Linksys EtherFast® BEFSR41 Router

Review: Linksys EtherFast BEFSR41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch as a "splitter" kind connect to the Internet. Just plug the DSL or cable modem to the router and all your home computers can share the Internet - all at once. Built-in 4-port...

Review: Linksys have made a good workhorse when they released the BEFSR41 router. It is very straight forward to setup; you just type in the web address in a browser and enter the Username and Password which they provide. Once in the Web interface you can...

Review: One day it was working fine and the next zilch! I used email support and received a lot of courteous attention but couldn't get it to come back on. I could ping it but it would not connect to set up - when connected to modem could not get on line.

The Bottom Line: Good hardware. Software upgrades getting worse. Version 1.42.3 is totally unusable. Support and PR groups ignoring the problems.

Review: The hardware has been solid (had it over a year now); but the software is getting worse and LinkSys support is non-existent. To be fair, they can't reply to my e-mails; but that's because they don't appear to have the skills to fix their DNS server...

The Bottom Line: It performs as a router with easy installation and recommendation from various outlets.

Review: Why Linksys?

The salesman at CompUSA recommended this brand as a wired, 4 Port Cable/DSL Router for my Earthlink Cable Modem and Xbox system. I needed a new router because my Siemens Speedstream 4 Port Cable/DSL Routerexpired after 2...

The Bottom Line: The router is easy to setup, and stays up. With the four-port switch you probably won't need any extra hubs or switches and the firewall will keep your machines safe.

Review: Every year somebody asks me where they can get a hub for their computer network. Every year I ask them why they need a hub, and every year I get the same answer: "Our cable/dsl was just installed and we need to share it with the [insert number here]...

The Bottom Line: Buy this product only if you are a Windows user, and you never, ever expect to need tech support.

Review: I am on my second Linksys BEFSR41. The first one, bought a few years ago, worked flawlessly with my Power Macintosh G4 running OS 9.x and OS-X and my Roadrunner cable modem. I had previously tried routers from other manufacturers, and had...

The Bottom Line: This router is for intermediate computer users, who know what to do for their LAN security.

Review: This is a tale of two brothers, one a die-hard PC user since 1991, and the other, a die-hard MAC fan since 2001, and their computers hooking up to the BEFSR41 Linksys router.

My brother is more paranoid than I am and has an Alphashield...

The Bottom Line: Simplicity and security come together in the Linksys BEFSR41 Etherfast Cable/DSL Router, their best-selling wired home networking product.

Review: I took it out of the box, plugged everything in and it worked. Thank you, good night, and drive safely.

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For a household like ours (darling wife has an iMac, dear hubby has a PC),...

The Bottom Line: No hassle, easy installation, well worth the money.

Review: So, you just got DSL or cable, have a couple PCs in the household and want to share Internet access? This box makes it a cinch.

Originally, before I purchased this router, I had a home network (consisting of a Win2k box, a Win98 box, and a...