Introduction

Linksys is a Irvine, California-based company specializing in broadband Internet and networking products. It used to be a privately-held company until it merged with Cisco Systems, Inc. in June 2003.

Since then, Linksys has been operating as a division of Cisco, providing networking products under its own brand name. While Cisco concentrates on corporate networking solutions, Linksys focuses on economical solutions for the consumer.

When it comes to wireless broadband routers, Linksys actually has a rather wide selection. There are three main categories :-

• Wireless-B
• Wireless-G
• Dual-Band Wireless A+G

The Wireless-B and Wireless A+G categories only have one model each - the BEFW11S4 Wireless-B broadband router and the WRT55AG Wireless A+G broadband router respectively.

Currently, Linksys' Wireless-G range has the most models - a total of 5 models. Here is a list of Linksys' Wireless-G broadband routers :-

• WRT54G - Wireless-G broadband router
• WRT54GC - Compact Wireless-G broadband router
• WRT54GS - Wireless-G broadband router with SpeedBooster technology
• WRT54GX - Wireless-G broadband router with SRX technology
• WRV54G - Wireless-G VPN broadband router

Today, we are going to take a look at one of those Wireless-G broadband routers - the Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router!

Package

The Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router came in an attractive cardboard box. As you can see, it has been verified to work well with Intel Centrino notebooks.

At the back of the box is a long description of the router's various features, as well as a quick guide on how the router is connected to various devices.

The left side of the box lists the minimum requirements of your PC as well as the contents of the package.

   
Left and right side of the box

While the right side of the box displays a concise list of specifications for the WRT54G router.