We\'re running 3pcs, and a web server. This router hangs all the time. First, linksys said, go exchange it. Then, Linksys told me to put a 20 foot cable between the modem and the router..that did absolutely NOTHING! Then, they said put a switch between the router and modem. That works, but I had to spend $20 on a switch. The endless power cycles, drove me router insane. There is still a 4 second delay before each web page loads up. Don\'t buy this router! PS: I had to reset the router twice to post this very message.

Reviewed by: gleejon on 05-Nov-03 Rating:

Strengths:Price, connection, reliability.

Weaknesses:Setting up closed and open ports could be made easier to do or have better documentation.

Summary:I\'m quite pleased with my purchase of the Linksys router. After a minor installation difficulty, having to call twice to get a more knowledgeable customer service rep that knew more than \"reboot, reset, reboot\" I got a service rep that had it up and running in 15 mins, and also helped me set-up the ports I wanted open and closed.
For under $40 with rebate, and a year of problem free usage, I wouldn\'t hesitate buying another or recommending to friend.