Linksys BEFW11S4 Wireless-B Cable/DSL Router

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Linksys BEFW11S4 Wireless-B Cable/DSL Router

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Features:

  • Connects to a broadband modem, a 10/100 Ethernet backbone, or wireless network
  • Long wireless operating range supports 300 feet indoors and 1,500 feet outdoors
  • Provides roaming, best access-point selection, load balancing, and network traffic filtering
  • Configurable through your networked PC's Web browser
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Linksys BEFW11S4 Wireless-B Cable/DSL Router

Linksys BEFW11S4 Wireless-B Cable/DSL Router

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.6 / 5.0

A real answer to a real problem:

I am not sure what all the others had problems with but my Linksys worked great out of the box. Setting it up I had an issue that was easily fixed by calling tech support,(only 5 min wait and worth it, the technician was very good). My laptop which will be connecting wirelessly was not connecting no matter what I tried. It turns out that you can't run wireless cards and ethernet cards (mine was built in} at the same time because the machine will always default to the ethernet card. Which is exactly what was... more info

Impressive:

This unit accomodates both hard wired networks (up to 4 devices) and wireless networks (use the Linksys cards - others may not be compatible) and serves as a router and access point. Setting it up was incredibly simple (I updated the firmware right away) and the default settings worked perfectly with my cable (Road Runner) ISP. I did implement MAC cloning on advice from the Linksys website (a great source for info on configuring this for various DSL/cable ISPs) later just in case. This was easy with the... more info

If the router doesn't work, you are out of luck:

I bought a Linksys router in October 2003, and still have not gotten it to work wirelessly. The box did not include the installation CD, and I was told by Linksys that I could BUY one if I wanted. I have emailed, faxed, wrote, and of course called, with no help. I have asked for an RMA, and was told "I think that has something to do with returning the product". Linksys tech support is terrible. Buy at your own risk.


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