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Linksys EtherFast BEFVP41 4-Port 10/100 Wired Router (BEFVP41)
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New (Sealed) LINKSYS BEFVP41 Cable/DSL VPN Router 4 Ports.
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The BEFVP41 is a great and relatively easy to setup router for someone with some basic understanding of VPN networks. The manual is ok but you've got to know a bit about networks otherwise it can be a bit confusing. It is not an impossible task though. The version 2 of the router is the preffered one since it has more refined software. It has settings for QOS that are very important if you have a VOIP router also attached to the BEFVP41. That way you can give priority to your phone calls so they sound better. That's not an issue if you have your VOIP router attached directly to the broadband modem since the VOIP router will have its own QOS settings. But attaching a VOIP router directly to your broadband modem can reduce your broadband connection speed by 50% or more. Visit some of the broadband speed testing web sites to find out. The version 1 of the BEFVP41 router is also great but it lacks the QOS settings in its software. That means if you attach a VOIP router to it and you do a lot of internet activity while on a phone call the call quality will suffer, voice breaks, etc. It's easy to tell versions 1 & 2 apart. Version 2 has its 4 port indicator lights in the front in one horizontal line, while V.1 has 4 vertical columns in the front. Either version works fine and both are highly recommended for VPN but having V.2 is better if you also have a VOIP phone router appliance as explained above.Read full review
I read the manual before doing anything else. (Always a good idea!) Unfortunately the manual was written pre-vista. (I bought mine used.) I went through all the steps, called my ISP and got the relative numbers. Then I hooked it up and turned it on. Lo and behold, vista did all the setup automatically! All I had to do was show it what folders I wanted to share between computers. IMO, a wired network is much better in a home theatre setup if you plan on streaming video between the computers. Thers nothing like surfing the web on my 61" Samsung DLP!
This is a great router with lots of features. If you are running a home network for personal use, you probably will never need this. But if you are a small business and you are concerned about internet security, you should take a good look VPN routers and this Linksys system.
This is the second Linksys BEFVP41 router that I've purchased. The first one was new and cost $120. It had a serious internal short that would reset itself with just a bump of the desk. The next one I bought used on Ebay and it doesn't work at all, because of internal problems. I then purchased a Linksys BEFSR41 used on Ebay, and now everything works great! It was about the same price as the other model, approx. $20.
We really like Linksys routers in our company. They're inexpensive, simple to configure and get the job done. We bought this one since it was the same model as one that had gone out on us.
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