Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL (BEFSR41) Router Reviews

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Just plugging things in like the CD tells you. If you need an internet port switch and/or router, buy this one. I WILL recommend this to anybody, and I look forward to using Linksys and other CISCO products in the future. This product is DEFINITELY worth the 60 bucks. from Bestbuy.com Then I started having intermittent connectivity problems and have been battling with just being able to stay online with any of my computers. Personally I think this router and it's warranty are complete trash. Linksys says that I should pay 29.99 for a one time customer support because the router is out of warranty. I say, for that much, I'll just buy a new one. from Bestbuy.com I have been using the BEFSR41 for the last 8 years on everything from 1.5 MB up to 10 MB FIOS and it has worked flawlessly. Only once had to reset the ip address, but, with help from the company tech service that was also quick and easy. from Compusa.com Hello people. This produck i just got is a Linksys BEFSR41 4 Port 10/100Mbps Wired Broadband it is very nice to have if u are a gamer and want to play xbox360 live i just have two things to say about this produck that i do not like it gets very very hot and thats no good for it. And it likes to go out ones in a blue moon to so u have to pull the power cable out to reset it but over al it is very good Product Attributes: Value: from Walmart.com What's great about it:?Easy set up What's not so great:?Dated case design "Replaced 6 year old BEFSR Ver2 (limited to 10Mbps Wan speeds) with this one. Internet download speed nearly doubled after the install due to this version being capable of 10/100 Wan speeds. from Bestbuy.com Recently I've gotten interested in some bittorent sites and after making the necessary setup changes to the router I began seeing frequent and random brief disconnects in internet service. I would get balloon prompts saying a network cable was unplugged followed immediately by another saying service was restored. Eventually I associated this problem with the router and decided it was malfunctioning so I bought another BEFSR41 because it had previously performed so well. The new one had the same problem & I soon discovered a work around is to disable port forwarding in the router setup. from Newegg.com Pretty simple to setup. Cons: I have a fast cable connection and this router has a problem keeping up. It likes to drop connections and Tek support at Linksys sucks. The update for thier products suck. from Newegg.com Pros: Linksys makes good routers.. Cons: I got a bad router by linksys, the power cord was completely dead. from Newegg.com They overheat too easily. Anyway, I need room to type more comments. I bought this for my girlfriend b/c her other Linksys that her employer gave her to use crapped out on her. She put her network together with minimal issues. from Newegg.com Pros: It does its job without much issue. cant really complain. Cons: when i first got the unit it didnt want to support 2 xbox360'sonline.it took about 3 hours online with linksys trying to properly configure it. but maybe thats just because i had no idea really, what i was doing. from Newegg.com

Description

Functionalities: VPN Pass-Thru, DHCP Server, WAN: 1 x 10/100 Base-T, LAN: 10/100 Base-T, Firewall: MAC Address Filtering, NAT

Specs

Released	over 3 years ago
Functionalities	VPN Pass-Thru DHCP Server
Connectivity	Wired
Protocols	DHCP IP IPX NetBEUI PPPoE SPX TCP
Router Functionalities	VPN Pass-Thru DHCP Server
Additional Features	Auto Crossover (MDI/MDI-X)
Built-In	4-port Built-In Switch
Depth	6.06 in.
Firewall Features	MAC Address Filtering NAT
Height	1.89 in.
LAN Interfaces	10/100 Base-T
LAN Standards	Ethernet (802.3) IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD or Ethernet Fast Ethernet (802.3u) IEEE 802.3u 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet)
LED Indicators	Power WAN Link (Per Port)
MPN	BEFSR41
Management Protocol	HTTP RMON
Release Date	2000
Remote Management Protocol	HTTP RMON
UPC	745883551149
VPN Protocols	IPSec Pass-Thru PPTP Pass-Thru
WAN Interfaces	1 x 10/100 Base-T
Warranty	1 Year
Weight	.77 lb. 0.77 lb. 0.77 lb.
Width	7.32 in.

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