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Summary: Stay Away
Review: I had been using a direct cable connection with no problem whatsoever for about 1 month before I got a roomate and had to share the cable connection with him. We decided to use this Belkin Router and since installing it, my internet has cut out every day, sometimes twice per day. It requires a power cycle of the router, then works fine, but this is a royal pain!
This router does not do the primary thing it is meant to do, and hence any positive qualities do not redeem it. Stick to another product for routing your cable/dsl connection.
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Summary: Works just fine so far...
Review: I just got the Belkin router installed and it's working fine so far. Tests with my work computer (a Wyse box running XP) accessing my desktop at the office via VPN were just fine. I was able to use my Mac iBook at the same time with no discernable speed decrease while using Remote Desktop of the Wyse.I only had one "problem" during setup. The first time the setup software running on the iBook tried to detect the Internet connection, it failed. I tried again, following troubleshooting, and it failed again. I then pulled out the power cable for the cable modem, waited 30 seconds (recommeded by Earthlink), and plugged it in again. I then re-did the Internet connection part and it worked just fine. So the problem seemed to be the MAC reset on the cable modem side. Now if it works past the warranty period, I'll be very pleased. Update:
I have now had the router working for about 8 months with little or no problems. Occasionally I have to reboot to fix a problem, but that's it.
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Summary: Belkin Cable/DSL Router saved the day with BellSouth DSL!
Review: I originally purchased a Linksys DSL/Cable router because of a clerk's recommendation. It never worked even after I took it back and got a replacement. I then purchased a Netgear ProSafe router which sort of worked with the BellSouth DSL modem but still had all sorts of packet losses. I went back to the store and purchased the Belkin Cable/DSL router and it worked flawlessly right out of the box! I ran the set-up cd-rom, attached the cables, and I was on-line in 3 minutes. I then hooked in my wife's computer and laptop and they too worked after booting. If you have BellSouth DSL or any other "finicky" ISP, this router is the one to get, it saved the day!!
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Summary: A $9.99 4 port-router what else you ask for?
Review: I spent $9.99 at MicroCenter in Chicago. Good product, great price and easy to install.
I've checked the previous previews about this products and it seems like a lot people are not satisfied with it's functions. I just use it as a very basic router. No other fancy functions I need. Only turn on the web-base alternative to do some firewall settings. So far it works fine and it's a no-brainer installation process.
For a $9.99 product, I highly recommend and give it 5 stars. Unless you want to more with it like those who left negative reviews, you probably have to have bigger wallet.
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Summary: frequent lock ups
Review: I use this switch with a voip application and HSD. Every few days this thing locks up and has to be restarted. Never had this problem with my DLink router. Updated firmware and it still locks up. peace of junk.
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Summary: Excellent product!
Review: I was very satisfied with the quality and performance of the Belkin F5D5231-4 Router. It is the first router that I have owned.
It comes with a "Quick Installation Guide" as well as a more thorough User Manual. I was careful to follow the installation instructions on the setup CD step by step and had no problems at all. The setup CD instructions are very straight forward and detailed. If someone has problems it is probably because they didn't follow the instructions.
Before I installed the router I was receiving hundreds of ICMP pings every day (as indicated in the Event log of my McAfee Personal Firewall software). After installing the router and selecting the ICMP ping blocking feature there are no more pings.
The router comes with a limited Lifetime Product Warranty. What more could you ask for?
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Summary: Easy to set up works grear
Review: I've had this router connected to my cable modem for several months now. It was very easy to set up. I havn't had problems with it locking up. I've got two computers and the box for my Vonage voice over IP connected to it and they work without a hitch. The manual supplied with the router is much better written than other router manuals I've seen. It does a pretty good job of explaining the various options on the router administrative screens. This is a good choice for a basic wired network router.
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Summary: Unreliable
Review: I've had this router in its previous incarnation for about 18 months. I've finally gotten fed up and I'm replacing it. It constantly needs to be rebooted and it's a total pain. I echo all of the other negative reviews here. Next time I'm buying Linksys.
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Summary: Great Buy
Review: Its a great buy. To start with, I bought it for the price, cant beat that deal, but later I found out that its a great product too. I have it running, connected to two computers, one running Win2k and the other Redhat Linux. I did have trouble initially during installation, I called support and they had me running in less than 10 minutes. I used to have lot of people trying to hack into my computer, now i can relax, the firewall in it stops almost everything. Its cool, never had so much security in a long time. I am not saying its better than others, but i am totally satisfied with the product. Guys who are bitching about it, I would say, either don't know their stuff or haven't googled for help.
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Summary: Bad Router - Worse Support
Review: Router:
- There is no option to change default administration port (80).
- You can enable remote administration on port 80 and also configure a virtual web server to run on port 80.
- Unchecking Virtual Server checkbox won't disable.
- Password change doesn't take effect until you restore factory defaults and then set your password.
- Gives "Invalid File Format" error when you upload firmware - even if you download it 100 times. Customer Support:
- Called Customer Support few times - call was connected somewhere in India - they were having hard time trying to understand what is port 80
- They asked me to change my web-server port because it cost them too much to make port changing configurable
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