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Product name	Linksys WRT54GX	Close Belkin Wireless Pre-N router	Close Netgear WPN824 router	Close Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G broadband router	Linksys WRT54GX2 Wireless-G router with SRX200
Price	$79.00	$129.99	$53.83 to $108.00	$35.89 to $79.95	Check Prices
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.4 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
Average user rating	2.5 stars	3.0 stars	3.0 stars	2.5 stars	3.0 stars
Release date	January 04, 2005	October 01, 2004	March 01, 2005	March 01, 2004	September 01, 2005
The Bottom Line	The Linksys WRT54GX offers impressive performance, but Belkin's Pre-N router delivers more bang for the buck.	If you're looking for a router with great range, this is it.	The Netgear RangeMax router is among the best-performing routers we've seen.	The Linksys WRT54GS is especially well suited for networks with both 802.11g and 802.11b connections.	If you don't need extended range from a router, the Linksys WRT54GX2 is a good choice if you want to take advantage of MIMO technology but can't afford the hefty price. Still, Belkin offers a better performer that costs less.
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Form factor	External	External	External	External	External
Device Type	Wireless router	Wireless router	Wireless router	Wireless router	Wireless router
Product Description	Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router With SRX WRT54GX - Wireless router	Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router Wireless router	NETGEAR WPN824 RangeMax Wireless Router - Wireless router	Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router With SpeedBooster WRT54GS - Wireless router	Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router With SRX200 WRT54GX2 - Wireless router
System Requirements	Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP	Microsoft Windows 95	Microsoft Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP Apple MacOS Novell NetWare Linux UNIX	Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP	Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
Features	Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X) DoS attack prevention VPN passthrough Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	DHCP support Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) NAT support	Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Intrusion Detection System (IDS) URL filtering DoS attack prevention MAC address filtering Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) NAT support	DMZ port Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X) MAC address filtering DHCP support Dynamic DNS server VPN passthrough Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) NAT support	DDos attack prevention Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
Form Factor	External	External	External	External	External
Remote Management Protocol	Info unavailable	HTTP	Info unavailable	HTTP Telnet	Info unavailable
Device Type	Wireless router + 4-port switch (integrated)	Wireless router + 4-port switch (integrated)	Wireless router + 4-port switch (integrated)	Wireless router + 4-port switch (integrated)	Wireless router + 4-port switch (integrated)