----- Original Message ----- From: "OoksServer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [hlds] OT: Belkin replacement.
> > > > Any thoughts on the Linksys *BEFSR41? It seems to have got a lot of > > good reviews, I only need to connect two PCs and a wireless hub to it > > and the traffic is only high when I push large or lots of work related > > files around. The delight of a small home office.... :) > > > > Stephen > > I used to have one. It came off of the shelf defective. Either that, or the > firmware was buggy. In retrospect, I now believe it was the firmware that > was crap, and not the unit itself. Some of the guys I worked with had the > same model, and all of use had problems with it rebooting itself on a > regular basis. > > The number of ports you can forward is limited, and you can't assign IPs to > specific mac addresses. The reason I bought my Linksys is that by using > sveasoft or similar firmware, you can have these and many more features. > > This seems to be a common problem. Netgear released a firmware a few months > ago that caused regular reboots, and dLink released a firmware that caused > reboots every 5-10 minutes. This isn't rocket science - why can't they get > their act together with the firmware? My Cisco never rebooted - it ran 24/7 > for months and months. > I might mention, that I'm so sick of these low end crap routers that can't run a week without rebooting or that have weird issues or limited functionality, that I'm ready to fork out the bucks for a good Cisco. The irritation factor is such that it's becoming worth $600-$800 for a good SOHO cisco router. I need it for a low traffic home office - a web server, a Until URU server, two half-life servers, mama reads email, etc. I just need some friggin' quality, fer cryin' out loud! _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
