Comments on: Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router Death, Again

By: Sachin

Sachin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:51:42 +0000

I have got WRT54G Router, my question is Can I use 12V 1A Adopter to run this, I had originally got 12V 750MA outpot adopter

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:02:59 +0000

Hello people,

I have many WRT54Gs and WAP54Gs and haven’t got any problems with adaptors what so ever. Maybe the American 115 Volt adapters suck because here we have 230 Volt adapters (cause the Netherlands supplies like every other European Country 230 Volts). What you can do is buy a seperate 12 volt adaptor that supports a current of 1 Ampere.

Also one other thing. NEVER USE ADAPTORS WITH A DIFFRENT INPUT VOLTAGE THEN YOUR COUNTRY IS SUPPLYING!!!

Most adaptors are just converting the voltage by a factor which means if you put 240 Volts on a 120 Volts adaptor it will output 24 Volts instead of 12 Volts. Also putting 120 Volts on a 240 Volts adaptor is dangerous because then the adaptor will only output 6 volts which causes the device connected to it requiring twice the current the adaptor can supply.

Solution to the problem is buying an 12 volt adaptor that supports the input current your Country supplies. Also make sure you buy an adaptor that can supply enough current. For a Linksys WRT54G I suggest you to buy a 12 Volt/ 1 Ampere adaptor. MAKE SURE YOU GET DC OUTPUT AND NOT AC OUTPUT!

I hope I have informed you people.

By: LcF

LcF — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 05:24:05 +0000

@ravi: a 240v power adapter will work if the output power is same as the 120v power adapter. however, it will not work if the router is burnt.

By: Ravi

Ravi — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 12:12:32 +0000

Hi Guys,

I have a linksys WRT54G wireless router. I got it from US. It has power adapter which works with 120V but here in India we need 240V. One mistake I did was without chkg the req i connected it to wall si i guess i have burnt the power adapter and may be wireless router also. I want to know if I get 240V power adapter with output same as wireless router req will it work?
Thanks

By: aztechno

aztechno — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:20:00 +0000

whatever you buy i would advise to stay away from aztech adsl305ew. i’m using it and i hate this router!

By: michellecle

michellecle — Thu, 04 May 2006 00:33:00 +0000

I know. You post it. Think I should go Cnet and check it out on the review.

By: LcF

LcF — Wed, 03 May 2006 11:23:41 +0000

mine is linksys. Netgear looks sexy but my netgear router spoiled before I use it for the first time…

By: michellecle

michellecle — Wed, 03 May 2006 09:56:03 +0000

your is Dlink or LinkSys? How about Netgear with 108Mbps?Cool rite?

By: Pinvader

Pinvader — Wed, 03 May 2006 04:59:44 +0000

mine also working fine till now..never face any serious problem yet..

By: LcF

LcF — Wed, 03 May 2006 03:46:26 +0000

I recommend linksys router for home and office use. I have no experience with DLink or 3Com. However, did a search of DLink router, you will discover many people complain about the DLink’s connectivity problems.

By: michellecle

michellecle — Wed, 03 May 2006 03:29:07 +0000

Thanks! Would you recommend it for home use? How about DLink or 3Com? He prefers ALL-in-One product.

By: LcF

LcF — Wed, 03 May 2006 03:11:30 +0000

Linksys router is great! Only the power adapter gave me the problem. Anyway, it is working all right now after the 2nd replacement.

By: michellecle

michellecle — Wed, 03 May 2006 02:39:26 +0000

How is your linksys router performance now? My boss plan to buy one for home use. Since you got it, do you think I should go for Linksys? or other brand?

By: LcF

LcF — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:56:57 +0000

@Pinvader: the router itself is good, but you need to keep the power adapter cool.

By: Pinvader

Pinvader — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:48:59 +0000

Sad to hear that..my fren plan replace our current router with Linksys WRT54GS Wifi Router. See my post here

http://pinvader.blogspot.com/2006/03/linksys-wrt54gs-wifi-router.html

Hopefully it will last long.