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I've used Linksys BEFSR41 4 port routers in the past, and they have been very reliable. Now I needed an 8 port router. This BEFSR81 router is working fine and should also be very reliable
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The router worked well - for a few weeks. Then it decided to stop working (more specifically, none of the 8 ports would recognize that anything was plugged in). It let me make my usual VPN connections though (Nortel Contivity, which the D-Link I had before didn't work with), the port stealthing and HW firewalling was good, and the performance was decent. This router also has QoS, which is great if you're using a VOIP phone. Setup was also pretty straightforward. Too bad it didn't keep working longer (I also had a 4-port BEFSR41, brand new, before this, which was unreliable enough to return to the store.) I have to give Linksys a low rating, despite the fact that the router worked well - it just didn't keep working! And I've read other reviews elsewhere (eg, on Amazon) much to the same effect. Some people seem to have good luck with them though. This specific item was definitely modified before sale (the power supply was replaced), but it seemed fairly clear that the router was slowly going on the blink until it stopped working properly altogether.Read full review
I purchased a V3 BEFSR81 8 port wired router because I needed more than the 4 wired ports that my wireless router provides. The BEFSR81 works great right out of the box, but I did have difficulty figuring out how to get it to work with a wireless router. I will save you all hours of searching to net for the fix that is really easy. If programming is need: 1) Plug the Ethernet cable from your computer into one of the available ports. 2) Open a explorer window and type http://192.168.1.1 to program. The user name is blank and password is admin. If using a wireless router with this: 1) One of them has to be setup with Local DHCP server enable and one with it disabled. Most routers come default with it on. 2) Which ever router is your router (B), is plugged into router (A) via the computer ports on (A) and (B). Be sure not to use the Internet port on router (B). This will be left without a connection. 3)The Local IP address on router B also needs to be changed if its default is set to 192.168.1.1. You can not have two routers using the same IP address. Using the steps to program listed above enter the setup and change router (B)'s IP address to 192.168.1.2 4) If you follow these instructions, router (A) will assign the IP addresses for both routers. If my instructions are hard to follow, try the ones I found online at: http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wireless-Routers/Set-up-WRT610N-as-access-point/m-p/293464?query.id=27641#M153670Read full review
First, I already had one of these routers. This one was being bought as a spare. Unfortunately this router which is a discontinued model was neither new as was described in the listing as labels and documentation was not present. A router furnishes IP addresses to the computers plugged into it which distinguishes it from a switch or a hub. In the case of this router, that function did not work rendering this router useless. Had that function operated properly then this router would have received a 4 star. It is a 10/100 router and lacks the gigabit speed of newer products for the network to which is is connected. Also the connection to the internet is also a 10/100. If the internet connection is a gigabit connection then this would become a bottleneck as well. Potentially a good prduct, just out of date if it works.Read full review
I've had one of these routers running for a couple of years now and they are super. Firewall is v-e-r-y good and if you stealth one port it's invisible to the internet stealth tests. I used mine with 6 computers and a print server with sharing throughout. Every computer could access the net independently of any other, could read and write to and from any other computer/drive I had shared, (and I had shared them all), and all could print to the printer without having to go through a server or other computer. So it gave me complete connectivity for everything, everywhere. (BTW, I also had a wireless router set up as a Wireless Access Point and plugged it into one of the ports. Two wireless computers could do everything the same through that one connection, albeit slower being wireless and sharing a port. Connected the WAN port from the wireless router to port 7 on this router.) All in all it's a super performer and met every expectation and requirement I had for it.Read full review
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