( 24 reviews )
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Posted: Apr 12 2009
The only reason for giving this product two stars rather than one is that it did manage to do its job, albeit poorly, for a while before driving me to replace it. It frequently crashes, web browsing feels sluggish compared to bypassing the router, connections frequently timed out that didn't with other routers, and the management interface can be maddeningly slow to respond. I'm probably running the "wrong" firmware, or could maybe buy some more time of decent operation if I sacrifice the right animal while "resetting to factory settings". I don't care. It's a flaky product out of the box, and it's about to be retired from my network.
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Posted: Feb 6 2009
Take it out of the box, plug it into your computer while off, add power plug to router, boot your computer, configure the router (defaults already set to my situation), and start using it. Just follow the instructions that come with the router and the online documentation. Linksys BEFSX41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router (4-Port 10/100 Switch / VPN Endpoint)No surprises and no problems. Now that is how I like to add to my desk top.
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Posted: Jan 7 2009
The router itself is a good box and the installation CD is easy to follow; however, the printed documentation that was packaged with it was obviously out of date. In addition, the Norton firewall software would not load using the Windows 2000 Professional operating system. It requires Windows XP or later, but this wasn't stated on any of the advertising that I read. When I contacted Linksys about the software (which they supplied), they pleaded complete ignorance and told me I would have to contact Symantec. Although I like the Linksys router and will keep it, this lack of basic "customer support" will certainly cause me to look very hard at someone else's products when making purchases in the future.
