Linksys vs. Belkin

[sdfuk]

Hi

I am going to buy one of the following router/modems: Does anyone have any preference or has any problems with any on these

1) Linksys WAG54GX2 MIMO

2) Belkin Pre-N ADSL 2/2+ MIMO Router

I know that the Linksys gets good reviews but the Belkin is new. The only review I found was in my PC mag which said it was very good.

Cheers
S

 

[volt9291]

Dont know about the Belkin, but Linksys have never let me down, very good routers

 

[RichieUK]

Stay away from Belkin. I had nothing but trouble with my Belkin router. I have a Linksys one now and it's perfect.

My personal experience only

 

[Mikey1280]

Agreed I would definitely stay away from Belkin as I have had a poor experience with Belkin in the past. My Linksys router is now working very nicely

 

[TheMightyTen]

Belkin are dire, their support and firmware releases are all but non-existent. I was given a Belkin Pre-N router that somebody didn't want, within 6 hours of using it it had been reflashed with a Linksys WRT54GX v1.x firmware to actually give the damn thing a usable interface (plus WPA2 support). So I now have a nice Linksys router in a Belkin case

 

[RichieUK]

Belkin are dire, their support and firmware releases are all but non-existent. I was given a Belkin Pre-N router that somebody didn't want, within 6 hours of using it it had been reflashed with a Linksys WRT54GX v1.x firmware to actually give the damn thing a usable interface (plus WPA2 support). So I now have a nice Linksys router in a Belkin case

Didn't know you could do that

 

[asim]

My belkin router sucks. Have my brother to owe for that purchase. I prefer netgear and yes most definetely linksys over belkin. Arent linksys like part of cisco or something?

 

[sdfuk]

Thanks all

The Linksys was my first choice until Belkin released their router with added adsl. I think it was computer shopper magazine that gave it a high rating but I'll stick with the Linksys as it seems to have good reviews on most sites.

Thanks again
S

 

[oddjob62]

My belkin router sucks. Have my brother to owe for that purchase. I prefer netgear and yes most definetely linksys over belkin. Arent linksys like part of cisco or something?

They are now owned by Cisco, but don't for a second compare Linksys products to Cisco product. (Basically think of them as 2 seperate companies)

 

[topher]

Never had a single problem with my Belkin 54g router! and I know 3 other people with belkin routers who have never had anything bad to say about them.....

topher

 

[Werewolf]

They are now owned by Cisco, but don't for a second compare Linksys products to Cisco product. (Basically think of them as 2 seperate companies)

And Cisco seem to be encouraging Linksys to remove/nueter the models that have the ability to have extra features added (getting a tad too close to the functions of the much more expensive Cisco stuff I beleive).


Anyway back on topic, in a choice between Linksys and Belkin

Give me an L

Give me an I

Give me a N

Give me a K

Give me a S
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*cough*

Definately Linksys, Belkin to my mind should stick to making over priced, gold plated modem and power cables.



/glares at Belkin 8 port switch that locks up about once a week

 

[Mattus]

I agree, get the Linksys. I have Belkin wireless networking gear... on the occasion that you can actually get the stupid network card installed, the connection drops out frequently and the router needs a hard reset every few weeks.

 

[Caged]

Neither are that hot in my opinion.

 

[pegasus1]

OK then experts.
I want a PCI card and an ADSL Modem/Router (both wireless) and dont want to pay over £100 for the two, needs to be as fast and future-proof as possible.
please carry on.

 

[TheMightyTen]

Didn't know you could do that

They were both built using the same hardware, so with a little editing of the firmware in a hex editor it was possible to flash the belkin to a linksys getting vastly improved features and better logging.