Roouuuuuu--OCKET!! (Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch BEFSR41)

Member Name: Fcukfear2001

Product:	Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch BEFSR41
Date:	26/08/01 (483 review reads)
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Advantages: Lightning Quick, Small, All-in-one box

Disadvantages: No UK registration site

Having just imported a Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL router with 4-port switch I have just overtaken all but the very latest NASA rocket hardware. Well maybe not, but nearly. Having orignally bought the product in the US (for £101), having returned to the UK (retail £140ish), I was told by the Linksys rep, that the US is a different build to the UK (9 volts instead of 5), and getting a transformer would be difficult. However he did suggest a couple of retailers.

Anyway, eventually the thing is up and running faster than Linford Christie. Alot easier to set up than a swedish flat-pack. And its running at lightning quick speeds, with full duplex connections to three PC's (200Mbps) With a 10Mbps capable WAN end, the router is unlikely to become old incapable in the foreseeable future, and to me is outstanding value for money. Using the IP address system to configure the router is as easy as pie, and for a novice to netwroking such as myself, I know feel an expert having read the User Guide which explains everything in some detail.

All RJ-45 sockets are plug-and-play as such, and the whole setup is easy to use. For such a little box of tricks, its amazing what it achieves, from a single 512kbps connection WAN side. So far, we havent had any major problems, and I will definitely consider buying more Linksys products if I ever need to in the future.

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