Cisco-Linksys BEFSR11 Cable/dsl Router with 1-PORT
May 15, 2010 by DSL and Broadband Tips
Filed under DSL Modems & Accessories
- Equipped with an internal, single-port 10/100 Fast Ethernet switch
- Connects all your PCs to the Internet using a single IP address
- Includes a firewall
- Configurable via Web browser
Product Description
The Linksys Instant Broadband EtherFast Cable/DSL Router is the perfect option to connect multiple PCs to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection or to an Ethernet backbone. Allowing up to 253 users, the built-in NAT … More >>
Cisco-Linksys BEFSR11 Cable/dsl Router with 1-PORT
Well, after hooking this thing up, spending 4 hours debugging with three computer systems on two different LANs, plus three different hubs … I think 1) the router I bought is fried, 2) the hub I initially connected it to is fried. I’m not naive about these matters … this should have been a simple operation but it was not and I’m still pondering how the hub got fried. It clearly works for some, but I got screwed. It will be returned. I haven’t decided whether I’ll try something else, or just keep paying the cable company $5/month for an extra IP address to avoid the hassles.
Rating: 1 / 5
I had to return this Linksys router, because it was extremelly unstable: I had to press the reset button 5 – 10 times a day. I replaced it with a Netgear Router RT311 and it worked immediately for me. Be prepared that you may return the Linksys router. If you are obliged to reset it the fifth time, replace it with a Netgear immediately.
Rating: 1 / 5
For simple LAN use this is the perfect choice, great configuration options as far as DHCP and DMZ, however, what is not openly admitted is that this is not a true 100mbps router. Your uplink port, (where you dsl/cable modem) hooks up is limited to 10mbps, so regardless of the fact that your hub/switch is 100mbps, from internet to the pcs is 10mbps, translation, you just got slowed down from your normal capabilities. Especially if you have your cable modem tweaked to where it runs 8-10 times faster than normal, you will want to throw this in the trash first time you use internet/LAN communications for games.
Rating: 2 / 5
you would need a hub too, pretty pointless to manufacture a router with only one port.
Rating: 1 / 5
I purchased one of this company’s products and I have NEVER encountered worse customer service. The 800 number rings and rings and when it finally answers you are on hold forever. When you finally get through to the tech support department, there is an operator who takes a message under the guise that someone will actually return the call. When someone finally called me back (after I repeatedly called them to check the status of the callback), the person could not have been in a bigger hurry to get me off the line. When I followed his instructions, my computer locked up and then he said he could’nt wait for me to fix my computer so he hung up. He actually hung up on me! I could’nt believe it. When I called this company to find out the name of the President, the person answering the phone was reluctant to provide it. When I asked for the President’s e-mail address and address so that I could send a letter, this person refused to provide it and also hung up on me. If you are stupid enough to purchase this product after my experiences, all I can say is that you better know what the hell you are doing because Linksys certainly will not help you.
Rating: 1 / 5