Cisco-Linksys BEFSR41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port 10/100 Switch

Product Description Think of the EtherFastCable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch as a kind of splitter for your Internet connection. Just connect your DSL or Cable Modem to the Router, and all the computers in your household can share the Internet -- all at the same time. The built-in 4-port switch lets you attach four local PCs directly, or daisy-chain out to more hubs and switches as your network grows. Once your computers are connected to the Internet through the Router, they can communicate with each other too, sharing resources and files. All your computers can print on a shared printer connected anywhere in the house. And you can share all kinds of files between computers -music, digital pictures, and other documents. Keep all your digital music on one computer, and listen to it anywhere in the house. Organize all of your familys digital pictures in one place, to simplify finding the ones you want, and ease backup to CD-R. Play head-to-head computer games within the household, or against Internet opponents. Utilize extra free space on one computer when anothers hard drive starts to fill up. Amazon.com Product information Product Dimensions 11.2 x 9.8 x 2.8 inches Item Weight 1.5 pounds Shipping Weight 2.15 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) ASIN B00004SB92 Item model number BEFSR41 Customer Reviews 3.6 out of 5 stars 1,331 customer reviews 3.6 out of 5 stars Best Sellers Rank #339 in Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Networking Products > Routers Date first available at Amazon.com June 30, 2003 Technical Specification User Manual [pdf ] Warranty & Support Product Warranty: For warranty information about this product, please click here Feedback If you are a seller for this product, would you like to ? Would you like to ? Important information Legal DisclaimerSold As-Is. 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When you click on a Sponsored Product ad, you will be taken to an Amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it. To learn more about Amazon Sponsored Products, click here. Customer Questions & Answers See questions and answers Customer reviews3.6 out of 5 stars1,3313.6 out of 5 stars5 star56%4 star16%3 star6%2 star6%1 star16%Share your thoughts with other customersWrite a customer reviewSee all 1,331 customer reviews Read reviews that mention linksys network internet modem computers connection support computer setup running firewall tech install access firmware web software connect networking address Top customer reviewsThere was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.Peter Samson5.0 out of 5 starsWorks fine with PPPOE, Win2000, WindowsNT, and LinuxJuly 7, 2000Verified PurchaseI purchased this product after reading the reviews here on Amazon.com.The 4-port version was easy to setup and configure, and I did not have any problems when configuraing the router to work with PPPOE and my ISP. I am now running a Win2000 platform, a Linux platform, and periodically my laptop from the router. Linksys does not provide any instructions for configuring Linux to work with the router, but if you're familiar with Linux, networking, and TCP/IP you won't have any problems.As per another reader's comments, I too have a mix of static and dynamic/DHCP IP addresses. All you need to do is set the router to start at a higher IP address (e.g. 192.168.1.100) and then the other IP addresses (e.g. 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.99) can be used as static/fixed IP addresses. This works great if you're like me and want at least one DHCP-managed IP address for a laptop or similar.All outbound activity (from your computers to the Internet) works without any configuration changes. Individual ports (e.g. FTP, Telnet, etc.) are not exposed/available unless you configure them in the router, and when you do expose a port you map it to the specific/static IP address of one of your computers. This is a much better approach than attempting to use Linux as a firewall, since with the router you know exactly which ports are open/visible to the Internet.I also like that (by default) a feature called 'WAN Blocking' is enabled. If an Internet user PINGs your IP address, they won't get a response.Consider doing a firmware upgrade from Linksys' website. You'll need to download the upgrade, unzip it, and then connect to the router and apply the upgrade. Note that this wasn't a difficult task.The documentation for the product is pathetic. If anyone from Linksys reads this, please hire better Tech Writers or spend more time on producing thorough documentation (ie., 'Linksys Router for Dummies').In summary, a solid product at a good price. I now have a firewall and router/hub in a single, compact unit. Spend a few $ more and buy the 4-port version of the router if you ever think you might need more ports in the future.Read more0Comment| 32 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuseAv8rix1.0 out of 5 starsFailed within three weeksFebruary 1, 2017Verified PurchaseIt has 4 LAN ports, which implies that it will not be overloaded if four devices are attached. Worked for a couple of weeks with three devices attached. But then I attached a fourth and it began having intermittent problems, then failed completely. I purchased this to replace my previous Linksys router (different model) because it had been working 24/7 and I figured that it was getting old. Glad that I didn't throw out the old one because I'm now having to use it again.Read more0Comment| One person found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuseFred Jones5.0 out of 5 starsIncredible routerNovember 6, 2002Verified PurchaseAfter finally signing up for DSL in January 2001, I decided to get a router that could handle PPPOE since the PPPOE program I was using lacked features and the sheer number of hackers port scanning my computer distracted me from my usual computer work. A few port scans aren't bad, but when my firewall was constantly going berzerk with alerts and warnings, I decided I'd had enough.The router comes with a built-in simple firewall that blocks most of the simple scans, however be sure to place a LARGE password into the router login screen. Secondly, you get a built-in PPPOE handler which frees up needing that utility installed on every OS you boot (BSD presented a problem for me).Installing my unit took about 5 minutes, after the ritualistic tossing aside of the manual, I simply plugged it up, hooked in my computers and rebooted the OS's. That built-in DHCP helps quite a bit but my only gripe after some years of use is you only get ONE DMZ IP.Over the past 2 years, Linksys has had some very minor problems that they've patched quickly and allowed me to download/flash the hardware without any difficulty, along with some nice feature additions. Flashing this unit couldn't be easier, especially with Linksys' web-based interface.Overall, I've not had any issues with my Linksys router and would purchase another one immediately if mine died - especially since Amazon has lowered the price significantly since I first purchased it!Read more0Comment| 3 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuseSee all 1,331 reviewsWrite a customer review Customer images See all customer images Most recent customer reviewsQueen Binne5.0 out of 5 starsWorks Great!I needed this for my home based business and it works great! Published 1 month agoJohn J.2.0 out of 5 starsTwo Starsexternal cd required setup routine, a real pain in the butt Published 1 month agodave5.0 out of 5 starsFive Starsworks great Published 4 months agohuesos1.0 out of 5 starsThis router was defective out of the box. It ...This router was defective out of the box. It will not hold an internet connection. How does a company of this size ship products that do not work? Published 5 months agoShepsstarfire663.0 out of 5 starsExcellent if you can use it.A useful item but am forced to use my cable providers equipment. Published 6 months agoTechWhiz5.0 out of 5 starsWorks exactly as advertised!Excellent. Published 9 months agoJames Ditmore5.0 out of 5 starsThis Cable/DSL Router/Switch was a replacement for one I bought ...This Cable/DSL Router/Switch was a replacement for one I bought about 3 years ago. I guess a power surge took the old one out.Read more Published 10 months agoAmazon Customer5.0 out of 5 starsFive StarsWorks great! Published 11 months agokochrk5.0 out of 5 starsFive StarsProduct works pretty good. Published 11 months agoJon M. Taggart5.0 out of 5 starsFive StarsGood price and shipped fast Published 1 year agoSearch customer reviewsSearch Customers who viewed this item also viewedPage 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1 This shopping feature will continue to load items. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. 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