Linksys EtherFast® BEFSR41 Router
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Top Reviews  A hot little broadband routerReview created: 08/16/06 by:  29 of 31 people found this review helpful. Pros Unbeatable low cost Real 10/100 switch for the LAN side (4 ports) Lots of indicators for easy troubleshooting Very easy to set up using web based admin interface Good quality manufacturing Cons Very rudimentary firewall (static packet filter) No PPTP, L2TP & IPSEC tunneling for VPN (*) Can only use one IP address on the WAN side Who needs it? If you want to share a cable modem connection between up to 4 computers, and the ISP gives you only one IP address, you need to have some sort of gateway. As described in great detail in some of the internet sharing articles, this can be done with software running on a PC also, but it is a lot more convenient to do it with a small stand-alone box. All the standard stuff like DHCP client for the WAN side, DHCP server for the LAN side, NAT (Network Address Translation) is all handled by this box, so there is no need for setting any of the computers up in any special way to make this work. And if you are using an ISP that charges you extra for additional IP addresses, you can save that money and buy this box instead. Hooking Up I spent less than 15 minutes hooking this thing up, which is really good. Obviously I know what this thing does, so there was no learning curve involved. And it does all the simple things you would expect it to do in exactly the way I expected, so no big surprises. The WAN connection is limited to 10 Mbps Ethernet, and that is plenty enough as most broadband connections never gets over about 1.5 Mbps for any periods of time. The 4 LAN side connections are 10/100 and operate as a switch, which is better than a hub. With a switch, two computers can exchange data at 100 Mbps, even if a third computer is connected at 10 Mbps only. With a 10/100 hub, all computers in this example would have been operating at 10 Mbps only. Conclusion All in all thumbs up for a good product. I will recommend this product to any small and simple home Ethernet LAN with a shared broadband connection, be it cable modem or DSL. It just needs to be a 10 BaseT Ethernet connection. Review ID: 10000000001631757 Was this review helpful? Report this review Reviews RouterReview created: 07/09/08 by: Since it didn't come with the driver disk, I've not been able to use it. It did arrive promptly and in good condition though. Review ID: 10000000007902982 Was this review helpful? Report this review  needed itReview created: 06/25/08(updated 06/25/08) by: great to have A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Review ID: 10000000007699473 Was this review helpful? Report this review great servicegreat product,fast and reasonably price shipping. I purchase this for a friends birthday gift along with serval other computer items she absolutely loved it. Review ID: 10000000007684025 Was this review helpful? Report this review routeri have not had any problems. it was easy to install even for me. i am not wireless so finding a router was a time to compare. this company was fast and very helpful.i am very pleased with my item. thanks Review ID: 10000000007649111 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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