BUFFALO WHR-HP-G54 802.11b/g Wireless-G High Power Router up to 54Mbps/ Open Source DD-WRT Support

Comments: I just recently purchased this new router and just can't say enough about its design and performance. Having had two abject disasters with two Netgear wireless routers this, so far, looks to be the ticket. The first noticeable affect was the substantial increase in the through-put with my other networked machines. If I had one criticism it would be that the set-up instructions are not the clearest or most logical. I DO READ DIRECTIONS and try to follow manuals. As a dentist I had to. I am no "techy", just a retired dentist with an enthusiastic interest/passion for computers since 1983. I only mention this to help and colour my critique for anyone reading this. I am no expert, but, not a frustrated beginner either. I would strongly recommend anyone looking into this company's products. EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!

Pros: 1. Can flash to 3rd Party Firmware. 2. Decent Range. 3. Reliable Connection when in range.

Cons: 1. Range is not as good as my D-LINK DWL-220AP (That failed after 3 years)

Overall Review: 1. Never really tested Buffalo Firmware, upgraded to Tomato v1.25 for first hour I had it. 2. Then changed to Tomato RAF firmware mod (v1.25.8515 ND) [wl0_corerev = 9 on mine] Slight improvement over Tomato v1.25. 3. Notice RSSI and Signal quality dropped when using WPA or WPA2 vs. open quite significantly. 4. Obtaining about 18 Mbps throughput. 5. Adjusting Transmit power did not really effect RSSI or Quality. 6. Enabling RX Sensitivity increased RSSI and quality. 7. Had no luck with AfterBurner Enabled, Transmit rate decreased. 8. Adapters tested: Netgear WG511T (2); Edimax EW-7128g (2); TRENDnet TEW-443PI (1)

Pros: Once I got it working it seems to be a very nice product. Fast connection at a distance.

Cons: If you do not have networking experience (as I didn't) this can be very confusing to set up. There is not a manual in the box, but there is a manual on the disk as a pdf. It appears from the setup that something will be automatically detected and everything will just humm along. In fact, there are some points in the process that there is virtually no directions about. For instance, you need to enter username: root, and leave password blank when the pop-up appears upon the setup's initiation of explorer. It took some looking into to figure that out. Also, I had to play around with network connections stuff for a while before my computer detected the router. Once detected it adds a product-secific icon to the network places. Once detected, then the setup can enter the correct phase to figure out what network you are looking to set up. Then it goes through a process that has little flashes - you have to patiently wait for this to take care of itself...don't shut it off like i did

Overall Review: All in all seems a good product, but those with little/no networking experience and understanding, you have to be patient, do a little reading, and walk through the set up a little slowly to get it running. All in all - took me approx 2 hours to have everything performing correctly with the correct settings.

Pros: Easily flashes to 3rd party firmware. Works wonderfully with Tomato.

Cons: Works with DD-WRT, but requires frequent restarts.

Overall Review: I've found that with high traffic on DD-WRT, the router will need a hard restart after 2-3 days. With Tomato, I haven't had to reset the router yet.

Pros: Unit continues to work great after 2 years. I have dealt with Buffalo phone service three times and they are the greatest. Less than 5 min wait for help and they are U.S. based and know what they are doing!

Cons: None.

Pros: Most stable router we have ever used. We are an IT company that installs ALOT of routers. If a router locks up, we hear about it. Eventually all routers will have to be rebooted for some reason or another - this one needs rebooting the LEAST out of over 20 models we have - including Sonic Wall and Watchguard. We strive to sell and support only stable routers. Unstable router = unhappy client. If you want to "set it and forget it" buy this or a linksys WRT54GL.

Cons: Reboot time is a little slow after a configuration change - but not a reason to buy something else.

Overall Review: I am so glad to see these routers available again. We went back to using WRT54GL routers (second most stable router available). Also, this router supports PPTP pass through.

Pros: Long range, supports external antennas, can run 3rd party firmware, fairly stable.

Cons: AES encryption has some issues. I would lose connection and not be able to re-associate with the router when running AES. (Happened with all of my Wi-Fi devices, including Buffalo brand stuff.) I had to switch back to WEP. I'm not sure they will ever fix the problem because the new focus is 802.11n devices.

Overall Review: Much better range then most other routers on the market. May want to wait for 802.11n devices to come out.

Pros: The manufacture's firmware is a joke, the performance is not impressive. I was going to return it but.... I upgraded to Tomato firmware and the router just became the best router in my life, the speed is incredible, never dropped the connection, coverage increased. The following devices are connected to my router now: 1- PC 2- Two wireless printers 3- Xbox "cable" 4- Wii "wireless" 5- Sony BD player "wireless" 6- HTC EVo "wireless" I think this router is going to stay for long time with me.

Cons: none after the upgrade

Overall Review: If you are not going to use Tomato firmware then buy another router. Upgrading to Tomato is so easy by following the instructions