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Linksys EtherFast Wireless Cable Router BEFW11S4
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Excellent piece of kit  |
This unit is well worth the hard bucks you pay for it.I have this unit running on my home network. I have it configured as a DHCP server, running 2 desktops (hard wired) and one laptop (wireless). The signal strength is good. On the wireless side, I have it running under 128 bit encryption. I also have my ADSL modem plugged in and sharing internet access across all PCs. A previous review says that this unit wont work on BT Openworld, actually it will. It will work on PPPoA protocols. You just got to get a PPPoA modem plug it in, configure the router to accept dynamic IP addresses and off you go, youre sharing a net connection among many PCs. Id recommend this unit.
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This would be a very good product, but for two major problems which were not apparent in the product information prior to purchase. Firstly, it is not made clear that you need an ethernet enabled ADSL modem in order to connect to the router and nearly all modems are USB only. Secondly, my ISP Tiscali uses a connection protocol called PPPoA, which is not supported by Linksys, as most US ISPs do not use it. They do not have any plans to produce a firmware upgrade that addresses this problem either. So I have had to set up my home network as a peer-to-peer, the broadband modem connected to one of the pcs which must be on for the others to share its internet connection. In all other respects the router is very easy to set up and the wireless connections work beautifully anywhere around the house. Buyer beware!
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Absolutely Hassle Free, Reliable Piece of Kit. Buy it ! |
I bought this wireless cable router to allow me to share my Blueyonder broadband connection with my business laptop (running windows XP & featuring adaptec £18 pcmcia 802.11b card) and my XBox using cabled XBox live.I got my broadband, xbox live subscription + router all in the space of one week and have not had any experience in setting any of these up before. Therefore, I wasnt expecting everything to run smoothly. However - I could not be more surprised. I ran the auto-installation disk supplied with the router, which obtained my cable modem setting and the whole thing just...worked. When does that *ever* happen? The router also provides four wired network ports to allow you to share your internet connection between devices, so I plugged my XBox into one of those and everything, once again, worked perfectly without any problems. So this router scores 5 stars plus on its ease of installation. That alone should convince anyone with any worries about installation. The other thing that impressed me was the range of the unit. I live in a modern 3 bedroom semi and can get full 11Mb rate wherever I am in the house. I havent tried it in my garden yet, but I imagine itll work fine there too. Remember that Im running a cheapo pcmcia wireless card and this seems even more impressive, as there is no external aerial attached to it. Oh - and Ive stuck it in the corner, on the floor of the living room behind a tv, video, telewest box, xbox + playstation. There must be more interference there than anywhere else in the house. Therefore, 5+ stars again, as it does absolutely everything that I need it to do. Linksys really have a well sorted product here, which proper documentation + comprehensive software. I would not hesitate in recommending this to anyone with a similar setup to myself. And it only costs £50.70p - how can it be so cheap! Im just sad that I didnt save up another mere £15 to get the 54g version of this unit. In the next few months I imagine that that will be the product I upgrade too. Hope this review proves useful to someone as all the previous positive reviews did for me.
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