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Linksys BEFW11S4 Wireless-B Cable/DSL Router

Linksys BEFW11S4 Wireless-B Cable/DSL Router

List Price: $69.99
Your Price: $49.99
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great!!!
Review: Easy to configure and set up. Does PPPOE for DSL! Wireless is as fast as my DSL connection. No problems with reception anywhere in my 1600 sq ft. house.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Exelent
Review: I bought this two days ago and it works like a miracle, the only problem is that it drops the signal every while but then in picks it up, anoying when plaing couter strike or on line games

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Good Deal
Review: I could not believe how easy it is to set up. I had it set up and everything in my house networked in under an hour. I am using it to network a PC, 2 Laptops, and a Mac. I can now surf the internet from anywhere in or around my house!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: So far, no Complaints
Review: Broadband access is via Bellsouth's FastAcess DSL service (Westell modem). I did the Ethernet connection and configured it for PPPoE support. Actually had to reboot the computer & the modem (don't know if both reboots were necessary though) to make the userid and password effective. It worked fine.
Then I added my laptop with the Cisco Aironet card that I use at work. Just had to go to Cisco's configuration utility and setup a profile using the right SSID. Working. Tested it using VPN to access my corporate network and it has been flawless.
Next I will work on the security configuration and check the signal strength/quality around the house.

As I said, cannot complain about it. Go for it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: works great
Review: had a snag with the firmware upgrade and dhcp, but after when i called linksys they took 5 minutes to get a live person online and 2 minutes to fix the problem.

piece of cake, feature rich, and great range with my orinoco gold card.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great on my OS X Server
Review: Easy set-up out of the box for cable connection... but a bit difficult if you need ports for a web server, mail server or ftp server. After 2 calls into tech support I finally got it to not block these ports.
1) enable the DHCP tab
2) enable DMZ tab and assign the SAME assigned router IP as your server(s). NOTE: Router may change assigned IP addresses from time to time, so be sure everything matches.
3) enjoy!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: High Tech and easy to use
Review: I am really happy with this equipment since it comes as a direct solution to my needs. I bought a PocketPC with WLAN capabilities,and because I wanted to take full advantage of it and to be able to check my emails and have internet access I turned to Linksys. My only problem was that I have a Satellite Internet connection, so my modems only work via USB,this made it impossible for me to connect the modems to the WAN port and use the router's Firewall.Ms. Emily at Tech Support gave me an exact, right on the money solution. I only had to wait 15 minutes on the phone, but it was worth the wait. For anyone else that has 2 Way Satellite Internet and fits into my scenario(using Ethernet and Wireless equipment at the same site) you can check Linksys Knowledge Base Article KB10934345.I close my review saying that I am really happy with my new product.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Linksys IS your AOL wireless networking option
Review: And a good one. I purchased the Netgear router after considerable research. Little did I know Netgear and AOL do not work together. I then asked AOL and they told me to go buy Linksys. The reviews are correct. This is a great product at a great price that works--well with AOL. I am on XP, AOL 8.0 with a P4.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Perfect and Painless (and Affordable) Wireless That Works
Review: I love the BEFW11S4 from Linksys. I recently bought it, along with a wireless USB adapter and it's worked perfectly and painlessly for me. I use it in wired and wireless modes, have been very pleased, and unconditionally recommend it.

I did quite a bit of research before settling on this model. Linksys seemed to be the wireless solution that most people have had success with; three friends also gave it personal recommendations based on their experience. I wasn't disappointed: I had it out of the box and working with three PCs in less than an hour. After noting my existing settings (I use it with DSL which provides a static IP), I installed the connections noted on the set up card, ran the software provided, and it correctly configured my PC (using DHCP). Setting up a second PC, this one using a static IP, was also simple.

I did have some questions about the exact configuration for what I wanted to do, which included placing an http server on my network, something I knew next to nothing about. The Linksys tech support page was fantastic: I was able to locate instructions for exactly what I wanted to do in a knowledge base that contained directions for dozens of scenarios. I understand that there is phone support available, but I haven't had to use it, despite having no networking experience whatsoever.

Configuring the wireless USB adapter was even easier. The default settings worked well, and clear and concise instructions showed me where I needed to set custom settings to sync the wireless unit up with the router and establish security. I get perfect reception (100% connection quality, and the full 11MBPS speed) from everywhere in my house (a small two-story). The 11MBPS speed is more than enough to push all my DSL bandwidth, so I didn't seriously consider the newer 54g models from Linksys, which would have been...more. I haven't had either the router or the USB/wireless adapter stall, fail or lock up a single time in the first two weeks of use.

I'm extremely happy with this unit. If you're looking for a reliable wireless solution for home networking or internet sharing, I'd say this is the unit to get. I've been pleased with price, reliability, flexibility, ease of installation and total performance.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Works as advertised...
Review: So far very impressed. I had the router setup and working with in 20 minutes of opening the box. The documentation is clear, and to the point. I currently have a Dell PC, an Apple iBook, and an Xbox running through the LInksys, and set up was as simple as plug and play for all three. For anyone looking for a router for Xbox live, you can't go wrong here. If you're looking for an alternative for the shockingly overpriced Apple Airport base station, again can't go wrong. Although not officially "supported" I had no problem configuring the router via OS X and Apple's Safari browser. If you're running OS X 10.2 or later, configuring the 128bit WEP encryption is also now much easier. Apple has a very useful technote posted on their site if you do run into problems.


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