I owned one of the original BEFSR41s from many many years ago. Only in about it's 3rd year (possibly longer, I don't do well with time) did it finally die out on me. In it's place went a WRT54G. I tried both Linksys' firmwares and sveasoft's, haven't had issue with either personally. A friend is back to using Linksys firmware on his, no problems either.
I'm surprised that with all the networks I setup for people, that there are so many complaints online about Linksys routers when they're the only thing I ever use and I've yet to have a true problem with any of the networks I've set up for customers (a router dying after years of constant use is not a problem, it's lifespan =P ). ~Tony On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:31:21 -0800, Ook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The BEFS* were real bad about rebooting themselves. The WRT54G with sveasoft > alchemy is rock solid. The current linksys firmware is questionable. There > is an older Linksys firmware from last year that is rock solid. > > What is it about router manufacturers that they can't make a decent > firmware? The only rock solid router I ever had was a Cisco. The rest all > had issues. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 12:24 PM > Subject: Re: Router tips WAS "Re: [hlds] Ban list." > > After trying Linksys, 3com, and various other routers, I came across a > Belkin, now, I'm talking wireless here, as well as 4 port wired. I've had no > problems from the Belkin, however there is a reason I ditched the others! Do > a google search on the linksys, again, I'm talking wireless, but boy do > those things like to reboot themselves!!! Now compare that to the Belkin... > that said, some of the more expensive Linksys ones are good and have some > nice little hacks... My money goes on the Belkin at the mo tho :) > > PS was nice and easy to configure for both TFC (HL1) and HL2DM servers :) > > Steve! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Moretti (blueyonder)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 9:33 AM > Subject: Re: Router tips WAS "Re: [hlds] Ban list." > > Pit Gee wrote: > > > Isn't cisco like $$$$? > > You can get some version at a reasonable-ish price, but yes generally > cisco are more expensive. > > > I'm looking for low $, user friendly and reliable > > router for a small home network--I really basically just want to > > connect two > > or three comps to the same internet connection at the moment. I read > > that a > > linksys BEFSR41 was a good router. Is that the one someone > > recommended here > > or was it a belkiin? That linksys is a "good un" I read but the forum > > post I > > got that tip from is almost a year old. I'm wondering if there is > > something > > better now or that is still the way to go. I'll go check the one's you > > recommended out now but I am thinking they are going to be high dollar > > business type models. Thanks. > > Apparently yes the linksys routers are pretty. And no it definately > wasn't Belkin - stay away from the Belkin equipment if you can afford to > pay a little more money. They are nasty, very low end, plastic junk. > > You should find that the 3com routers vary from about £40 upwards - I > paid more for mine, but not much more, because I wanted more features. > Have a look on ebuyer.com for *3CR860-95 - thats the one I got. > * > > > > > ps is it true that if you have a router you don't need an additional > > firewall? > > Generally yes, because a lot of the routers now have firewalls built in > and for home users and small business you don't really need anything > more than that. You do need to check that the router you buy does > include a firewall, if you are going to skip purchasing a hardware or > software firewall. Its always worth switching on the built in windows > firewall anyway. Despite rantings from various detractor there is > nothing wrong with the windows firewall and the Windows XP SP2 firewall > is actually very good. > > Hope this helps > > Stephen > ~# DOOM UK Server #~ > Day of Defeat Server > 82.136.36.14:27015 > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
