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Summary: Linksys Router
Review: This excellent product not only offers a way to share an IP adress with a low cost, but with a internal switch network.Its easy to use and is offered 24 hour around the clock tech support. This product is great
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Summary: Flawless
Review: Bought this up to use a Mac and a PC on a newly installed cable modem using only the single IP address supplied with the modem. Took less than 10 minutes from box to up and running with both machines. Highly recommended if you, like us, have not yet made the leap to wireless.
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Summary: GREAT ROUTER!
Review: I'M A NOVICE WHEN IT COMES TO COMPUTER STUFF.THIS WAS EASY TO HOOK UP.I JUST RAN MY WIRES AND CONNECTED EVERYTHING,TURNED ON EVERYTHING AND I DID NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.IT JUST WORKED.CAN'T GET ANY EASIER THAN THAT!
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Summary: I've had this router for a long time, and it's done its job
Review: I usually write long detailed reviews about products, but since there are so many opinions on this particular router, I'll just add my abbreviated opinions about it.
I've owned this router for 3 years, as it was shipped with my DSL service provider as a promotion to sign up for 2 years of service. For the entire time I have had the unit, it's been hit or miss.
Generally... the unit is stable. However, it has a tendency to drop your connection randomly from time to time in the span of a few weeks. Once in a long while, about 2-3 weeks, the connection drops for no reason and refuses to log into my PPOPE server. The problem then persists until about 12-24 hours before it magically works again.
At first I thought I had a faulty modem, but to my surprise, my DSL modem has always worked whenever I plug it directly with my computer. So I knew right there and then, it was the fault of the router.
Still, when it works, it works quickly. It has a easy web based setup and generally forwarding and other features work as intended to.
So overall... maybe I've just outused my Linksys BEFSR41 router. It's been on for a long time... and I think the wear and tear of normal usage has probably made the unit worse over time. But for what it's worth, I've had plenty of good times with this router, and I can't say you should not buy this router if it's being offered below a $40 dollar price tag. It's a good bargain router that should fit your needs, and perhaps, you might have better luck not having your connection drop every 2-3 weeks randomly.
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Summary: Great router for the money
Review: This router has been faithfully serving two computers for about 6 months now. It has been flawless handling my VPN connection to work. An issue I was never able to sort out with the D-Link router before it.
This router performed great right out of the box. It was setup in 5 minutes with the IE based config menu.
It has no problem handling multiple network devices to my DSL modem. I push the connection very hard with Internet Radio and the VPN-work transfers.
Well worth the money.
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Summary: perfect, if you dont mind the wires
Review: well, ive had this for about 2 years now but am only writing the review now. anyways, this router works great, i have dsl. the interface is easy to work with and you wont get confussed at all.
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Summary: Customer service? Yeah, RIGHT! "OUTSOURCE" THIS, Linksys!
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I have owned this unit for six months. Everything was fine until I built a new PC and attempted to set the PPPoE for the new PC. After accessing the Setup Menu and making the necessary changes, everytime I hit "Save" I would get the logon/password window, and couldn't get past it.
I called Linksys Customer Support multiple times over this problem. Each time the calls were answered in India. They kept instucting me to reset the modem, which did not solve the problem.
Finally, they told me to RMA the unit, which has to be done online. I was not happy to see that I would be paying for return shipping of the replacement unit out of my own pocket, even though my unit was still under warranty.
The replacement unit arrived and I plugged it in: SAME PROBLEM. Infuriated, I called Linksys Customer Service again. The guy who answered listened to my description of the problem, said "I know how to fix that", and had me make one change in Windows: VOILA, it works. But, I still had to send the replacement router back on my nickel.
When I expressed my frustration by asking the guy why all the previous CS reps didn't know the solution, here's the really funny part:
He asked me "Were you talking to customer service in India?" When I said yes, he replied: "The Indians are all idiots. We're in the Philippines. Next time you have a problem, make sure you're talking to the Philippines."
Well, there you have it, "outsourcing" at its finest. The Third World at war with itself for America's hearts and minds.
Linksys corporate should be proud. SHEEEEESH!
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Summary: Easy to setup very reliable.
Review: Setup was easy and fast.It replaced my previous router which only worked with Dsl. This one was an ease to install with my cable modem.
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Summary: Great Router....Great Price
Review: I have had this router for over 2 1/2 years and hav not had one single problem with it!
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Summary: The trusty BEFSR41
Review: This has to be the most rated and most popular Linksys product around. I got mine back in 2000 when I first got DSL service -- from Telocity; remember them?! Throughout all the crazy broadband rollercoaster rides i've experienced, my Linksys router has held steady. I had to download a firmware upgrade once, and it's worked just about flawlessly since. I've hosted various servers on my small LAN with the Linksys acting as an effective firewall, utilizing the port forwarding feature without complication or difficulty. I've run Web, FTP, VPN, even a number of game servers (including Counter-Strike, Jedi Knight II, and Star Trek Voyager Elite Force) with little effort. I have always been impresesd by the BEFSR41's reliability, effective features, and continued popularity as a consumer-grade router/switch/firewall/DHCP server/broadband gateway/etc. Linksys has produced an expansive line of products, but the BEFSR41 remains one of their best all-in-one units. And I learned a lot about networking with this baby!
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