Linksys BEFSR81 Cable/dsl Router with 8-PT Switch
Do you find Internet sharing software to be nothing but a hassle? Can't find a simple and inexpensive way to share your one Internet IP address over your entire network? If so, then the Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router is exactly what you're looking for.The Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 8-Port Switch is the perfect solution for connecting up to 253 of your PCs to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection or to a Fast Ethernet or Ethernet backbone. Configurable as a DHCP server or client for your network, the EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 8-Port Switch acts as the only externally recognized Internet gateway on your local area network (LAN). The EtherFast Cable/DSL Router can be configured via SNMP to filter internal users' access to the Internet and serve as an Internet firewall against unwanted outside intruders.The EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 8-Port Switch features such advanced functions as dynamic and static port routing, DMZ hosting, filtering and forwarding, and Quality of Service capabilities. And all of these functions can be easily configured through any networked computer's web browser.
A simple and inexpensive way to share your one IP address over your entire network, the Linksys EtherFast cable/DSL router connects up to 253 PCs to a high-speed broadband Internet connection or to a Fast Ethernet or Ethernet backbone. Configurable as a DHCP server or client, the EtherFast cable/DSL router acts as the only externally recognized Internet gateway on your local area network (LAN). The router can be configured via SNMP to filter internal users' access to the Internet and serve as an Internet firewall against intruders. The router features advanced functions such as dynamic and static port routing, DMZ hosting, filtering, forwarding, and quality-of-service capabilities. All of these functions can be easily configured through any networked computer's Web browser. The Linksys BEFSR81 router comes with a one-year limited warranty.
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Linksys BEFSR81 Cable/dsl Router with 8-PT Switch Reviews
It works great. I recommend it for anyone wanting to access their computer from other locations or run a server from home. If you are looking to purchase a home router and want to do more than just browse the internet, the Linksys routers have a very flexable firewall which is easy to set up.
Easy to setup and have your home or business network up and running in just a few minutes by just following the simple setup instructions. I have found the product very reliable.
I had previously installed a Linksys wireless bridge without any problems, and was quite pleased with its operation. I was soon proven wrong. I had bought the Linksys BEFSR81 8 port router to replace my aging 4 port Dlink DI-704P router + additional 4 port switch. So I thought the Linksys router would be the same situation.
I could hook-up any generic router with no configuration required, and have communication with every network connected device, something that the Linksys BEFSR81 was refusing to do. I quickly found out that they couldn't see each other, my network drive, or my print server. Wrong. Although the computers were obviously communicating to the DSL modem via the router, it turned out that this was all they could do. This was a complete surprise to me, and very unexpected. The DSL WAN connection worked right out of the box, no problem. This is usually the tricky part, but turned out to be quite easy to set-up.
When I checked all of the computers on the net (4 of them), each and every one of them could connect to the internet. So far so good, and I thought I was done. I can only hope that others don't experience the same problems I had. I then entered the configuration menu via a browser, and after much frustration with no success, decided to give up, and sent it back to Amazon for a refund.
Setup was OK. Then. Long enough. Mistake - it must be manufactured by different company. Front panel different, with less information LEDs, but I don't care. No more problems.
Having good opinion about the product, I purchased again the same model. After about 6 hours it started resetting itself, there were permanent losses of conenctivity, I had to reboot router every few hours, internet phone conenctions interrypted after few minutes. It was working without problems until December 2007. It seems that Linksys outsources manufacturing to some place that manufactures trash. I purchased my first Linksys router (exactly the same model) in 2001. I dumped Linksys and purchased cheap DYNEX.
In desperation I hooked up the old one, and it's running fine on its remaining ports. I've had the cable modem swapped out twice and tried three different routers, and all had the same problem; random disconnects and reconnects varying from at least one a day to several an hour. Big mistake. If you do purchase this router and have trouble with it, make sure you get it taken care of while its still on Amazon's 30 day guarantee. Just from looking at it you can tell it has been downgraded - 1 activity light per port where there used to be 3. I ordered another one, confident it was a good product.
I purchased an earlier version of this router (it is currently v. 3.1) and had many years of perfectly reliable good use, until a lightning strike blew out several ports. Linksys customer support is a nightmare. It is unable to maintain a consistent connection with my Time-Warner cable modem.
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